by Courtney Degen | Nov 30, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — As colleges and universities serve increasingly diverse student bodies, it is imperative that their campuses foster open discussion and civic debate, university presidents, faculty and civic leaders said at a webinar on Tuesday. In November of 2020, the...
by Courtney Degen | Nov 17, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education is engaged in ongoing monitoring of the use of COVID-19 relief funds after approving the funding plans of 46 states, department officials told lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday. Congress has passed three separate bills since...
by Courtney Degen | Nov 10, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — A year and a half into the pandemic, educational recovery for children, specifically those who learn differently, will depend on strengthening parent-teacher relationships. “Our children cannot reach their fullest potential unless there is engagement...
by Courtney Degen | Oct 28, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON — Two years of tuition-free community college did not make the cut in the Democrats’ multi-trillion spending bill, leaving many lawmakers and advocates frustrated over what was one of President Joe Biden’s signature campaign promises. “No one got...
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by Jay Shakur | Oct 28, 2021 | Education
WASHINGTON — Earlier this month Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joined his democrat colleagues for a press conference celebrating the enactment of Connecticut’s new ‘Baby bonds’ legislation. Booker called on Congress to immediately take up a federal version of...
by Jay Shakur | Oct 28, 2021 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON—Advocates and champions of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) thought it would be a new day under President Biden after his administration introduced his Build Back Better plan in March, proposing $45 billion in funding for HBCUs and...
