by Suzy Vazquez | Jan 14, 2020 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON –Despite concern from Republicans that a bill would force religious organizations to make employment decisions that conflict with their faith, the House Education and Labor Committee on Tuesday approved the measure prohibiting discrimination against...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 21, 2019 | Education, Featured
BALTIMORE, Md. — Public school principal Rachel Brunson has seen every infrastructure problem that a large urban school can have. But only one stumped her — the “dirt room.” “It’s just nothing but dirt,” said Brunson. A Baltimore native, Brunson has been principal for...
by Nirmal Mulaikal and Samantha Handler | Mar 21, 2019 | Education, Featured
BALTIMORE — Disparities in funding for education infrastructure are evident in Maryland. In Frederick, the school district was able to raise money through state and local funds to build a new $114 million high school. But 50 miles away, Dr. Martin Luther King...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 13, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — The head of the House Education and Labor Committee called for “bold higher education reforms” Wednesday to solve the $1.5 trillion owed in student loans, as part of an effort to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. “If we only tinker around the edges...
by Henry Erlandson and Cameron Peters | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Students across the country designed cities that will meet the rising threat of natural disasters while maintaining innovative solutions in transportation, waste management and electrical power. The designs were developed for the annual Future City...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — House Democrats Tuesday called on Republicans to join them in supporting child nutrition programs from President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget proposal that would cut $1.7 billion in funding. Trump’s budget plan, announced Monday, would leave 1.3 million...
by Samantha Handler | Mar 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Senators continued to clash over how much reform is needed to “make college worth students’ time and money” Tuesday, with Republicans supporting $15 billion in cuts and Democrats pushing for debt-free college degrees. The Senate Health, Education, Labor...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Mar 7, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON –Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that arts education is important for childhood development and deserves greater attention while praising students with disabilities who were selected to have their art on display at The Kennedy Center....
by Samantha Handler | Mar 7, 2019 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — A first-of-its-kind lawsuit charging that the state of Oregon has failed to provide full school days to students with mental, emotional and behavioral disabilities could create a model for other states to stop the practice of shortening school days....
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Feb 19, 2019 | Education
WASHINGTON — Educators from the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Africa pushed Tuesday for schools across the globe to become better equipped to help children who have experienced trauma through different approaches to their education. “There is a...
by Samantha Handler | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – As teachers from Los Angeles to West Virginia have gone on strike to demand more pay and funding for their schools, House Education and Labor Committee Democrats on Tuesday urged passage of their $100 billion plan to improve public school...
by Nirmal Mulaikal | Jan 30, 2019 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON –Democrats on Wednesday proposed spending $100 billion over 10 years to build new schools and improve existing schools nationwide, especially in low-income communities. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who sponsored the Senate version of the bill, called on the...
