THERE’S SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE. WHAT IT IS AIN’T EXACTLY CLEAR

Federal Policy Week, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday and Congressional recess, will not publish next week, but return again on approximately December 8, 2013.  Have a great holiday. Welcome to Federal Policy Week, a blog that covers federal policy developments in education, research, science, agriculture, immigration, energy, environment, natural resources, and intellectual property. To […]

DEAL OR NO DEAL – WILL THE BUDGET CONFERENCE SUCCEED (AND MUCH MORE)

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MOVING AHEAD WHILE SHUTDOWN

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OBAMA’S IMMIGRATION PLAN

President Obama released his plan for comprehensive immigration reform.  As expected, it contains many of the same elements as the bipartisan Senate blueprint released yesterday and summarized in the posting Immigration and Education in the Spotlight. The fact sheet is below and available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/fact-sheet-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-so-everyone-plays-rules Some key highlights for higher education and entrepreneurship include: “Staple” […]