by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 9, 2015 | Health & Science, Politics
By Astrid Goh and Tara Longardner WASHINGTON — Six months after taking over as Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Robert A. McDonald has proven himself capable in the eyes of many of leading the scandal-ridden agency. But experts agree that the Department of Veterans...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 3, 2015 | Health & Science, National Security, Topics
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON — Veteran Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald brought his message of transparency about health care benefits to a town hall Tuesday morning. Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson and members from the Veterans Affairs Committee also participated in...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Mar 15, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama emphasized the economic benefits in reducing childhood obesity at the National League of City Congressional City Conference Tuesday morning. “Every city and every town faces it. If ignored it’s an issue that can drastically...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Mar 9, 2011 | Politics
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development announced a new partnership Wednesday to reduce maternal and newborn mortality in developing countries. “I believe this partnership will spark revolutionary advances that can...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Mar 7, 2011 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Walking into a classroom filled with students laughing and learning, it’s hard to imagine this charter school will close in just a few months. Places like this are supposed to be the centerpiece of the president’s plan to reshape education in...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Mar 7, 2011 | Education, Politics
The Inspired Teaching School isn’t your typical charter school. It doesn’t offer a groundbreaking educational experience and its founders don’t necessarily believe charter schools are the answer to improving education. “We are a charter [school] because it’s a...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Mar 1, 2011 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday defended the administration’s plan to increase spending on education by 11 percent in its budget proposal for next year. But he was pressed hard by Republicans, who say that the country does not have...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 16, 2011 | Business
WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told a House panel Wednesday that job training is among the department’s top priorities for the coming budget year. “The nation and the world that is emerging from the recession are different from the nation and the world...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 2, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON –Educators met Wednesday to discuss how U.S. private colleges and universities can help meet President Barack Obama’s goal of once again becoming the world’s leader in the number of college graduates by 2020. “We need far more college graduates than...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Jan 18, 2011 | Education
Educators debated Tuesday whether children with disabilities do better when they are mainstreamed into the general school population or placed in special classes with individual support. Alexa Posny, Assistant U.S. Education Secretary, said while children who receive...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Jan 5, 2011 | Politics
Representative Robert Dold, R-Ill., arrived on Capitol Hill as part of the freshmen class of 94 Republicans along with 150 family, friends, and constituents from his Chicago area district. Although some observers tagged him as a Tea Party candidate, Dold gives little...
