With student test scores flailing, DOGE cuts to Nation's Report Card raise red flags
The cut to the Ministry of Education will still hit a very valuable national report card, even if it becomes a Siren Blair in student test scores. The national assessment of Grade 12 Educational Progress (NAEP) has recently been cancelled, with the best officials in charge taking leave and advocates doubting the promise from the […]
RFK Jr. sworn in as nation's Health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in the oval office on Thursday as the country's best health officer, completing the unlikely arc for anti-vaccine activists and former Democratic presidential candidates . President Trump welcomed Kennedy and praised him for bringing a diverse coalition of support with him when he stopped bidding to join forces with […]
Nation's Report Card spurs calls for change as reading and math scores circle the drain
The national report card is promoting action because the students of the national reading and mathematics shows could not recover from the pandemic. The national evaluation (NAEP) data released on Wednesday has shown that the reading score has decreased further in 2022 in 2022, but the mathematics score is only fourth grade. Although only progress […]
It's time to get serious about fixing the nation's power grid. That puts these stocks in a sweet spot – CNBC
The U.S. power grid is in need of a complete overhaul. Utilities are preparing for major investments to expand and modernize their power grids as increased power demand from data centers and artificial intelligence applications creates unprecedented power demands. Experts claim this is one of the quickest ways to provide more power. The Edison Electric […]
It's a Head's Up to the Nation's Many Passive Investors – Newser
Like many Americans (indeed, a growing number of them), Andrew Lipstein is a passive investor. Broadly speaking, this type of investing is “a buy-and-hold strategy that uses index (or similar) funds to match the performance of the overall market,” Lipstein writes in a new cover story. Harper’sIn my case, I make a living by periodically […]