by Sabrina Rodriguez | Mar 27, 2016 | Campaign 2016
WASHINGTON – Democrats are often praised for their cutting-edge data collection techniques but the massive databases they use also have created problems. The centralized collection leaves years of information vulnerable to misuse, analysts say. The exclusive use of...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Mar 8, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday the U.S. has made progress in improving education for girls in other developing countries, but call on private industry as well as the government to do more. At an International Women’s Day event at Union...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Mar 2, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Politics
HAMPTON, Va. — Some young black voters in Virginia say they see Sen. Bernie Sanders as a candidate who wants their votes while Hillary Clinton seems to think they’ll vote for her just because their parents would. At Hampton University and Norfolk State...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 26, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON – When Tony DelaRosa went to study abroad in Japan in 2010, he planned to improve his Japanese speaking skills. But he didn’t plan on finding a new career path while teaching English at a Japanese orphanage. When he graduated from college two years later,...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 17, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker called on Cuban officials Wednesday to help create a welcoming atmosphere to aid the growth of U.S. companies opening shop on the island nation. “Without specific changes on your side, our changes will not unlock...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 10, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON – The federal government and state justice officials need to crack down on online hotel booking scams that are costing vacationers upwards of $1.3 billion a year in bogus reservations, two Florida lawmakers said Wednesday. Reps. Lois Frankel, a Democrat,...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 9, 2016 | Business
WASHINGTON – More than 200 federal employees from as far away as California rallied on Capitol Hill on a rainy Tuesday to demand that Congress raise wages for federal workers by 5.3 percent, well above the pay hike proposed by President Barack Obama in his 2017...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 8, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 8 — The U.S. Department of Education on Monday announced the creation of an enforcement unit to investigate the growing number of allegations of student aid fraud and deceptive recruitment tactics by colleges and universities, particularly...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 3, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON- A Democratic House leader knocked the idea that school choice programs benefit low-income students, calling them a false choice for families. “These programs are not serving the population that they were created to support,” said Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va.,...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 2, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON — Acting Education Secretary John King Jr. said the agency has addressed ehtical missteps by its top technology official, including the use of agency employees for personal work and failing to disclose outside income, while also working to correct...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Jan 19, 2016 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Tuesday proposed a $2 billion a year expansion of federal Pell grants to pay for year-round student awards and bonuses for students staying on track to graduate on time. “We believe now that Pell grant has stabilized; these...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Jan 18, 2016 | Politics
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump pledged to protect Christianity while still maintaining his disdain for political correctness Monday, but he didn’t get a rousing response from his audience at Liberty University, the world’s largest...
