by Cate Bouvet | Feb 4, 2026 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — In a debate over how to best address rising college tuition, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee discussed the consequences of recent changes to federal student loan policy on American families. At Wednesday’s hearing,...
by Cate Bouvet | Jan 28, 2026 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — In a debate over how to fix the struggling American education system, senators disputed policies that allow public education funds to follow students to schools of their choice, including private schools. “Traditional schools work for many students, what...
by Cate Bouvet | Jan 15, 2026 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic Senators on Thursday expressed similar concerns over the harmful effects of social media and AI on children, highlighting the need to address the “societal emergency” through federal regulations at a Senate Commerce,...
by Philip Lam | Dec 10, 2025 | Education, Featured, Topics
ARLINGTON, Va. — Several school districts in Northern Virginia have pushed back against the federal government after the Trump administration claimed they violated Title IX by allowing transgender and nonbinary students to access locker rooms and bathrooms aligned...
by Philip Lam | Nov 6, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senators clashed over the federal government’s role in helping families plan and pay for higher education, a process lawmakers have deemed “opaque,” at a Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing Thursday. The discussion...
by Alison Miller | Oct 28, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Meredith Peterson is the parent of a 17-year-old with Down syndrome. The Pennsylvania mother said the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is crucial in protecting her access to resources and funding as she navigated...
by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 22, 2025 | Education, Featured
Daniel A. Gonzalez, 41, is a nursing student at Jamestown Community College in New York and a parent to 14-month-old Sebastiano. During his son’s first year, Gonzalez juggled night shifts at a medical clinic, diapers and classes on just a few hours of sleep — earning...
by Edward Cruz | Mar 11, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Political science lecturer emeritus Jeff Rice (Weinberg ’72) was a sophomore at Northwestern at the height of anti-Vietnam War protests. The day after students voted to end a schoolwide strike, he and a group of peers broke into the Naval Reserve Officers...
by Edward Cruz | Feb 19, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Power outages regularly disrupt school in Arizona’s White Mountain Apache Tribe, leading to spoiled food, limited access to technology and cold classrooms. School administrators sometimes heat buildings with kerosene. In some cases, they must close the...
by Jiah Choe | Feb 13, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats pressed Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon on her views for President Donald Trump’s education agenda including DEI, school choice and the president’s promise to downsize the Department of Education at her confirmation hearing...
by Jorge Martinez | Jan 30, 2025 | Education, Featured
Harvard University became the final Ivy League school last week to partner with QuestBridge’s National College Match, committing to admit low-income students with full scholarships despite a national push against diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Since 1994,...
by Edward Cruz and Jorge Martinez | Jan 22, 2025 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about the evidence plaintiffs must demonstrate to sue employers over company-sponsored retirement plans. The case, Cunningham v. Cornell University, centers on alleged violations of the Employee Retirement...
