by Yinmeng Liu | May 6, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON- Nearly 100 children in the U.S. die from unintentional gunshot wounds every year and more than two-thirds of the tragedies could have been prevented if parents had kept firearms locked away, a nonprofit “mom’s” group says. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense...
by Tanni Deb | Apr 30, 2015 | Education
Don Bosco Youth Symphony Orchestra serves as an alternative to a life of gangs, drugs and conflict for young people in El Salvador. The orchestra’s founder and one of its students explain how creating music has helped them avoid the country’s...
by Yinmeng Liu | Apr 30, 2015 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is awarding $3 million in grant money to help Native American tribal communities improve college opportunities for their youth. The grants are part of the funding of the Native Youth Community Project, an initiative the...
by Yinmeng Liu | Apr 29, 2015 | Education
First Lady Michelle Obama and Mrs. Akie Abe honor friendship between U.S. and Japan during a visit at Great Falls Elementary School Tuesday. Published in conjunction with
by Yinmeng Liu | Apr 23, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON- Secretary of State John Kerry brought a special family friend with him to work at Foggy Bottom Thursday. With his daughters, Alexandria and Vanessa, full-grown, Kerry’s guest to the annual “Take Your Child to Work Day” event at the State Department was his...
by Ramsen Shamon | Apr 16, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON—Chicago teacher Joyce Witt’s name was added Wednesday to the engravings on the wall of the national Holocaust museum to recognize her lifelong dedication to educating people about the mass genocide. “For the first time in my life I’m speechless,” Witt said....
