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INBOX: LEADERSHIP CHANGES 鈥� Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced last week that he won鈥檛 seek re-election, setting up a race to succeed him atop the Republican conference.

Ryan鈥檚 main K-12 accomplishments during his speakership were the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act and the 2017 tax reform law, which expanded tax-advantaged savings accounts to cover private K-12 tuition.

Two main candidates have emerged to replace him: Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Neither has a huge education record, though Scalise formerly served as a board member for Teach for America of New Orleans. Other .

Further muddying the picture is the real chance Republicans could lose their majority in the House, meaning whoever takes over for Ryan could end up as minority leader instead of speaker.

The education world will be sure to keep an eye on who鈥檚 in the lead and how it could affect policy in future years, even as the race pulls focus from the little substantive policy work being done through the rest of this year and education items, like reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, fall by the wayside.

TUESDAY: LATINOS IN COLLEGE 鈥� Members of Congress and university leaders will gather for an to discuss what actions are needed to boost Hispanic college completion rates and close achievement gaps. Sen. Michael Bennet and Reps. Joaquin Castro and Will Hurd will join university leaders from Florida, Texas and Massachusetts.

TUESDAY: SCHOOL SAFETY 鈥� whose districts have experienced mass shootings to discuss policy recommendations to prevent further violence. School leaders from , , and , will join gun safety advocates.

WEDNESDAY: FARM BILL 鈥� The House Agriculture Committee begins consideration of the which, beyond commodity supports and food policy, also includes the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps. The Republican proposal would require most adult recipients to work or be in job training at least 20 hours a week, unless they are pregnant, are disabled, or have a young child at home.

Republicans say it鈥檚 a commonsense reform that offers SNAP recipients a pathway out of poverty; Democrats say it鈥檚 a ploy to take away benefits from needy families and could have wide-ranging impacts. Eligibility for SNAP benefits is tied to other federal programs, including school lunches.

鈥淪tripping children of their access to a healthy meal at school is both cruel and counterproductive to improving their long-term health and well-being,鈥� Rep. Bobby Scott, ranking Democrat on the Education and the Workforce Committee, said in a release.

THURSDAY: SCHOOL CHOICE 鈥� The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, holds a , from the schools involved (charter or private) to how they should be financed (vouchers, tax credits, education savings accounts) to whether the federal government should be involved.

THURSDAY: TEACHER DIVERSITY 鈥� , along with Education Trust, UnidosUS, and the National Black Child Development Institute, will discuss a new report on recruiting and retaining teachers of color. Research has shown that students with same-race teachers get better academic outcomes and face less punitive discipline.

THURSDAY: STUDENT DEBT 鈥� Centrist Democratic think tank Third Way holds a , including which students are most affected and what Congress can do to help.

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