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Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democratic Web Site
- 12/22/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
The Bush Administration's Gift to Students: Cuts to College Scholarships
- 12/15/2004 Press Release -- Charter Schools
Representative George Miller Statement on NAEP Findings on Charter Schools
- 11/20/2004 Press Release -- Omnibus Appropriations Bill
From Kindergarten to College, Omnibus Spending Bill Shortchanges Education; Students low on list of priorities as 108th Congress draws to a close
- 11/20/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Congress' First Post-Election Action on Higher Education Forces Students to Pay More For College; Tens of thousands of students will lose Pell Grants; 1.2 million will have their aid reduced
- 11/19/2004 Press Release -- IDEA
Miller Hails Passage of Bipartisan Special Education Law; But Issues Strong Warning to President and Colleagues Over Latest Commitment to Full Funding
- 11/18/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Congressional Action Means Tens of Thousands of Students Stand to Lose Financial Aid
- 11/17/2004 Press Release -- IDEA Conference
Miller Statement on IDEA Conference
- 10/21/2004 Press Release -- Accountability
Miller Calls for Investigation of Education Contracts, Alleging Politics -- Not Substance -- Led to Multi-Million Dollar Grants
- 10/7/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Congress Shrinks, But Doesn't Stop, Student Loan Swindle; Republican Bill Leaves Loophole Open, Allowing Lenders to Continue to Reap Millions in Excessive Profits
- 10/5/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Special Interest Windfall for Student Loan Lenders Left Partially Open in Republican Higher Education Bill
- 10/1/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
GAO Faults Bush Administration on Implementation of No Child Left Behind Act
- 9/30/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Stop Talking, Take Action - Democrats call for Quick Action To Close Student Loan Loophole
- 9/24/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
State-by-State Report Shows Negative Effects of Underfunding No Child Left Behind Act
- 9/23/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Lawmakers Call on Colleges and Universities Boost Voter Registration Opportunities for Students; Letter Responds To New Findings That Many Schools Do Not Comply With Voter Registration Law
- 9/22/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Democrats Demand Immediate Committee Action To Close Billion Dollar Student Lender Loophole; Committee Democrats Deliver Committee Discharge Petition to Chairman Boehner
- 8/31/2004 Press Release -- Bush Education Policy
Representative Miller Statement on Bush/Paige Failures on Education
- 8/17/2004 Press Release -- Charter Schools
Representative Miller Statement on Charter Schools
- 7/21/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
After White House Fails to Lobby, President's Community College Proposal Becomes More Empty Rhetoric
- 7/19/2004 Press Release -- AFT President Sandra Feldman
House Passes Representative Miller's Resolution Honoring AFT President Sandra Feldman
- 7/14/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Republican Leadership Gets the Facts Wrong, Claims That States Did Not Cut Higher Education Funding;
Republican Credibility Gap on Education Grows
- 7/13/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Key Proposals in Republican Bill Would Hurt College Graduation Rates
- 7/12/2004 Press Release -- Education Financing
Republican Leaders Use Accounting Gimmicks to Mislead Public on Education Financing
- 7/8/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Representative Miller Introduces Bill to Prevent School Districts From Losing Title I Funds
- 7/1/2004 Press Release -- Civil Rights Act Anniversary
Representative Miller Statement on 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act
- 6/24/2004 Press Release -- Child Nutrition
Representative Miller Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Child Nutrition Bill; See full statement by Congressman Miller on the House Floor
- 6/18/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Attention Fact Checkers: New Miller-Kennedy NCLB Fairness Act Specifically Ensures Kids Continue to Get Services; Children would continue to receive supplemental services and be eligible for public school choice, contrary to erroneous Republican committee press release
- 6/17/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Miller, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Require Department of Education to Play by its Own Rules on No Child Left Behind; Legislation would spare thousands of schools from being unfairly graded by the Bush Administration
- 6/16/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education Reauthorization
Republican Higher Education Bill Removes Barriers to Fraud and Waste, Says Representative Miller
- 6/2/2004 Press Release -- Student Loans
New Student Loan Interest Rates May Be Last Chance to Save Thousands of Dollars; Republican Bill Pending in Congress Could Eliminate Savings for Students
- 5/18/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Bipartisan Higher Education Bill Would Help Students, Not Cost Taxpayers Another Dime
- 5/17/2004 Press Release -- Brown Vs. Board of Ed
On Fiftieth Anniversary of Brown Decision, President Bush Continues to Fail America's Most Disadvantaged Students
- 5/13/2004 Press Release -- Head Start
Vast Majority of Head Start Grantees use Federal Dollars Wisely, Says New Report
- 5/13/2004 Press Release -- Brown Vs. Board of Ed
Miller Commemorates Brown Vs. Board of Ed, Says There's More Work to be Done; Faults President for not keeping his promise on education initiative; See Congressman Miller's statement from the commemoration
- 5/12/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education Reauthorization
Statement of the Honorable George Miller before the Hearing on the College Access and Opportunity Act (H.R. 4283); Also see testimony from the United States Student Association
- 5/11/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Despite Rhetoric, President Bush Has Disappeared From Education Reform Effort, Says Representative Miller; President is visiting Arkansas today, where his policies are leaving many children behind
- 5/7/2004 Press Release -- Head Start
Representative Miller Urges Inquiry Into Alleged Misdeeds of Head Start Associate Commissioner
- 5/5/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Republican Higher Education Bill Forces Low- and Middle-Income Students to Pay More for College; Lets banks hold on to excessive profits
- 4/28/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Schools Shouldn't Be Shortchanged Because of Bush Administration's Own Failures, Says Miller
- 4/27/2004 Press Release -- Student Loans
Student Aid Programs Must Help Students, Not Profits, Says Miller; Calls GOP proposal one piece in larger puzzle
- 4/9/2004 Press Release -- Student Loan Consolidation
New Independent Analysis Finds Students Would Pay Thousands More to Consolidate At Variable Rates; Representative Miller Calls for Sensible Reforms of Student Loan Program
- 4/7/2004 Press Release -- Pell Grants
Bush's New Pell Grant Proposal Denies Aid to More Than 5 Million Low and Middle-Income Students
- 3/29/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Representative Miller Statement on Latest Regulations Issued by Education Department; Regulations ease requirement on testing 95% of students every year
- 3/24/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
House, Senate Dems Urge Secretary Paige to be More Flexible in Using Last Year's Test Results to Calculate Adequate Yearly Progress
- 3/23/2004 Memo -- No Child Left Behind
Important Clarification About No Child Left Behind
- 3/19/2004 Press Release -- Student Loans
Miller Responds to Republican Misinformation on Student Loan Consolidations
- 3/19/2004 Press Release -- Foster Care
Representative Miller Introduces Legislation to Help Foster Care Children Succeed in College
- 3/17/2004 Press Release -- Student Loans
Republican Plan on Student Loans Would Put Heavy Burden on Students
- 3/11/2004 Letter to Secretary Paige -- No Child Left Behind
Congressman Miller and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Democrats express concerns over the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
- 3/9/2004 Dear Colleague Letter -- No Child Left Behind FAQs
No Child Left Behind: Frequent Questions and Accurate Answers
- 3/4/2004 Press Release -- College Tuition Prices
GOP Retreats on College Affordability Issue
- 3/3/2004 Press Release -- College Tuition Prices
After Republicans Abandon Punitive Plan, Democrats Offer Only Proposal for Making College Tuition Affordable
- 3/3/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Full Funding, Better Implementation of Law Required to Aid Disabled Students, Says Miller
- 2/23/2004 Press Release -- Secretary Paige's Comments on the NEA
Representative Miller Reaction to Secretary Paige's Characterization of NEA As "Terrorist" Organization
- 2/19/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Representative Miller Statement on "Limited English Proficiency" Proposal
- 2/12/2004 Press Release -- New Report
Democratic Policy Committee Report (pdf file): How Republicans have Turned the Government Over to Special Interests
- 2/11/2004 Press Release -- FY 2005 Budget
Education Not a Bush Budget Priority, Representative Miller to Testify
- 2/6/2004 Press Release -- Pell Grants
Statement by Representative George Miller on President Bush's Budget Cuts on Pell Grants
- 2/2/2004 Press Release -- FY 2005 Budget
President Bush Sends Congress a Cynical Budget, Representative Miller Says
- 2/2/2004 Summary -- FY 2005 Budget
Fiscal Year 2005 Bush Budget: Shortchanging Education and Children Again
- 2/2/2004 Summary -- Pell Grants
Bush Record on Pell Grants: Making Students Pay More for College
- 1/23/2004 Press Release -- Higher Education
Miller and Kennedy Call on Bush Administration to Stop Student Aid Scam; Urge Education Secretary to fulfill obligation to stop companies from illegally charging students to apply for federal college aid
- 1/21/2004 Press Release -- Response to the State of the Union
Miller Challenges President for Taking Jobs, Schools Off National Priority List
- 1/14/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
NEA Poll Endorses Accountability Goals of No Child Left Behind Act, Makes the Case for More Funding
- 1/8/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Bush Administration Tries Accounting Gimmick To Hide Education Funding Shortfall
- 1/5/2004 Press Release -- No Child Left Behind
Miller Comments on No Child Left Behind Two-Year Anniversary
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