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鲍辫诲补迟别,听10:30 a.m.听Monday:听The Senate is scheduled to vote at听noon听on a bill to fund the government through听Feb. 8听and reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program. It would also have be approved by the House before the government can reopen. Meanwhile, the president’s planned remarks on tax cuts and school choice no longer appear on his Monday schedule; the White House has not responded to a request for confirmation that听the event has been postponed.听

The word of the day may be shutdown, but that doesn鈥檛 mean the ed policy calendar has gone blank. A preview of the week鈥檚 events below; as always, if you have tips or suggestions or events to add to next week鈥檚 roundup, please forward them to [email protected].

INBOX: SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN 鈥� With congressional leaders unable to reach a deal, the federal government officially shut down Saturday, and听听in a bid to assign blame for the closure. As of noon Sunday, senators were slated to vote at听1 a.m.听Monday听on a proposal to reopen the government through听February 8, possibly including an extension of the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program and disaster aid for states hammered by hurricanes this fall,听. The deal, though, doesn鈥檛 address protections for Dreamers, the young people brought to the country illegally as children, and it remained unclear if enough Democrats would vote for the bill to meet the Senate鈥檚 60-vote threshold,听.

It鈥檚 also . GOP lawmakers held a rally on Capitol Hill last week, ahead of a planned House recess, to celebrate their victory in expanding 529 tax-advantaged savings plans to pay for private K-12 tuition and call for more advocacy to expand choice. (Here鈥檚 my piece on the event.) More than 32,000 events and activities are planned across the country, according to organizers.

This week鈥檚 calendar:

MONDAY: SCHOOL CHOICE 鈥� President Trump is slated to give remarks 鈥渙n the success of the tax cuts and school choice鈥� at the White House听Monday听afternoon. (Update: As of Monday morning, this event no longer appears on the president’s public schedule)

TUESDAY: WORKFORCE SYSTEMS 鈥� ACT, the nonprofit best known for administering the eponymous college entrance test, will introduce new policy platforms on K-12 education, higher ed, career and technical education, and workforce development, and will hold an event on aligning education and workforce systems. 蜜桃影视鈥檚 own Andy Rotherham moderates.

The House last year passed a reauthorization of the primary federal law governing career and technical education, the Carl D. Perkins Act. The bill would require schools to better align their CTE offerings with local employers鈥� needs. It has yet to be considered in the Senate.

THURSDAY: HILL EVENTS POSTPONED? 鈥斕�The House was slated to be on recess this week, but the Senate HELP Committee has two education events scheduled for Thursday, both of which would be postponed if the government is still shuttered.

First, the committee is slated to hold its , this one focused on access and innovation.

Then, in the afternoon, members are scheduled to hold a . Brogan was lieutenant governor under former Florida governor Jeb Bush and led the higher education systems in both Florida and Pennsylvania.

Previous committee hearings for sub-Cabinet nominees have focused on the same issues that surrounded Education Secretary Betsy DeVos鈥檚 nomination: Title IX, ESSA, vouchers, and special education.

HELP last week advanced the nominations of Mitchell Zais to be deputy secretary; Jim Blew to be assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development; and Kenneth Marcus to be assistant secretary for civil rights. Civil rights groups have come out against Marcus鈥檚 nomination, that he 鈥渉as not demonstrated a willingness and ability to enforce civil rights laws and protect all students in our country from discrimination.鈥�

THURSDAY: DISCIPLINE REFORM 鈥� on school discipline, particularly examining how school practice has changed in the wake of a turn away from zero-tolerance policies of the past decades and toward more restorative justice practices, and whether that鈥檚 doing good or harm to schools. Panelists include Cami Anderson, former Newark schools superintendent and founder of the Discipline Revolution Project, and Fordham president Michael Petrilli.

FRIDAY: EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 鈥斕� Jeb Bush will give a keynote address on 鈥渨hy customization and personalization are needed for the future of choice鈥� , followed by a panel discussion on the future of education savings accounts and new forms of learning.

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