Higher Education
As a former teacher and Head Start program director, I believe there is no better investment than in the education of our children, and I will always make this a top priority. I have focused legislative efforts on ensuring that students and teachers are not overly burdened by the costs of education, so that students can enter the workforce with low interest rates and without burdensome debt hanging over their heads.
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Rick Nolan (MN-08) today voiced his strong opposition in a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) notice of proposed rulemaking issued on July 31, 2018. The proposal would reduce loan relief for defrauded students by $12.7 billion over 10 years.
A Big Win for Career & Technical Education as Nolan-Sponsored Bill to Reauthorize the Perkins Act Heads to President's Desk
[WASHINGTON D.C.] U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan today applauded the bipartisan passage of his Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act (CTE) for the 21st Century Act. The legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, helping more Americans enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs.
[WASHINGTON D.C.] U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan encourages students from the Eighth Congressional District interested in applying for a nomination to a Military Service Academy to attend a special U.S. Military Academy information night on Tuesday, April 17 from 6:30 – 8:30pm at the Mounds View High School Auditorium. Address: 1900 Lake Valentine Road, Arden Hills, MN 55112
[WASHINGTON D.C.] U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan and 22 original cosponsors introduced the Debt-Free College Act of 2018 today. The measure would boost access to higher education across the country by allowing eligible students to attend 2-year and 4-year public institutions without taking out loans and leaving them in debt after graduation.
Today, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored and championed by U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan to strengthen and improve career and technical education and give Americans the skills they need to compete for in-demand jobs.
U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan today reintroduced his bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education (CTE) for the 21st Century Act. The legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, helping more Americans enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs.