Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) applauded the strong bipartisan House passage today of the Conference Report on S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Congressman McGovern welcomed the inclusion of provisions authorizing through 2020 the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL), an early literacy grant program he has… Read more »
In a bipartisan letter, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) joined co-leads Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Richard Hanna (R-NY), and 60 of their Republican and Democratic colleagues in urging the leadership of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to restore funding for the federal Preschool Development Grant program. … Read more »
WEBSTER, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined community leaders in Webster to highlight the breakfast program at Park Avenue Elementary School, the Reach Out and Read program at South County Pediatrics, and how they are helping local students and families.
Congressman McGovern joined Principal Carolyn Wallace for a tour of Park Avenue Elementary School and a… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) applauded the news that Community Healthlink, the largest and most comprehensive provider of behavioral health and addiction services in central Massachusetts, has been awarded a three-year, $335,000 Project AWARE-Community grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support the training of over 1,000 adults… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) hosted the second of a series of meetings with his 2015 Congressional Youth Cabinet at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in Westborough. The event included a presentation about, and tour of, the new Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife net zero field office and a roundtable discussion on the effects of climate change… Read more »
Tomorrow, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will host the second of a series of meetings with his 2015 Congressional Youth Cabinet at the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife in Westborough.
The Congressman and his Congressional Youth Cabinet will be treated to a presentation about, and tour of, the new Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife net zero field office and… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has named the University of Massachusetts Amherst as the lead institution in New England for its national Flexible-Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a $75 million federal initiative to create a competitive, effective and sustainable research-to-manufacturing collaboration… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) toured the EcoTarium, a science and nature museum located in Worcester. Congressman McGovern’s visit focused on the role of the museum as an important educational resource in Central Massachusetts.
On the tour, Congressman McGovern discussed the EcoTarium’s role in providing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning… Read more »
On Thursday, August 6, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will tour the EcoTarium, a museum of science and nature located in Worcester. Congressman McGovern’s visit will focus on the role of the museum as an important educational resource in Central Massachusetts. Founded in 1825, the EcoTarium is the nation’s second oldest natural history society whose mission is to inspire a… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke on the House floor to highlight the success of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) national Summer Food Service program in providing healthy summer meals to low-income students in Massachusetts. Video here.
Congressman McGovern recently kicked off his 2nd Annual Summer Food Rocks Tour – including visits to Worcester,… Read more »
