Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…
Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 19, 2023. DelBene spoke to reporters Friday, May 17, 2024, about how…
More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
More than half of states, all with Republican attorneys general, have sued to block a recent U.S. Department of Education final rule seeking to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination. Getty…
Universities should provide safe, quality housing to students
I looked forward to my freshman year of college for as long as I could remember, but little did I know I would spend my whole year sick. I had…
Biden addresses ‘humanitarian crisis in Gaza’ at Morehouse amid growing tensions on campuses
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Morehouse College Commencement as a faculty member stands and faces away from the stage in protest of the Israel-Hamas war on May 19,…
In wake of pandemic, Mass. achievement gap has widened
WHILE STUDENTS ACROSS the country continue to struggle to make up the learning loss from the pandemic, with many states seeing the gulf separating the achievement of poor and non-poor…
Moody’s, with caveat, says Boston in ‘healthy’ fiscal position
THE CITY OF BOSTON’S fiscal management policies, backed by an economy buoyed by government, higher education, and health care sectors, put the municipality in a “healthy” position to weather expected…
Funding for people with disabilities in WV Senate’s fast-tracked bills Sunday evening
Senate Finance Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, speaks during the West Virginia Legislature special session on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Will Price | West Virginia Legislative Photography) Suspending constitutional rules that…
Biden addresses ‘humanitarian crisis in Gaza’ at Morehouse amid growing tensions on campuses
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Morehouse College Commencement as a faculty member stands and faces away from the stage in protest of the Israel-Hamas war on May 19,…
Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
A new farm bill proposal from the U.S. House is likely to face opposition in the Senate from Democrats due to disagreements over federal anti-hunger programs and climate change requirements.…