Representative Todd Rokita News

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today advanced marquee legislation rewriting the nation's K-12 education law to support more effective teachers, empower parents and affirm states' authority over education policy decisions.

Senators are seeking cost-cutting opportunities in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a troubled testing record that military leaders say America cannot afford... Senators are seeking cost-cutting opportunities in the Pentagon's $400 billion program for the next-generation F-35, a fighter jet with a ... (more)

Although Democrats and Republicans largely agree that No Child Left Behind, the largest federal education law, is a shambles, House Republicans and Senate Democrats have different ideas about how to revise the law.

House Education and the Workforce Committee chairman John Kline and Representative Todd Rokita have introduced the Student Success Act -a proposal to rewrite No Child Left Behind .

U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today voted in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014, which authorizes and prioritizes funding for the Department of Defense.

As the national debate intensifies over the true impact of federal health care mandates, some school districts in metropolitan Indianapolis are already telling employees to expect fewer hours and increased health-care costs next year.

"That's basically the line in the Fourth Amendment, and that line has been crossed," Rep. Todd Rokita, a Republican, said in a radio interview on the "Dennis Miller Show."

After years of failed attempts to replace the widely maligned No Child Left Behind education law, lawmakers are giving it one more try.

Count U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita among those impressed by the trail system in Hendricks County, as he was in attendance at this past weekend's 21st installment of the B&O Bicycle Tour.

A coalition of 27 Congressmen have joined together to sign a letter urging the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder to rescind an order to deport a German family whose only crime was to homeschool their children.

If Congress fails to act, then on July 1 interest rates on subsidized federal student loans will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.