A free day at the aquarium! For Marcey Morse, a mother of two, it sounded pretty good. It was the fall of 2016, and Morse had received an email offering tickets, along with a warning about her children’s education. At that time, Morse’s two kids were enrolled in an online, or “virtual,” school called the
The public housing project the Farragut Houses in Brooklyn, New York. The budget blueprint President Donald Trump released Thursday calls for the cutting of billions of dollars in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images The public housing project the Farragut Houses in
A young man uses heroin under a bridge where he lives in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, a neighborhood that has become a hub for heroin use. The economic costs of the epidemic are mounting, researchers say, as the U.S. loses more and more workers in their prime. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney is also the interim director of the CFPB. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney is also the interim director of the CFPB. Carolyn Kaster/AP The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created after the
Mark Seidenberg is not the first researcher to reach the stunning conclusion that only a third of the nation’s school children read at grade level. The reasons are numerous, but one that Seidenberg cites over and over again is this: The way kids are taught to read in school is disconnected from the latest research,
Mirai Nagasu exults after her performance on Monday in the U.S. figure skating team’s bronze medal win at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Ice Arena. Xin Li/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Xin Li/Getty Images Mirai Nagasu exults after her performance on Monday in the U.S. figure skating team’s bronze medal win at
Kendall Coyne, No. 26 of the U.S., celebrates with teammate Hilary Knight, No. 21, after scoring a goal in the second period against Finland during the women’s hockey tournament in Pyeongchang. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Kendall Coyne, No. 26 of the U.S., celebrates with teammate Hilary Knight, No. 21,
Kim Yong Nam, top left, president of the Presidium of North Korean Parliament, and Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, top right, sit behind U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, bottom left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, bottom right, as they watch the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, IOC president Thomas Bach, North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong greet players from the combined Koreas team on Saturday in Gangneung. Felipe Dana/AP hide caption toggle caption Felipe Dana/AP South Korean President Moon Jae-in, IOC president Thomas Bach, North Korea’s nominal head of
Beloved by thousands, Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex is moving from her home in the main exhibition hall of Chicago’s Field Museum to her own private suite on the second floor. Courtesy of The Field Museum hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of The Field Museum Beloved by thousands, Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex is moving from her
Sarah Murray, center, head coach of the unified Korean women’s ice hockey team, says the team has come together since being formed through a political dialogue. Here, Murray and the South Korean players (in black) welcomed North Korea’s coach Pak Chol-Ho and members of the northern team last month. The united team now wears all-white
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images It’s been a year since Betsy DeVos was sworn in as Education Secretary, and this month marks the first anniversary of our weekly education news roundup! Let’s pause to mark those moments … and