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Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Keith Ellison, ...
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color
Keith Ellison, ...
June 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students
Keith Ellison, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
Keith Ellison, ...
April 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Revise Burdensome Disaster Funding Application Process
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Suspension of Rule to Protect Students from Extensive Debt They Cannot Repay
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Keith Ellison, ...
July 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reducing Excessive Discipline in Schools
Keith Ellison, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Jeffrey Allen, Director of the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Students - Release of Data Sets to Minnesota State Education System
Keith Ellison, ...
June 10, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 7, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus: DeVos Confirmation Puts Public Education at Risk
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee - Urge to Vote No in DeVos for Secretary of Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 26, 2016
Scott, Nadler and 68 Members of Congress Applaud NLRB's Columbia University Decision
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 16, 2016
Rep. Ellison Introduces HBCU Investment Expansion Act
Keith Ellison
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
Keith Ellison, ...
May 2, 2016
Letter to Senator Dan Coats, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, and Representative Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee - Request for Joint Economic Committee Study on Economic Impact of HBCUS
Keith Ellison, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable John Culbertson, Chairman of the Subcomittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Michael M. Honda, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Computer Science for All Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
March 17, 2016
Pocan Introduces CPC Debt-Free College Amendment to House Republican Budget
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States, the Hon. Dr. John King, Acting Secretary of Education - On the Lack of Teacher Diversity in America
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director of Management and Budget - Bipartisan Push to Increase Support for Dilapidated Tribal School Buildings
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Joseph A. Smith, Special Master, U.S. Department of Education - Grant Students Immediate Relief Following Federal Judge's Ruling that Corinthian Colleges Broke the Law
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 1, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Commonsense Gun Legislation
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 29, 2015
Letter to Joseph Smith. Special Master of Education, Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary of Education - Denouncing Delays in Debt Relief by the Department of Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 1, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor - Support for Grant Proposal for Next Generation Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Program
Keith Ellison, ...
July 8, 2015
Rep. Ellison Statement on Student Success Act
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2015
Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate HELP Committee - Every Child Achieves Act
Keith Ellison, ...
June 9, 2015
Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs on Department of Ed's Debt Relief Plan for Corinthian Students
Keith Ellison, ...
April 21, 2015
Sens. Schatz, Schumer, Warren, & Reps. Grijalva, Ellison, Clark Introduce Resolutions to Support Student Access to Debt-Free College
Keith Ellison, ...
April 21, 2015
Reps. Van Hollen, Grijalva, Ellison, Clark & Sens. Schatz, Schumer, Warren Introduce Resolutions to Support Student Access to Debt-Free College
Keith Ellison, ...
April 20, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Debt Forgiveness
Keith Ellison
March 25, 2015
Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor - Investing in Early Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Providing for Consideration of H.R. 529, Section 529 College Savings Plans Amendments; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act; And for Other Purposes
Keith Ellison
Feb. 25, 2015
Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. 529, Section 529 College Savings Plans Amendments; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act; And for Other Purposes
Keith Ellison
Nov. 13, 2014
Letter to Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Issue Guidance on BMI Screenings in Schools
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 28, 2014
Star Tribune - Counterpoint from Keith Ellison: Minnesota Values Deserve Our Support
Keith Ellison
Sept. 29, 2014
Minnesota Lawmakers Announce More Than $17 Million to Support Job-Driven Training Programs at 14 Minnesota Community Colleges
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 25, 2014
Letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner Ajit Pai, and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly - Ending Discriminatory Blocking of Online LGBT Resources
Keith Ellison, ...
May 27, 2014
Letter to Ashley Higgins, United States Department of Education - Gainful Employment Rule
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 18, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Increase Funding for Special Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 17, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Keith Ellison
Dec. 13, 2013
Letter to Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education - Regulations to Protect Students from Unmanageable Debt and Worthless Degrees
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 22, 2013
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act
Keith Ellison
July 31, 2013
Rep. Ellison: Student Loan Compromise Increases Future Cost Of College
Keith Ellison
July 19, 2013
Rep. Ellison: Republican Education Bill Takes Opportunities Away From Minnesota's Kids
Keith Ellison
June 27, 2013
Ellison Statement On Senate Immigration Bill
Keith Ellison
Date
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Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
Keith Ellison, ...
June 18, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color
Keith Ellison, ...
June 4, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Adriano Espaillat Leads Congressional Call For Secretary DeVos to Correct Testimony and Uphold Obligation to Serve All Students
Keith Ellison, ...
May 23, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
Keith Ellison, ...
April 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Revise Burdensome Disaster Funding Application Process
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 24, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Suspension of Rule to Protect Students from Extensive Debt They Cannot Repay
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Keith Ellison, ...
July 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reducing Excessive Discipline in Schools
Keith Ellison, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Jeffrey Allen, Director of the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Students - Release of Data Sets to Minnesota State Education System
Keith Ellison, ...
June 10, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 7, 2017
Congressional Progressive Caucus: DeVos Confirmation Puts Public Education at Risk
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 17, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee - Urge to Vote No in DeVos for Secretary of Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 26, 2016
Scott, Nadler and 68 Members of Congress Applaud NLRB's Columbia University Decision
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 16, 2016
Rep. Ellison Introduces HBCU Investment Expansion Act
Keith Ellison
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
Keith Ellison, ...
May 2, 2016
Letter to Senator Dan Coats, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, and Representative Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee - Request for Joint Economic Committee Study on Economic Impact of HBCUS
Keith Ellison, ...
March 23, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations Subcomittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, the Honorable John Culbertson, Chairman of the Subcomittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and the Honorable Michael M. Honda, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Computer Science for All Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
March 17, 2016
Pocan Introduces CPC Debt-Free College Amendment to House Republican Budget
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States, the Hon. Dr. John King, Acting Secretary of Education - On the Lack of Teacher Diversity in America
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director of Management and Budget - Bipartisan Push to Increase Support for Dilapidated Tribal School Buildings
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Joseph A. Smith, Special Master, U.S. Department of Education - Grant Students Immediate Relief Following Federal Judge's Ruling that Corinthian Colleges Broke the Law
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 1, 2015
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Commonsense Gun Legislation
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 29, 2015
Letter to Joseph Smith. Special Master of Education, Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary of Education - Denouncing Delays in Debt Relief by the Department of Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 1, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Perez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor - Support for Grant Proposal for Next Generation Industrial Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Program
Keith Ellison, ...
July 8, 2015
Rep. Ellison Statement on Student Success Act
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2015
Letter to Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate HELP Committee - Every Child Achieves Act
Keith Ellison, ...
June 9, 2015
Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs on Department of Ed's Debt Relief Plan for Corinthian Students
Keith Ellison, ...
April 21, 2015
Sens. Schatz, Schumer, Warren, & Reps. Grijalva, Ellison, Clark Introduce Resolutions to Support Student Access to Debt-Free College
Keith Ellison, ...
April 21, 2015
Reps. Van Hollen, Grijalva, Ellison, Clark & Sens. Schatz, Schumer, Warren Introduce Resolutions to Support Student Access to Debt-Free College
Keith Ellison, ...
April 20, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Debt Forgiveness
Keith Ellison
March 25, 2015
Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor - Investing in Early Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Providing for Consideration of H.R. 529, Section 529 College Savings Plans Amendments; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act; And for Other Purposes
Keith Ellison
Feb. 25, 2015
Providing for Further Consideration of H.R. 529, Section 529 College Savings Plans Amendments; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act; And for Other Purposes
Keith Ellison
Nov. 13, 2014
Letter to Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Issue Guidance on BMI Screenings in Schools
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 28, 2014
Star Tribune - Counterpoint from Keith Ellison: Minnesota Values Deserve Our Support
Keith Ellison
Sept. 29, 2014
Minnesota Lawmakers Announce More Than $17 Million to Support Job-Driven Training Programs at 14 Minnesota Community Colleges
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 25, 2014
Letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner Ajit Pai, and Commissioner Michael O'Rielly - Ending Discriminatory Blocking of Online LGBT Resources
Keith Ellison, ...
May 27, 2014
Letter to Ashley Higgins, United States Department of Education - Gainful Employment Rule
Keith Ellison, ...
Feb. 18, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Increase Funding for Special Education
Keith Ellison, ...
Jan. 17, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Keith Ellison
Dec. 13, 2013
Letter to Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education - Regulations to Protect Students from Unmanageable Debt and Worthless Degrees
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 22, 2013
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act
Keith Ellison
July 31, 2013
Rep. Ellison: Student Loan Compromise Increases Future Cost Of College
Keith Ellison
July 19, 2013
Rep. Ellison: Republican Education Bill Takes Opportunities Away From Minnesota's Kids
Keith Ellison
June 27, 2013
Ellison Statement On Senate Immigration Bill
Keith Ellison
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