COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE - Hearing held in Washington, DC, February 5, 2025 - Serial No. 119-1

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Hearing transcript of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce for the 119th Congress, first session, held in Washington, DC on February 5, 2025. The record includes committee convening details, attendance lists for members and staff, opening statements, witness entries, additional submissions, and questions for the record with dates and page references. It is printed for the committee’s use and provided via official government sources.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages194

Reading Time8 h 9 min

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Contents

Opening statements

Witnesses

Additional submissions

Questions for the record

HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ANDWORKFORCEU.S.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON,DC,FEBRUARY 5,2025 Serial No.119-1 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Workforce 密 Available via:edworkforce.house.gou or www.govinfo.gov 61-137 PDF JOE WILSON.South CarolinaVIRGINIA FOXX,North CarolinaGLENN THOMPSON,PennsylvaniaGLENN GROTHMAN,WisconsinELISE M.STEFANIK,New YorkRICK W.ALLEN,GeorgiaJAMES COMER,KentuckyBURGESS OWENS,UtahLISA C.McCLAIN,MichiganMARY E.MILLER,IIlinoisJULIA LETLOW,LouisianaKEVIN KILEY,CaliforniaERIN HOUCHIN,IndianaMICHAEL A.RULLI,OhioROBERT F.ONDER,Jr.,MissouriRYAN MACKENZIE.PennsylvaniaMICHAEL BAUMGARTNER,WashingtonMARK HARRIS,North CarolinaMARK B.MESSMER,IndianaVACANCY # COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TIM WALBERG,Michigan,Chairman ROBERT C.“BOBBY”SCOTT,Virginia,Ranking MemberRAUL M.GRIJALVA,ArizonaJOE COURTNEY,ConnecticutFREDERICA S.WILSON,FloridaSUZANNE BONAMICI,OregonMARK TAKANO,CaliforniaALMA S.ADAMS,North CarolinaMARK DESAULNIER,CaliforniaDONALD NORCROSS,New JerseyLUCY McBATH,GeorgiaJAHANA HAYES,ConnecticutILHAN OMAR,MinnesotaHALEY M.STEVENS,MichiganGREG CASAR,TexasSUMMER L LEE,PennsylvaniaJOHN W.MANNION,New York R.J.Laukitis,Staff DirectorVeronique Pluviose,Minority Staff Director C 0 N T E N T S Page Hearing held on February 5,2025 …………………………………………………………………………………… 1 OPENING STATEMENTS Walberg, Hon.Tim, Chairman, Committee on Education and Workforce ……1 Prepared statement of …………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Scott, Hon. Robert C.“Bobby”, Ranking Member, Committee on Edu- cation and Workforce…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Prepared statement of ……………………………………………………………………………………8 WITNESSES Neily,Nicole,President, Parents Defending Education……………………………………10 Prepared statement of …………………………………………………………………………………………………12 Cooper, Dr.Preston, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute……………14 Prepared statement of …………………………………………………………………………………………………16 Nelson, Janai, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29 Prepared statement of…………………………………………………………………………………………………31 Taylor, Johnny C., Jr.,President and CEO, Society for Human Resource Management…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………52 Prepared statement of……………………………………………………………………………………………54 ADDITIONAL SUBMISSIONS Courtney, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut: Article dated January 25,2025,from Forbes …………………………………………………68 McBath, Hon. Lucy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia: Ways and Means Committee memo ……………………………………………………………………89 Kiley, Hon. Kevin, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia: United States: Change in Spending and Scores Since 2013 ……………………169 Onder, Hon. Robert F.,Jr.,a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri: Growth in Administrative Staff, Principals, Teachers,and Students in Public Schools(% Change Since 2000)………………………………………………170 K-12 Spending Per Pupil vs. Median NAEP Score ……………………………………171 QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD Responses to questions submitted for the record by: Mrs. Janai Nelson …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………172 Mr.Johnny C.Taylor, Jr…………………………………………………………………………………………………186 (III) THE STATE OF AMERICAN EDUCATION Wednesday,February 5,2025 # HoUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WoRKFORCE, Washington,DC. The Committee met,pursuant to notice,at 10:16 a.m.,in Room2175,Rayburn House Office Building,Hon.Tim Walberg,(Chair-man of the Committee)presiding. Present:Representatives Walberg,Wilson,Foxx,Thompson,Grothman,Stefanik,Allen,Owens,Miller,Kiley,Rulli,Onder,Mackenzie,Baumgartner,Harris,Messmer,_Scott,Courtney,Bonamici,Takano,Adams,Norcross,McBath,Hayes,Casar,Lee,and Mannion. Staff present:Mindy Barry,General Counsel;Solom

FAQs

When and where was the hearing held?

The hearing was held in Washington, DC on February 5, 2025.

Which committee conducted the hearing?

The hearing was conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce.

What does “Serial No. 119-1” refer to?

It is the document’s serial number for this printed hearing record.

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