by Cailin Crowe | May 30, 2018 | Education, Featured
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Frederick’s Charles Millard still considers himself a winner despite misspelling “germon,” the French word for a type of tuna, in the first round of Tuesday’s National Scripps Spelling Bee. “In my mind I’ve already won,” he said before taking...
by Anna Kook | May 30, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota’s county and state spelling champion made it to round three of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. So how did Tobi Shorunke of Fargo do Tuesday afternoon? His word was “portulaca” and he asked for the definition. Any plant of a...
by Kate Cimini | Mar 16, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky have all indicated they might follow in the footsteps of the West Virginia teachers’ union, with Oklahoma setting a strike date of April 2 if the state legislature does not meet its demands for pay increases, restoration of...
by Yingjie Gu & Jasmine Khayami | Mar 9, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – As experts spotlight China’s military buildup to challenge the United State as the world’s superpower, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that China is also using soft power to quietly achieve this goal. “One of the things we’re trying to do...
by Kate Cimini | Mar 8, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Teachers’ unions in three other states are now considering following in West Virginia’s footsteps after a successful teacher strike there that led to a 5 percent pay hike and improved healthcare options for all public employees. Disregarding a legal...
by Kevin Schmidt | Feb 9, 2018 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON– Money problems on Capitol Hill can get complicated when the battle between deficit hawks and social spenders creates a Congressional showdown leading into a government shutdown. And if you’re tired of what you are seeing among politicians, you...
