With applications down significantly from past years, officials announced a renewed effort to get students to apply for federal financial aid. Share full article “It’s been a challenging year for the FAFSA,” Miguel A. Cardona, the education secretary, told a…
Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, is currently the Kremlin’s number one target. Since the start of 2024, Kharkiv has been the primary focus of a Russian bombing campaign that has sought to capitalize of Ukraine’s dwindling supplies of air defense ammunition…
The new regulations extended legal protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students and rolled back several policies set under the Trump administration. Share full article President Biden with Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona in 2022. Upon taking office, Mr. Biden ordered the Education…
President Biden’s push to transform the race into a binary choice between him and Donald Trump has been aided by blanket coverage of Mr. Trump’s courtroom appearances. Share full article President Biden spent much of the week campaigning in Pennsylvania,…
A resolution to pave the way for the foreign aid package was on track to die in committee amid Republican opposition when Democrats stepped in to save it. Share full article Far-right anger has erupted over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s…
The Republican speaker’s problems spring from his predecessor’s efforts to placate the far right as he grasped for the gavel. Now they are seeking to use the leverage they won then to get their way on the foreign aid bill.…
Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, is in danger of becoming a “second Aleppo” amid a surge in Russian airstrikes, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov warned this week. In an April 17 interview with The Guardian, Terekhov said that unless Ukraine urgently receives…
Amid growing uncertainty over the future of international aid for Ukraine, diplomatic initiatives at the local and regional levels can play a critical role in securing continued public support around the world for Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression. These grassroots…
For the past month, the Russian military has targeted Ukraine’s civilian population and energy infrastructure with some of its largest nationwide missile and drone attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion just over two years ago. These bombardments underscore…
One group that has been caught in the crosshairs of Viktor Orban’s attacks on public education, is Tanítanék [‘I Want to Teach'], a grassroots movement of teachers (Photo: European Parliament) How can you fight for what you believe in when…