By Yamiche Alcindor, Rebecca Shabad and Dareh Gregorian President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Wednesday that would prioritize and free up federal funding to expand school choice programs. The order impacts several federal departments and directs the Education Department to prioritize school choice programs through its discretionary grants, in addition to issuing guidance to states about federal allocations
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By Ayana Archie Authorities are continuing to investigate a midair collision between an American Airlines airliner and an Army helicopter, in which the aircraft fell into the icy Potomac River near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. All 67 passengers, crew members and Army service members are believed to have died. Here is
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By Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP senators over Trump’s nominees to date. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to
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Courtesy of Fisk University Fisk University, a historically Black educational institutio in Nashville, Tennessee, has recently formed a new partnership with the Japan Foundation, a special legal entity dedicated to the international dissemination of Japanese culture. Through a new grant issued by the Japan Foundation, Fisk University aims to expand its foreign language offerings and
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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University hosted a pivotal gathering of senior higher education leaders on Jan. 24 to discuss recommendations from a ground-breaking report aimed at transforming teaching practices across U.S. universities. The event, organized by the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), focused on implementing new recommendations from a new report by the National Academies of
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By Vaughn Johnson U.S. President Donald Trump signed several executive orders within hours of being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. The orders were part of a re-making of America under the policies of Donald Trump. It fell in line with the bold and sweeping changes he and his administration are undertaking to
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Courtesy of Delaware State University LaKresha Moultrie, Delaware State University’s vice president of legal affairs, has been nominated by Governor-elect Matt Meyer to serve as the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Labor. She will bring her extensive legal and managerial experience to this crucial role within the state government. Moultrie’s nomination, which is pending
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By Kyra Allessandrini A Howard University student was presented a $25,000 scholarship during an on-air segment of NBC’s Today earlier this month. Trinity Garrison, a junior theatre arts major, was presented with the award by none other than Howard alumni Taraji P. Henson and Phylicia Rashad. “I think Howard has allowed me to become an advocate for the Black experience, for women,
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Courtesy of Alcorn State University Alcorn State University’s president is among this year’s slate of honorees for Our Mississippi Magazine’s Most Influential African Americans. Dr. Tracy M. Cook, along with 18 other business leaders from across the state, will be recognized at the 11th annual Our Mississippi Honors Gala, which will be held on Saturday,
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By Megan Lebowitz and Raquel Coronell Uribe A commercial plane and a military helicopter collided midair near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night. Both of the aircraft — an American Eagle jet and Army Black Hawk — are in the Potomac River. There were 64 people on the plane and three in the helicopter. The incident occurred
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