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Congresswoman Robin Kelly seeks to resolve labor shortage with bill

Congresswoman Robin Kelly seeks to resolve labor shortage with bill

by Soram Cheon | Mar 20, 2020 | Education

WASHINGTON – Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) sponsored a bill to help businesses suffering labor shortage and make education more affordable for college students pursuing degrees in high skilled industries. Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth, along with five...
College debt threatens economic future of young Americans, congressman says

College debt threatens economic future of young Americans, congressman says

by Alec Bose | Dec 5, 2019 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Americans will make student debt a priority in the 2020 presidential election because more young college graduates can’t afford housing while other young people avoid college, causing business owners to struggle to find workers, said House Education...
Senators say programs to help fund rural communities should be reauthorized

Senators say programs to help fund rural communities should be reauthorized

by Brian Johnson | Nov 21, 2019 | Education, Topics

WASHINGTON — Rural counties are in danger of deep cuts in federal funding if Congress doesn’t renew programs that provides funds to them due to lost revenue from tax-exempt Federal lands and from a drop in timber harvesting on federal land, senators and experts at a...
Washington students honor lives lost from transphobic violence

Washington students honor lives lost from transphobic violence

by Sara Wilson | Nov 20, 2019 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON—Wednesday marked the 20th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. Students at George Washington University observed the day with a vigil on campus where they read the names of transgender people who have been murdered.  ...
Maryland senators push McConnell to vote on HBCU funding

Maryland senators push McConnell to vote on HBCU funding

by Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | Nov 7, 2019 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities could face layoffs, expired contracts and programming issues if the federal funding for HBCUs nationwide is not renewed for at least two years, the state’s two U.S. senators warned Wednesday at...
Illegal school buses passings require new traffic safety measures

Illegal school buses passings require new traffic safety measures

by Niko Boskovic | Oct 24, 2019 | Education

WASHINGTON – Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski, the original sponsor of a bill to require more safety equipment on school buses, saw the technology in action Wednesday as part of National School Bus Safety Week. Walorski was joined by a fellow Indiana lawmaker...
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