Tax Relief for Tuition Reimbursement

Jennifer Homer

Section 127 of the IRS Code--employer provided education assistance--is now a permanent part of the Code. More »

Public Policy Update

Michael Ferraro

As the summer winds down and Congress comes back to Washington after the summer break, here is an update on some public policy issues that ASTD is following. More »

WIA Reauthorization

Jennifer Homer

On Thursday, June 7, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce approved The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). More »

WIA Update

Michael Ferraro

ASTD has been following the activities of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization. Though there was some activity in the Senate last year, it appears the activity this year is in the House of Representatives’ Education & the Workforce Committee. More »

Chapter Leaders Alert! Come join ASTD on Capitol Hill.

Led by ASTD's Public Policy Council, ASTD will be heading back to Capitol Hill as part of the chapter leaders conference (ALC) this fall. Congressional Conversations will be a pre-conference (registration required) event. ASTD and chapter leaders will have the opportuni... More »