From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver the keynote address to the annual Emerging Issues Forum of the Institute for Emerging Issues at the Raleigh Convention Center. Secretary Duncan will discuss the importance of a well-rounded...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new analysis has found that women with medium or low levels of income are particularly susceptible to anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with the precancerous breast condition, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Published...
From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) Brenda Dann-Messier will discuss the goals and vision for OVAE at the National Skills Coalition annual summit in Washington, D.C, on Feb. 9. Dann-Messier will...
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: In this paper we examine various pathways through which individuals could gain coverage through the Senate and House health reform proposals. We show that large shares of the population, particularly the uninsured, could potentially gain...
From HUD Press Releases: WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez today announced the three public housing agencies that will participate in HUD's Moving To Work Program (MTW). MTW allows housing agencies to design and...
From Economic Policy Institute: This morning?s release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the January 2010 employment report showed 20,000 jobs lost in January. Furthermore, revisions released today showed that the country had 930,000 fewer jobs last March and...
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