The Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University challenges education leaders to consider creative cost-saving measures already proven in rural schools. With declining U.S. birth rates and shrinking enrollment in districts across the nation, education leaders will increasingly consider closing schools to save money, experts predict. The $190 billion federal pandemic aid to schools was exhausted this
‘Who in this country knows their counties better than the sheriff?’ says former sheriff and founder of a Constitutional sheriffs organization. Sheriffs will likely play a key role in helping federal agents secure the border and deport illegal immigrants under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump made mass deportation of illegal immigrants a key part of his
‘Who in this country knows their counties better than the sheriff?’ says former sheriff and founder of a Constitutional sheriffs organization. Sheriffs will likely play a key role in helping federal agents secure the border and deport illegal immigrants under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump made mass deportation of illegal immigrants a key part of his
The nearly $15 billion deal now hinges on the personal approval of President Joe Biden. Nippon Steel no longer expects to close its acquisition of U.S. Steel in 2024, the Japanese company said in a Dec. 26 statement. Nippon Steel said it expects the transaction—originally announced in December 2023—to be completed in the first quarter
Trump selects Miami-Dade commissioner to become Panama’s ambassador Trump selects Miami-Dade commissioner to become Panama’s ambassador 00:59 MIAMI – President-elect Donald Trump said on Christmas Day that he has selected Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to become the next U.S. ambassador to Panama. The announcement came as Trump is threatening to retake control of
The self-help author joins an already crowded field of candidates to lead the DNC after the end of the current chair’s term. Marianne Williamson, who ran in the 2024 Democratic presidential primary against President Joe Biden, launched a bid on Dec. 26 to chair the Democratic National Committee (DNC) amid a growing field of candidates
President Biden and his family are heading to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a final holiday before he leaves the White House next month. The trip has become an annual one for the Bidens, who in the past have stayed at a wealthy donor’s home on the island. It’s the third year