Harris secures support for Democratic nomination after Biden drops out

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Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to the key battleground state of Wisconsin Tuesday, hitting the campaign trail for the first time since becoming the likely Democratic presidential nominee. She’s scheduled to make a mid-day speech in Milwaukee. The campaign says it’s taken in more than $100 million between Sunday afternoon, when President Biden announced

Democrats “well-positioned” to take back House, campaign committee says

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In a memo obtained exclusively by CBS News, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says its effort to elect more Democrats to the House in November was enjoying a major fundraising edge over Republicans even before this week’s historic transition at the top of the ballot.   The memo, which is slated for release Tuesday, also

Chronic Absenteeism Could be Cut in Half in 5 Years, Experts Say

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Leaders from various states shared their ideas to improve attendance rates within five years. Chronic student absenteeism rates could be halved within five years if schools, families, and governments work together, a panel of education leaders and policymakers said during an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) panel discussion in Washington. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, too many