by Xiumei Dong | May 31, 2016 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — After nearly an hour and 25 rounds of back-and-forth spelling in the finals, fifth-grader Nihar Janga from Texas and seventh-grader Jairam Hathwar from New York were declared co-champions of the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee; each took home...
by Siri Bulusu | May 31, 2016 | Topics
“Siri, set my alarm for seven in the morning,” said my friend Keith as we walked home after a night out. “Why would I set your alarm?” I shrugged. “Set it yourself.” He looked up from his phone and laughed. “Siri, set my alarm for seven,” he repeated into his phone. A...
by Kierra Gray | May 30, 2016 | Demographics
WASHINGTON — Black Americans’ educational equality has improved in the last year, but college graduation rates and access to high-quality elementary and secondary education remains a problem, according to a major survey by the National Urban League — which wants...
by Steve Musal | May 30, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Military veterans and the technology sector are a perfect match, industry leaders told Congress this week. They urged lawmakers to play matchmaker. A string of recent successes in training veterans in technology career fields, most notably at Joint Base...
by Kristen Vake | May 28, 2016 | Education, Topics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Participants in the National Spelling Bee receive well-deserved awards and recognition, but what about their siblings? Medill Reporters sat down with some younger siblings of spellers to find out what it’s like to be the family...
by Haydee Clotter | May 27, 2016 | Education, Topics
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Chloe Johnson, an 8th grader at Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School, survived two rounds at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Nearly 300 spellers are in the competition but only 50 make it to the championship round. Published in...
