Sean Salai

Ethics board fines former DCPS superintendent for taking nearly $170,000 from favored vendor

A former D.C. Public Schools instructional superintendent has been fined $15,000 after pleading guilty to accepting nearly $170,000 in undisclosed "consulting fees" from a vendor she favored in professional development contracts.

October 6, 2025

Half of U.S. medical schools flouting Trump DEI ban; rating report finds revolt of 67

Nearly half of U.S. medical schools continue to operate diversity, equity and inclusion offices in defiance of Trump administration policies, a new report says.

October 6, 2025

Nebraska becomes the first state to adopt new federal school choice tax credit

Nebraska became the first state this week to opt into a federal tax credit for donations to private school scholarship funds serving low-income children.

October 3, 2025

Gallup: Confidence in media hits new low of 28%

A Gallup poll finds only 28% of adults trust the media to report news "fully, accurately and fairly," a record low since the company first surveyed the issue in 1972.

October 2, 2025

D.C. finance chief cites tax hikes for improved revenues as the District struggles

Pandemic-era tax increases led to "significantly higher-than-expected revenue" for the District in the fiscal year that ended on Tuesday, D.C. Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee reported.

October 2, 2025

California bill holding social media accountable for online threats awaiting governor’s signature

A bill awaiting California Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature would allow victims of online violent threats to sue social media companies as malicious conspirators.

October 1, 2025

Federal layoffs strain D.C. region as Trump administration threatens more cuts

Thousands of federal workers in the Washington area will be out of jobs this week, straining the local economy as the Trump administration threatens more cuts.

September 30, 2025

House GOP panel accuses nation’s largest teachers union of exploiting members’ retirement benefits

Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee are investigating the National Education Association for steering public school teachers to purchase retirement benefits that enriched the union.

September 29, 2025

Brown University imposes layoffs, blames Trump cuts for $30 million budget deficit

Brown University laid off 48 administrators and eliminated 55 unfilled staff positions this week to offset a budget deficit, citing the Trump administration's cuts to federal education funding.

September 25, 2025

D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau announces she will not seek a fourth term

D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau announced Thursday that she will not seek a fourth term.

September 25, 2025

Blue Christmas: Support service for laid-off workers sees seasonal retail hiring to hit 16-year low

'Tis the season for holiday hiring, but a leading firm that supports laid-off workers is predicting a 16-year low for end-of-year employment in the retail industry as shoppers squeezed by higher prices spend less this year.

September 24, 2025

Ethics report: DCPS instructional superintendent received $169,464 from favored vendor

An ethics investigation has found that a D.C. Public Schools instructional superintendent accepted nearly $170,000 in "consulting fees" from a vendor whom she favored in professional development contracts.

September 24, 2025

Colleges hustle to adapt as Trump administration reshapes higher education

Colleges nationwide are scrambling to adjust to the Trump administration's overhaul of higher education as the fall semester has kicked into gear, and insiders expect many of them to fail in the process.

September 22, 2025

Survey finds declining trust in U.S. health agencies under Trump administration

Public trust in U.S. health agencies has declined since President Trump returned to office in January, according to the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.

September 19, 2025

More heads roll at Texas A&M as president resigns over ‘gender unicorn’ outcry

Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh has stepped down following an uproar over his handling of a student's complaint about an English professor caught teaching the "gender unicorn."

September 19, 2025

D.C. Council rolls back some pandemic eviction protections

The D.C. Council voted Wednesday to roll back some pandemic eviction protections, directing local courts to collect overdue balances from deadbeat renters.

September 17, 2025

Satisfaction with K-12 education system hits new low in Gallup polling

A record low 35% of adults expressed satisfaction with the quality of the nation's K-12 education in the latest Gallup survey released Wednesday.

September 17, 2025

Landlords estimate over $1 billion in rent losses as D.C. Council reconsiders pandemic policies

D.C. landlords have lost over $1 billion in unpaid rent due to pandemic-era emergency rules that allowed tenants to ignore their monthly obligations over the past four years, an advocacy group told city lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote.

September 16, 2025

Superintendent turnover surges among urban school districts as pandemic issues linger

Complaints from parents, teachers and school boards about misconduct, curricula and low test scores have driven superintendents out of urban public school districts at a faster rate, as pandemic-era problems linger.

September 16, 2025

Study finds children twice as likely to be suicidal after parental ‘deaths of despair’

New research shows that school-age children whose parents take their own lives, drink themselves to death or overdose on opioids are twice as likely to become suicidal as a result.

September 12, 2025