Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today announced that Southwest Washington students will have the opportunity to participate in the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, an original app design competition for middle and high school students to put their innovation and STEM skills to the test in a region-wide competition. “The Congressional App Competition is a great way to spark STEM-related skills and creativity in students. I’m excited to host this great competition once again, and I look forwa...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing safety of schools across Southwest Washington. The bill expands schools’ access to school resource officers and the use of silent panic alarms to immediately alert law enforcement to respond more quickly to school incidents. “School resource officers can be a vital way for law enforcement to support schools in prioritizing student safety, preventing tragic outcomes and responding to incidents ...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today announced the winners of Southwest Washington’s Congressional Art Competition, voted on by a panel of judges from across the region. The competition’s first prize winner is Andreea Coroi, from the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, with her artwork entitled “Mellona.” The contest’s 2nd and 3rd prize winners both hail from Kelso High School. In 2nd place is Kylana Hegnes with her artwork entitled “Finn” and in 3rd place is Tyler McKinley with his art...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) reintroduced the Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act last week, co-led by U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (VA-07). The bill was cosponsored by Representatives Matt Gaetz (FL-01), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Michael Waltz (FL-06), Angie Craig (MN-02), Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (PR), Greg Stanton (AZ-09), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and John Rutherford (FL-04). This bipartisan legislation requires that student borrowers who apply for...
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Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Andy Levin (MI-09), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), John Katko (NY-24), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE At Large), and Ashley Hinson (IA-01) reintroduced the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act that expands Pell Grant eligibility to qualifying short-term training programs to help more Americans gain access to industry recognized credentials. This bill provides the companion t...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced today that her office is accepting submissions for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students, grades 9-12, in Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. The winner of the competition will have his or her artwork displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol Building. The second and third place winners will be invited to display their artwork in Herrera Beutler’s congressional of...
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After a year of mostly empty classrooms, parents and students have reached a breaking point. A mom from Battle Ground recently wrote to me, “I am struggling to get my kindergartner to do his assignments, and doing them on the computer is difficult and time-consuming. It is killing their love for learning before it is even given a chance to start.” A teacher from a nearby school district said of her students: “They are falling farther and farther behind academically, but honestly what concerns me...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today announced the winners of Southwest Washington’s Congressional App Challenge, voted on by a team of judges made up of STEM educators and technology professionals from the region. The competition’s first prize winner is Ian MacDonald of Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, with his app entitled “Time to Recolor.” “I’m consistently amazed by the ingenuity and creativity of our Southwest Washington students, and this year we had some amazing original app ...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today requested Governor Inslee to make congressionally-approved funds immediately available to help vulnerable Southwest Washington students where in-person public education is inaccessible. In the letter to Governor Inslee, Herrera Beutler highlights the $745 million she recently secured for Community Service Block Grants to assist students during the COVID-related school closures and restrictions. Recent federal actions make the funds available to p...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s Q&A session with Camas native, NASA Astronaut Dr. Michael Barratt, and Vancouver iTech Preparatory and Camas’ Odyssey Middle School, is now posted and available for others to watch any time. The virtual conversation focused on NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024. Students from both participating schools asked a range of questions, many of which focused on Dr. Barratt’s personal experience in space, his ...
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