The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) will conduct a hearing on Wednesday, February 26 to discuss the status of federal investments in elementary education. Chaired by Rep. Robert Aderholdt (R-AL) with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) expert witnesses for the Republicans include Ms. Virginia Gentles, Director, Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies; Dr. Lindsey Burke, Director of the Center for Education Policy, The Heritage Foundation; and, Ms. Starlee Coleman, President and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Mr. Robert Kim, Executive Director, Education Law Center is the witness for the Democrats. Given the disagreement between parties on how to focus federal K-12 investments as well as recent cuts by the Trump Administration to K-16 research, teacher training programs, longitudinal studies, grants that included the terms diversity, equity, inclusion, transition and more, a lively discussion is expected.