WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: College teachers

H.R. 7257, The 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7257 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army 5-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College....

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H.R. 6926, The Fast Track to College Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6926 would authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs....

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S. 3508, The Fast Track to College Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3508 would authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs....

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S. 3456, The Five-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3456 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of 5 United States Army Five-Star Generals, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley, alumni of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth Kansas, to coincide with the celebration of the 132nd Anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College....

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P.L. 110-315, The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1304.36

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4137 would amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 3364, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3364 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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H.R. 6654, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6654 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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S. 2997, The Maritime Administration Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1.66

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2997 would reauthorize the Maritime Administration....

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H.R. 5878, The Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5878 would authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses....

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H.R. 5838, The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5838 would amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants....

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S. 2891, The Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2891 would amend the National Labor Relations Act to apply the protections of the Act to teaching and research assistants....

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S. 2705, The Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2705 would authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses....

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P.L. 110-181, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4925.89

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4986 would provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $518.51

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 1642 would extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 4001, The Nursing Education Opportunities Act

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4001 would amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the nurse student loan program, it would establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and it would amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a nurse faculty pilot project....

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S. 2230, The Nursing Education Opportunities Act

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2230 would amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the nurse student loan program, it would establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and it would amend title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a nurse faculty pilot project....

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H.R. 3512, The College Textbook Affordability and Transparency Act of 2007

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3512 would ensure that college textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable....

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H.R. 3091, The Patsy T. Mink Fellowship Act of 2007

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3091 would establish the Patsy T. Mink Graduate Fellow program....

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S. 1547, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6377.61

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1547 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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H.R. 2794, The America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2007

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2794 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty....

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H.R. 1585, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6617.70

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1585 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007....

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S. 1548, The Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1548 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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P.L. 110-69, The 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2272 would invest in innovation through research and development, and it would improve the competitiveness of the United States....

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S. 481, The Tribal Colleges and Universities Faculty Loan Forgiveness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 481 would recruit and retain more qualified individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities....

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H.R. 1758, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1758 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide status in each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master's or Ph.D. degree and meet the requirements for such status and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education....

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