by Misha Manjuran Oberoi | Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — At a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing on biotechnology and U.S. competitiveness, lawmakers and witnesses warned that America risks losing its industry dominance. China now accounts for 30% of global clinical trial starts,...
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 Jonas Blum | Dec 4, 2024 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans disagreed on the pressing issues facing U.S. education during a hotly debated hearing on Wednesday held by the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Republicans took aim at the alleged...
by Elleiana Green | Dec 5, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Pushing back against book bans across the country, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) was joined by his Democratic colleagues as he introduced the ‘Fight Book Bans Act’ on Tuesday. “The far right, fascist, MAGA extreme has caught up to the fact that their agenda...
by Gaby Striano | Oct 26, 2023 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As war wages in the Middle East, the House of Representatives looks to pass the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act. The bill requires the State Department to annually assess school curriculums in the West Bank and Gaza and report its...
