January 17, 2007
- 110th Congress off to a Busy Start
- Future Federal Funding Outlook Uncertain

January 31, 2007
- Administration Proposes New “Transferability” for Perkins Funds
- House to Consider Final FY 2007 Funding Bill

February 14, 2007
- Senate Holds First No Child Left Behind Hearing
- Senate Approves FY 2007 Funding Resolution
- Rep. McKeon Pushes for Social Security Reform
- Bipartisan No Child Left Behind Commission Releases Recommendations

February 28, 2007
- Final FY 2007 Appropriations Legislation Signed into Law
- Pell Grant Equity Act of 2007 Passes House
- National Assessment of Career and Technical Education Advisory Panel Appointed

March 14, 2007
- House and Senate Hold Hearings on NCLB Reauthorization
- Congress Begins Work on FY 2008 Budget and Appropriations
- Department of Education Releases Final Perkins State Plan Guide

March 28, 2007
- Department of Education Releases Final FY 2007 Funding Plan
- House and Senate Debate FY 2007 Budget Resolution
- Appropriations and Authorization Hearings Continue

April 25, 2007
- New Congressional CTE Caucus Formed in House
- House Dear Colleague Letter on Perkins Funding Circulated
- Competitiveness Bills Move Forward in the House and Senate
- NCLB Hearings Continue

May 9, 2007
- Members of Congress Sign Letters in Support of CTE Funding
- FY 2008 Budget Resolution Moves Forward Slowly
- House CTE Caucus Gains Members

May 23, 2007
- Congress Passes FY 2008 Budget Resolution
- House Takes Step Forward on STEM Legislation
- Congress Focuses on Teacher Quality Issues in NCLB

June 13, 2007
- House Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Spending Bill
- Perkins Implementation Efforts Continue
- Higher Education Act Reauthorization Moving Forward

July 11, 2007
- House Appropriations Committee Approves Perkins Increase
- Higher Education Act Reauthorization Finally Moves Forward
- House Holds First 2007 WIA Hearing

August 8, 2007
- Senate Approves Higher Education Act Legislation
- House Passes FY 2008 Funding Bill
- ACTE Submits Comments in Response to Proposed DOL Construction Industry Rule Change
- Competitiveness Bills Ready for Conference Committee
- House Holds WIA Reauthorization Hearing

September 20, 2007
- Congress Approves College Cost Reduction Act
- Discussion Draft of NCLB Released, ACTE Submits Comments and Testifies
- Social Security Offsets - Latest News

October 24, 2007
- Senate Approves FY 2008 Education Appropriations Bill
- House Republicans Introduce WIA and HEA Legislation
- States Move Forward on Perkins Implementation
- NCLB Legislation Close to Introduction

November 8, 2007
- Congress Wraps up Education Appropriations Work, but Veto Looms
- Higher Education Act May Be Considered
- NCLB Reuthorization Appears to Be Delayed

November 16, 2007
- House Fails to Override President’s Veto of Education Funding Bill
- House Education and Labor Committee Approves HEA Reauthorization Bill

December 20, 2007
- Education Funding Approved With Small Cut to Perkins
- Department of Education Leads Feasibility Study of National CTE Test Item Bank