Education

Last week, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright introduced H.R. 4756, the Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement (BRAVE) Act, legislation that would address bullying behavior within schools. “Bullying has a detrimental and lasting effect on children and should not be tolerated.  Our children spend a significant amount of their time at school and deserve a comfortable and…

Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright introduced the bipartisan Skills Gap Strategy Act of 2014, with the support of Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8).  The legislation would require the Department of Labor (DOL) to develop a strategy report that provides recommendations to address the national skills gap – defined as the difference between the current supply of labor and skills of the…

U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright will hold his first Schuylkill County “Coffee with your Congressman” in Pottsville on Monday, April 28, 2014.  The event is a casual, come-and-go opportunity for constituents to visit directly with the Congressman.  This is a part of an ongoing series of events Congressman Cartwright will hold across the Seventeenth District…

Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $18,355,214 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania via its School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.  The program provides funds to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) that then award competitive sub grants to school districts that demonstrate the greatest need for the funds and the strongest…

Today, U.S. Congressmen Matt Cartwright (D-PA-17) and Peter Welch (D-VT-At Large) introduced H.R. 4092, the bipartisan Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act.  First introduced in the Senate by Mark Udall (D-CO) and Susan Collins (R-ME), this common-sense, no-cost legislation would promote environmental and cost-saving initiatives in our nation’s schools.   The…

 This evening, Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright issued the following statement in advance of President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “Our first priority must be economic opportunity, and I commend the President on beginning the conversation by signing an executive order this morning providing a minimum wage increase to $10.10 for federally contracted…

 Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright introduced the Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth (ALLERGY) Act.  The legislation would require schools to enact a policy that addresses allergy bullying.  In a recent survey published by Pediatrics, approximately one-third of children with food allergies (eight percent of children, or 5.9 million children,…

Building on his efforts to reopen the government, Rep. Matt Cartwright today called for protecting American families from the cost of a dangerous default by taking long-term action on the debt limit.  The need for action is highlighted by a new analysis by Ways and Means Committee Democrats that shows the consequences families in Pennsylvania would face under a default. …

House Democrats wrote to several Pennsylvania House Republicans today who have expressed support for a clean government funding bill and urged them to sign onto a discharge petition this Saturday that will allow an up or down vote on a clean bill to reopen the government as early as next week.  Unless House leadership schedules an immediate vote on a clean bill, a discharge petition…

Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a $100,000 grant to Northampton Community College (NCC) Monroe campus for the Building Information Technology Workforce Development Skills Project.“This grant will provide funding at an opportune moment; programs that are focused on workforce development are becoming increasingly…