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Parent-Teacher Relationships Key to Students’ Success in Recovering from Remote Learning

Parent-Teacher Relationships Key to Students’ Success in Recovering from Remote Learning

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...
Jill Biden Pledges Support for Kids in Military, Veteran Care-Giving Homes

Jill Biden Pledges Support for Kids in Military, Veteran Care-Giving Homes

by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Nov 10, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — First Lady Jill Biden honored children in military and veteran care-giving families as part of her Joining Forces initiative at a White House event ahead of Veterans Day. Supporting these kids who are “growing up in the shadow of more than 20 years of...
Trump Can’t Block Jan. 6 Records Request, Federal Judge Rules

Trump Can’t Block Jan. 6 Records Request, Federal Judge Rules

by Julia Shapero | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Tuesday night that former President Donald Trump cannot block the release of certain presidential records relating to the Jan. 6 insurrection. “[Attorneys for the National Archives and House select Jan. 6 committee] contend that...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses Johnson & Johnson’s $465M Opioid Penalty

Oklahoma Supreme Court Tosses Johnson & Johnson’s $465M Opioid Penalty

by Andrew Marquardt | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, Science + Technology

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was spared from a $465 million judgment on Tuesday for its purported role in facilitating Oklahoma’s ongoing, lethal opioid epidemic. The state’s Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s 2019 decision, which held the...
Supreme Court Grapples with State Secrets Provision in FBI Muslim Surveillance Case

Supreme Court Grapples with State Secrets Provision in FBI Muslim Surveillance Case

by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely to rule narrowly in a lawsuit challenging the FBI’s surveillance of mosques during oral arguments on Monday.  The case, Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga, stems from an FBI investigation from 2006 and 2007 called...
Supreme Court Considers Puerto Rico Residents’ Rights to Federal Benefits Program

Supreme Court Considers Puerto Rico Residents’ Rights to Federal Benefits Program

by Julia Mueller | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether Puerto Rico residents can qualify for a federal benefit program.  In 2012, Jose Luis Vaello-Madero left work because of serious illness and began receiving Supplemental Security Income, a federal...
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