Expanding Educational Opportunities
Rep. Mrvan is an active supporter of public schools, teachers, and students. During his first two terms in office, Rep. Mrvan served on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which oversees federal programs and initiatives dealing with education at all levels -- from preschool through high school to higher education and continuing education. These include, elementary and secondary education initiatives, including the No Child Left Behind Act, special education (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), teacher quality & teacher training, scientifically-based reading instruction, and vocational and technical education.
Rep. Mrvan looks forward to supporting legislative efforts to gain support for public education through proper funding of school districts, goal-oriented programs, and equal access and support for all students. Additionally, Rep. Mrvan hosts annual programs for students including the Congressional Art Competition in the spring and the Congressional App Challenge in the fall.
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On Friday, July 19, in a press conference held at Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan (IN-01) and Challenger NWI Board Members announced that the Center will receive $963,000 in Community Project Funding. The funding will enable the Center to install and upgrade its Mission Control simulators, furthering its mission to provide inspiring and engaging STEM education opportunities for students throughout Indiana.
The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana has received $963,000 in federal funding to upgrade and install newly designed mission control simulators, as the center looks to bolster and expand its educational programming and outreach for K-12 students.
The funding is part of the $16 million in Community Project funding secured by U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, for several projects throughout the Region.
"Northwest Indiana is ready for liftoff," said U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan (D-Highland), during a press conference Friday announcing $963,000 in federal funding for the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana.
"It's ready, and it's starting to invest, not only in the students, but in STEM," Mrvan added. "And in this day and age, specifically today, with what we have going on, how important STEM is to the students who go through these doors."
Rep. Frank Mrvan recently announced that Madalyn Martin of Munster High School won this year’s Congressional Art Competition.
Martin’s winning artwork, “Stan’s Bait & Tackle,” depicts Stan’s Bait and Tackle store in Hammond at nighttime.
Northwest Indiana's congressman has requested more than $11 million in federal funds to help meet the needs of local governments and police departments, and to improve air, rail and water infrastructure across the Region.
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, is seeking the money through Community Project Funding requests, more commonly known as earmarks, that are expected to be part of the House appropriations measures that will fund the federal government during the 2025 budget year.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that Madalyn Martin of Munster High School is the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Madalyn used gouache paint to create her winning artwork, “Stan’s Bait & Tackle,” which depicts Stan’s Bait and Tackle store located in Hammond at night time.
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the details of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for high school students from Indiana’s First Congressional District.
Each year, the Congressional Institute and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor the Congressional Art Competition as an opportunity to promote the artistic talent in each Congressional District.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the introduction of H.R. 7549, the Gold Star Family Education Parity Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the details of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for high school students from Indiana’s First Congressional District.
During a visit to Purdue Northwest's CIVS lab, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan said research there is “an example for the world to see.”
Mrvan was joined Feb. 16 by representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, including Geri Richmond, DOE under secretary for science and innovation. The group visited PNW's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation to observe research into steel decarbonization initiatives funded through several multimillion-dollar research grants from the DOE’s office of renewable energy and efficiency.