Nashua, N.H. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess at the Nashua Public Library Plaza to discuss the plaza’s redevelopment, which Kuster secured $3,000,000 for through Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project Funding. This project will make crucial public safety and accessibility improvements to the Nashua Public Library Plaza to ensure everyone in… Read more »
**The child care workforce, which has been one of the slowest sectors to recover from COVID, is projected to lose another 232,000 jobs without congressional action**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (D-NH) introduced the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act,
alongside Reps. Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Bonamici (D-OR), and Lawler (R-NY). This legislation will… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – As the traditional May 1st “college decision day” approaches, U.S. Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02), as well as U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in urging the Department of Education to address ongoing problems with the process that ensures timely financial aid… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, legislation that would establish a grant program to help schools recruit, train, and retain paraeducators by funding pipeline and credentialing programs, high-quality professional development, and higher wages.
More than… Read more »
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), along with U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01), are announcing that a total of $1,641,032 in Department of Defense (DoD) federal funds are going to Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH). These funds were awarded through the DoD’s Defense University Research… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), announced over $2.5 million in federal funds headed to New Hampshire to support school safety and smart policing initiatives in the communities of Manchester and Laconia. These funds were allocated through the DOJ’s Office of Justice… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — This week, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (CA-31) introduced the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act to build a robust mental and behavioral health workforce.
“We need to make it easier for passionate and well-trained people to join the mental health care workforce – this legislation will help us do… Read more »
**The more than 1.2 million paraeducators across the country are the backbone of our schools, often acting as informal social workers, mentors, or coaches to students**
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, bipartisan legislation to help recruit and retain paraeducators in our schools and… Read more »
Kuster, Burchett Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Pell Grants for Graduate Education
**Kuster introduced similar legislation in the 117th and 116th Congresses**
Washington, D.C. — Today, on the 51st anniversary of the Pell Grant, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Tim Burchett (TN-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act to allow… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Early STEAM Achievement Act, legislation to strengthen early childhood education across the country and create new grant opportunities for teachers to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) into their curriculum. Full bill text is available here.
“The… Read more »