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Right now, the Department of Education is holding a designated negotiated rulemaking committee meeting to establish gainful employment regulations.
You can follow the live blog of the meeting here.
For-profit colleges have a much lower completion rate than Public and Non-Profit institutions, and more often than not, their students are left with massive amounts of debt and useless degrees. The Department of Education is looking to rein in some of the worst abuses in the for-profit college industry, but the Republicans in the House are trying to shut down their investigation, leaving students without the most basic protections.
Higher education students need access to affordable degrees and certificate programs that lead directly to good jobs – not marketing scams and strong arm tactics.
23,000 households (about 79,000 people) in my district have to walk more than a mile to reach public transportation.
Interactive version of this map.
Report on the State of Transportation in the Inland Empire
My office released a report today on the State of Transportation in the Inland Empire. To do this, I surveyed my constituents and listened to what they had to say about the issue - 548 of you participated.
This is just Round 1 of an attempt to help alleviate congestion and pollution in the IE.
Read the full report here.
Have an innovative transportation idea for the IE? Submit it here.
Prior to being elected to Congress I spent 23 years as a high school teacher and proud union member (Rialto Education Association.)
Labor Day is more than just a day off, it’s about honoring the hard working men and women that built this country.
However, the rights of workers to organize have come under attack these past few years and this day should serve as a reminder that the struggle for a living wage and respect in the workplace is still ongoing.
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Congressional Blog Review: Mark Takano's Tumblr
The 113th Congress: do they blog? They do, a little! And here we review their blogs. First up, gay former schoolteacher Mark Takano, of California’s 41st districtI’ve got my eye on you(r blogs), Congress.
I always feel like somebody’s watching me.
Great interactive tour of the Weird & Wonderful Inland Empire.
Continued good news for the housing market in the Inland Empire. Foreclosure rates are the lowest they've been in the last three years.
As part of the kick off of my 100 Businesses in 100 Days tour, I visited the Blue Banner Company, California’s largest grapefruit distributor.
To be an openly straight person is not a political statement and is not a religious expression. It’s simply a person being who they are, fundamentally, as a human being,“ openly gay U.S. congressman Mark Takano (Democrat-California) said.
"And I would say that’s true of people who are openly gay, openly lesbian, openly bisexual, [and] openly transgender. To somehow impute that as political expression, whereas being openly straight is somehow not — this is an absurdity.
Visit 100 businesses in 100 days - Challenge accepted!
This tour will give me the opportunity to talk with local business owners and employees directly and find out what Congress should be doing to grow the economy and help small businesses.
Title I Funding vs. API Scores in the 41st District
A look at how Title I funding levels relate to API (Academic Performance Index) scores among disadvantaged students in the 41st Congressional District of California.
We went rogue — our first Buzzfeed post. Check it out here:
I already hated Buzzfeed, and someone had to go and figure out how to make me hate it more.
We’re glad you all love us so much! There’s more where this came from :)
(via theheritagefoundation)