Education
Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) has introduced the Gateway to Careers Act in the US House of Representatives with co-leads Representatives David Scott, Ilhan Omar, Antonio Delgado, and Raja Krishnamoorthi. The bill will create a career pathway grant program for community college and career and technical education (CTE) students.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02), co-chairs of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, have introduced a resolution condemning threats of violence against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the HBCU Caucus,along with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, secured $1.2 billion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the America COMPETES Act, which passed the House on Friday.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty and HBCU Caucus Founder and Co-Chair Alma Adams issued the following joint statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, and HBCU Caucus co-chair Representative French Hill (R-AR-02) issued the following statement on the second round of bomb threats targeting Historically Black College and University Campuses. No fewer than six HBCUs received bomb threats this morning:
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Haley Stevens (MI-11), and introduced the Student Loan Rehabilitation and Credit Score Improvement Act. The Congresswomen were joined by eight additional original cosponsors in introducing the bill.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12),and Rep. French Hill (AR-02),co-chairsof the bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus, announced four new companies and organizations – Academic Partnerships, Dominion Energy, Humana, and PhRMA – are joining the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus Partnership Challenge, bringing the total number of HBCU Partnership Challenge participants to 84.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Educators for America Act, led by Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) in the House and U.S.Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) in the Senate, has won approval from numerous education leaders and advocacy groups. The legislation addresses teacher shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and will invest in states and educators to improve the teacher pipeline and graduate more career-ready teachers and school support staff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and Representatives Cindy Axne (IA-03), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) in the House, as well as U.S.Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) in the Senate introduced the EDUCATORS for America Act, urgently-needed legislation to address teacher shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The EDUCATORS Act will invest in states and educators to improve the teacher pipeline and create more career-ready teachers and school support staff.