• Record 3 million cases clog U.S. immigration courts

    Record 3 million cases clog U.S. immigration courts

    Jan 15, 2024 05:05 PM EDT

    ... Legal Services for the Archdiocese of Miami, which has seen hundreds of thousands of migrants join its diaspora communities. So many migrants go to them for advice that, in the last couple of years, they’ve largely switched to teaching how to self-petition and represent themselves before judges. “We ...

  • Applications to HBCUs rise dramatically as nationwide college enrollment falls

    Applications to HBCUs rise dramatically as nationwide college enrollment falls

    Sep 13, 2022 10:35 PM EDT

    ... justice initiative to attend to the ways in which African Americans cannot attend white colleges and universities. Hari Sreenivasan: Professor Beverly Guy-Sheftall has been teaching at Spelman, her alma mater, for more than 50 years. Beverly Guy-Sheftall: Many of them, for the first time, they have Black professors ...

  • Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir

    Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir

    Sep 26, 2020 09:54 PM EDT

    ... she encouraged graduating law students to see their careers as a means to “building the kingdom of God.” She was considered a finalist in 2018 for the high court before Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the seat that opened when Justice Anthony Kennedy retired. Even some conservatives worried her sparse ...

  • Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pick

    Justice Kennedy retiring; Trump gets 2nd Supreme Court pick

    Jun 27, 2018 06:08 PM EDT

    ... has previously said he would choose a nominee. Prominent on that list are Judges Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania and William Pryor of Alabama, seriously considered for the seat eventually filled by Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who serves on the federal appeals court in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh is ...

  • Teachers not shying away from divisive political discussion, survey suggests

    Teachers not shying away from divisive political discussion, survey suggests

    May 02, 2017 06:50 PM EDT

    ... 12 teachers and other school-based instructional staff members who are registered users of Education Week’s edweek.org website responded to an email invitation for a survey about their experiences teaching about controversial topics in a time of division. READ MORE: Column: Teaching students to appreciate a world of ...

  • Obama's power over immigration drives Supreme Court dispute

    Obama's power over immigration drives Supreme Court dispute

    Apr 14, 2016 02:55 PM EDT

    ... of Obama's presidency. A loss or even a tie vote would block them for the foreseeable future. Garcia said she is eager to apply for the relief Obama offers if it's made available. Garcia said she volunteers in the local schools teaching Spanish to children, providing translation for ...

  • I'm a teacher. I'm tired of fear driving everything in education

    I'm a teacher. I'm tired of fear driving everything in education

    Sep 18, 2015 01:43 AM EDT

    ... reminder that on this day just as any, we must not allow fear to guide our decisions. We must remain vigilant and continue to advocate for the ideals our nation sought on Sept. 17, 1787: ...to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common ...

  • Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism and empower women

    Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism and empower women

    May 20, 2015 11:43 PM EDT

    ... trustworthy person. Protecting the youth from extremism is a part of our mission. They are adolescent. It's a crucial stage. The values we are teaching them might make it easier for them to avoid bad influences. KIRA KAY: Fatima's husband, Mohamed, sees his wife as something of a ...

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    Bishop Gregory

    Dec 25, 2001 05:00 AM EDT

    ... of September 11. RAY SUAREZ: Since withstanding this blow, the nation has embarked on a war. What does Catholic teaching tell us about the justification for war and how it should be prosecuted? BISHOP WILTON GREGORY: Well, first of all, as Catholics, our moral teaching and our ethical positions go ...

  • College students return to campus amid uncertainty over access to reproductive care

    College students return to campus amid uncertainty over access to reproductive care

    Sep 05, 2022 10:30 PM EDT

    As the fall semester begins at colleges and universities across the country, students, parents and higher education health officials are grappling with how to navigate new restrictions after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Amna Nawaz spoke with Bayliss Fiddiman of the National Women's Law Center about how the post-Roe landscape impacts students and their...