Subcommittee Hearing

“Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students”

Subcommittee: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Time: 10:15 AM Location: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Member Statements

  1. ECESE Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat - Oregon)

Witnesses

  1. Mr. Daniel Buck
    Research Fellow
    American Enterprise Institute
  2. Ms. Wai Wah Chin
    Charter President
    Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York
  3. Ms. Michaele N. Turnage Young, J.D.
    Senior Counsel and Co-Manager of the Equal Protection Initiative
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  4. Mr. Paul Runko
    Senior Director of K-12 Initiatives
    Defending Education