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Students lead in green advocacy with environmental education

Students lead in green advocacy with environmental education

by Mikayla Denault | Dec 1, 2021 | Education

ARLINGTON, Va. — Students usually worry about schoolwork and tests, but the looming threat of climate change adds additional stress to children’s futures. “We need to educate, we need to step up and we need to really ensure that our planet is protected and we’re...
Federal funding would help improve HBCU infrastructure, says university president

Federal funding would help improve HBCU infrastructure, says university president

by Baylor Spears | Oct 6, 2021 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Some buildings in historically Black colleges and universities are in such bad shape that “when it rains outside, many times it rains inside,” the Tennessee State University president told a House subcommittee on Wednesday. Tennessee State University is...
Experts advocate for national childcare reform, subsidies

Experts advocate for national childcare reform, subsidies

by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Feb 6, 2020 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – Several Democrat and Republican members of the House agreed Thursday that current federal child care policies have set families back, hurting children and disproportionately affecting poorer families. At the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood,...

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