by TIFFANY CHINN | Dec 5, 2012 | Environment, Politics
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Capitol Hill. House Speaker John Boehner lit the Capitol Christmas Tree Tuesday night, ushering in the season in Washington. “Even though the weather doesn’t feel like its Dec. 4, nothing says Christmas like the playing...
by TIFFANY CHINN | Dec 4, 2012 | Education, Politics, Science + Technology
Washington advocates at Generations United released a report on child hunger at a press conference Tuesday. Their findings were that 1 in 5 children in the U.S. are at risk for hunger. It was also in the report that 74 percent of Americans who receive...
by TIFFANY CHINN | Nov 26, 2012 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Politics
WASHINGTON—The 74-foot U.S. Capitol Christmas tree arrived Monday morning from Colorado. Workers will prepare the tree for the lighting ceremony on Tuesday, when House Speaker John Boehner will light the tree.
by TIFFANY CHINN | Nov 20, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON – Nearly 20 percent of degree-granting U.S. colleges and universities are making it optional to submit the ACT and SAT entrance exams as part of the admissions process. The standardized tests, long loathed by high school students and prized by top tier...
by TIFFANY CHINN | Oct 11, 2012 | Topics
Medill Minute 10-11-12 from Medill Washington on Vimeo. Top stories Medill reporters are working on for Tuesday, Oct. 11.
