Education | Congressman Kurt Schrader

Education

Schrader Champions Bipartisan Legislation to Fully Fund Special Education

November 16, 2021

Today, U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) championed the IDEA Full Funding Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation was reintroduced by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Rep. Jared Huffm...

Education

Schrader Announces More Funding for Oregon Schools and Libraries to Connect Students to the Classroom

November 15, 2021

U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) is pleased to announce the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is releasing a fourth funding wave from the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), which includes ...

U.S. Department of Education

Education

U.S. Department of Education Approves Oregon’s Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students, Distributes Remaining $374 Million To State

July 15, 2021

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Oregon's American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan and distributed remainin...

Education

Oregon Delegation Honors Author Beverly Cleary

May 12, 2021

Today, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) joined Oregon’s Delegation in the House of Representatives – Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Cliff Bentz (OR...

H.R. 8437

Education, Veterans

Veterans' Access to Distance Learning

September 29, 2020

Rep. Schrader introduced H.R. 8437, which extends emergency authority for the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veteran students continue using their GI benefits during the COVID emergency.

Education, Animal Welfare

Rep. Schrader Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Alleviate Veterinary Student Debt

March 9, 2020

Rep. Schrader Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Alleviate Veterinary Student Debt WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) introduced the bipartisan Veterinary Education and Training Minimizes E...

H.R.6134

Education, Health Care, Animal Welfare

VET MED Act

March 9, 2020

Rep. Schrader introduced the bipartisan Veterinary Education and Training Minimizes Educational Debt (VET MED) Act with Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL). They are both veterinarians and co-chairs of the Veterinar...

Oregon First, Education

Schrader, Bonamici Demand Answers During Hearing into Chemawa Indian School

May 16, 2019

For over a year and a half, Congressman Kurt Schrader and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici have been pressing for answers from the Department of Interior (DOI) around serious allegations raised by an Or...

Oregon First, Education

Schrader, Bonamici Call for Committee to Investigate Oregon’s Chemawa Indian School

April 12, 2019

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today sent a letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva and Ranking Member Rob Bishop calling for ...

Oregon First, Education

Rep. Schrader Congratulates Tillamook High School Students on 66th Annual Charity Drive

March 14, 2019

Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) congratulated the students of Tillamook High School for their record success in the 66th Annual Charity Drive. “Congratulations to all of Tillamook High School on ano...