WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this in support of a temporary extension of the Perkins Loan Program passed by unanimous consent on the Senate floor Wednesday:"It's taken a number of...
Federal Government Impedes Innovation in Higher Education, Witnesses Tell Panel
WASHINGTON — American higher education is afflicted with systemic barriers to being more productive, witnesses told members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on...
Milwaukeeans testify to Senate committee on success of school choice
MILWAUKEE — Students who graduated from Milwaukee private high schools through the city's pioneering school choice program testified about how the schools helped them succeed academically. One,...
Chairman Johnson to Hold Field Hearing in Milwaukee on Pioneering School Choice Program: WATCH LIVE
Washington - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, will hold a hearing on Monday, July 20, 2015, titled, "The Milwaukee Parental...
Johnson Calls on DOJ to Explain Years of Investigating Milwaukee School Choice Program
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is calling the U.S. Department of Justice to account for the four years it has spent investigating Milwaukee's pioneering parental school choice program and...
Johnson Participates in Senate’s Computers for Schools Program
Washington - Sen. Johnson facilitated sending computers to five Wisconsin public schools this week through the United States Senate's Computers for Schools program. Through the Computers for...
Johnson to Participate in School’s Beam-Raising Event
Oshkosh, WI - Sen. Johnson will visit Waukesha County next week to participate in a beam-raising celebration at the Christian Education Leadership Academy. Sen. Johnson will give the keynote...
Johnson Comments on Student Loan Vote
Washington, D.C. - Senator Johnson made the following comments on the Student Loan Bill S. 2432: "It is unfortunate that government policy has helped drive costs of a college education...
Appropriations Committee Rejects D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Funding
Washington, D.C. - After subjecting the Appropriations Committee to a lecture regarding a lack of bipartisanship in the Senate, Senator Dick Durbin (IL) proved who is truly partisan by failing to...
Johnson Calls on Senate to Fulfill President Obama’s Commitment to D.C. Students
Read the Johnson letter here.Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today released the text of a letter sent to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on...
Johnson Comments Regarding Student Loan Votes
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) commented on the two votes taken today in the Senate regarding interest rates on certain student loans:"I welcome a real debate in the Senate on the...
Johnson Statement Regarding Student Loan Vote
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today released the following statement regarding the Senate vote on student loan interest rates:"Young people are suffering badly from the Obama economy -...