Education

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large) announced $250,000 in federal funding has been released from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which will support the Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI) and their work to advance cybersecurity research and… Read more »

Today, Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31) and Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) introduced H.R. 8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act of 2024, to create two new grant programs within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help K-12 schools develop mental health education programs and to promote careers in mental health to high school… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Representatives Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15)– both Co-Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus – today reintroduced the “LGBTQI+ and Women’s History Education Act of 2023” following a string of states that have proposed and/or implemented harmful and discriminatory anti-LGBTQI+ education laws. The bill authorizes the… Read more »

WATCH: “Trans kids and their families are being targeted and harassed for political gain. Is this the nation we want to live in?” Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Balint delivered remarks on the House floor in opposition to the rule and against HR 734, the “Protection of Women and Girls in Schools Act.” Read her remarks below:  “I rise in opposition to the rule,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint introduced the Peer Education and Emergency Response (PEER) for Mental Health Act. This legislation would establish a grant program that supports training for teachers, school personnel, parents, caregivers, and students in mental health first aid. Increased isolation following the pandemic, greater academic and social pressures, and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Becca Balint fought back against Republican attacks on students and families in her first Budget Committee hearing. Rep. Balint focused on education funding to ensure our schools and communities receive the funding they need to tackle our nation’s mental health crisis. She asked Director Young what American families can expect in the… Read more »

Rep. Becca Balint Statement on False Threats to Vermont High Schools “Today, Vermont families were sent into panic and fear as false active shooter threats were made to high schools across the state. We now know, thanks to state law enforcement, that these threats were a hoax. As the parent of two Vermont students, I am disgusted by threats of violence to our schools. Like so many other… Read more »