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Education talk cancelled after ‘security threat’ surfaced

Education talk cancelled after ‘security threat’ surfaced

by DeJonique Garrison | Nov 13, 2014 | Education

Concerns about security threats aren’t uncommon around Washington, D.C., but, when a busload of high school students traveling from Newark appear to be the source, things get interesting. Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson was scheduled to speak about education...
Magna Carta celebrates 800th birthday in DC

Magna Carta celebrates 800th birthday in DC

by Kristin Kim & Abby Sun | Nov 12, 2014 | Education

WASHINGTON – One of only four copies of the Magna Carta is on display for the first time in 75 years at the Library of Congress, giving Americans the chance to see a document that inspired the founding fathers as they wrote the U.S. Constitution. Displayed in a sealed...
Federal grant aims to boost tech training at community colleges

Federal grant aims to boost tech training at community colleges

by DeJonique Garrison | Oct 21, 2014 | Education

Thanks to a $450 million federal grant, students at community colleges across the country will have access to technical training programs. The aim is to create jobs in fields like cyber security.
Budget cuts and what that means for military higher education

Budget cuts and what that means for military higher education

by Merrill D'Arezzo | Oct 15, 2014 | Education

WASHINGTON – As the Defense Department grapples with budget cutbacks, one of the premiere military war colleges has sustained a 29 percent budget cut, which could mean training future military leaders without the latest technology. But some critics say more than...
Michelle Obama encourages fashion students

Michelle Obama encourages fashion students

by Holly LaFon, Michaela Meaney & Zachary Vasile | Oct 9, 2014 | Education

WASHINGTON – There were red velvet cupcakes, chicken taquitos and a mannequin front and center in the White House East Room Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama dished about her favorite designers before pushing the group of students to get a good education —...
Congressional bill threatens to restructure JAG programs nation-wide

Congressional bill threatens to restructure JAG programs nation-wide

by DeJonique Garrison | Oct 9, 2014 | Education, Topics

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