the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA), will hold a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students."
Hold a hearing on academic excellence in K-12 education focused on how equity policies undermine excellence and harm students.
Occurrences
Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to examine how schools are prioritizing uniform outcomes, or “equity,” over individual achievement, limiting opportunities for advanced learning.
I’m especially pleased to be reappointed as Chair of the critical subcommittee on K through 12 education
the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold the fourth hearing in a series examining artificial intelligence, titled “Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age.”
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Evidence
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The committee calendar lists “Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students” for the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM.
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The committee hearing page lists the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" for April 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM and names Chairman Kevin Kiley as the opening statement speaker.
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The committee press release says that on April 28, 2026, Chairman Kevin Kiley delivered prepared remarks at a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students," describing the hearing as having been held that day.
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Written testimony submitted for the April 28, 2026 hearing on "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" identifies the hearing as an upcoming committee proceeding and shows witness preparation in advance of the event.
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The committee calendar lists an April 28, 2026 hearing on "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" for the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, and names Chairman Kevin Kiley for the opening statement.
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The Congressional Record for April 28, 2026 states that the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" and heard testimony from public witnesses.
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The committee press release says Chairman Kevin Kiley delivered prepared remarks at the hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" on April 28, 2026, indicating the hearing was actually held.
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GovInfo's Congressional Record for April 28, 2026 states that the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" and heard testimony from public witnesses.
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The committee press release says Chairman Kevin Kiley delivered prepared remarks at a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students," showing the hearing was actually convened on April 28, 2026.
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The Congressional Record entry for April 28, 2026 states that the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" and heard testimony from public witnesses.
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The committee press release says that on April 28, 2026, Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley delivered prepared remarks at the hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students," confirming the hearing was convened.
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The Congressional Record states that the Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" and heard testimony from public witnesses.
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The House Education and Workforce Committee release says that on April 28, 2026, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley delivered prepared remarks at a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students."
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The Congressional Record Daily Digest states that the Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" and that testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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The official committee recap says that on April 28, 2026, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing to examine how schools are prioritizing uniform outcomes, or equity, over individual achievement, and says Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley started the hearing.
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The House Committee Repository lists Hearing: "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" for the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM, with witness testimony documents added April 28, 2026.
Assessments
The promised oversight action was to hold a K-12 academic excellence hearing focused on how equity policies undermine excellence and harm students. Multiple official records show that on April 28, 2026, the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students." Committee materials identify Kevin Kiley as subcommittee chairman and show he opened or led the hearing, with Congressional Record and House repository evidence confirming witness testimony. This occurred while Kiley was serving in the same federal term, so the promise was fulfilled with candidate credit.
The promised action was to hold a specific oversight hearing on academic excellence in K-12 education focused on equity policies undermining excellence and harming students. Official House Education and Workforce Committee records and the Congressional Record show that the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held the April 28, 2026 hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students," with Kevin Kiley serving as chairman and delivering opening remarks. That directly satisfies the promised hearing during his current federal term.
The promise was to hold a specific oversight hearing on academic excellence in K-12 education focused on how equity policies undermine excellence and harm students. Official committee records show that on April 28, 2026, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held the hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students," and Kevin Kiley, as subcommittee chairman, delivered opening remarks. The Congressional Record also confirms the hearing occurred and heard witness testimony. Because the promised action was the convening of the hearing itself, and Kiley directly chaired and advanced it while in office, this counts as full delivery in the same term.
Official committee sources and the Congressional Record show that Kevin Kiley, as subcommittee chairman, actually convened and opened the April 28, 2026 hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students." That directly matches the promised oversight action, and it occurred while he was in federal office, so this counts as full delivery in the same term.
Official committee materials and the Congressional Record confirm that Kevin Kiley chaired and opened the hearing titled 'Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students' on April 28, 2026, with witness testimony actually taken. That directly satisfies the promise to hold the hearing, so this is a same-term delivery.
Official committee calendar, press release, and Congressional Record show that Kevin Kiley chaired and opened the April 28, 2026 hearing titled 'Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students,' and that the hearing actually occurred with witness testimony. That directly satisfies the promise to hold the hearing.
The promise was to hold a hearing on academic excellence in K-12 education focused on how equity policies undermine excellence and harm students. Official House Committee on Education and the Workforce records show that the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" on April 28, 2026, with Chairman Kevin Kiley giving opening remarks. That directly matches the promised oversight action and occurred while he was in office, so this is fulfilled in the same term.
Official House Education & Workforce Committee records show the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held the hearing titled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students" on April 28, 2026. The title and subject directly match the promised K-12 academic excellence/equity-policy oversight hearing, and Kevin Kiley is identified as chairman and opening statement speaker. Because this occurred while he was serving in federal office, the promise is delivered in the same term.