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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Indiana University Northwest celebrated its latest campus addition with a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 29.
The university’s new STEM Center, in Anderson library, serves IU Northwest and Ivy Tech students. It’s a hub designed to connect students to internships, peer mentoring and leadership roles. The center’s role is to help equip students for success in STEM fields.
The center was made possible by a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Hispanic Serving Institution Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and Articulation Program.
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) along with industrial, education, federal, and elected leaders gathered to recognize a significant grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to support decarbonization research, development, and demonstration in the steel industry.
A federal grant was awarded for Calumet College of St. Joseph under the Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) program.
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) along with industrial, education, federal and elected leaders gathered Oct. 11 to recognize a significant grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to support decarbonization research, development and demonstration in the steel industry.
The congressman for Northwest Indiana and the state's senior senator are working together to try to expand and improve adult education programs in the Hoosier State and across the country.
Bipartisan legislation filed Wednesday by, among others, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, and U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., seeks to update the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) by providing more federal financial support for adult education, along with new pathways for adults in need of literacy or numeracy training to access it.
Parents who also are students attending the medical career training programs at the University of Saint Francis soon will have more child care options and perhaps one fewer roadblock to earning their degree.
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded a grant totaling $65,700 to the Crown Point university to connect students with local, high-quality child care in the hope of improving student recruitment, retention and graduation rates.
Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) along with industrial, education, federal, and elected leaders gathered Oct. 11 to recognize a significant grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to support decarbonization research, development, and demonstration in the steel industry.
Calumet College of St. Joseph received a $600,000 federal grant to develop a program that helps Hispanic students gain employment in Northwest Indiana.
The Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions program specifically serves institutions by helping them expand educational opportunities for Hispanic students.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for University of Saint Francis under the Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School program.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for Calumet College of St. Joseph under the Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) program.