WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration announced today several additional actions to forgive federal student loans for public servants and borrowers with disabilities, as well as the loans of borrowers who attended colleges that engaged in wrongdoing. Across 28 debt relief actions, including today's, the Administration has announced $183.6 billion in student loan forgiveness for more than 5 million borrowers sin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on December 27, 2024, by Denise A. Tyler, Melissa Hunter, Kristie A. Porter, Amanda Bingaman, Pamela Doty and Marie Squillace entitled "New Jersey Home Care Workforce Case Study: Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * This New Jersey case study provides insights into the daunting challenges states face in seeking to address the home care worker shortage, which has become more acute as  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia announces the appointment of new members and a new deputy chair of its Board of Directors. Kisha Hortman Hawthorne, senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Care Network and Behavioral Health & Crisis Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, has been appointed as a Class C director. Brian W. Jones  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Terrorist Designations of The Terrorgram Collective and Three Leaders The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and committed to countering transnational components of violent white supremacism. Today, the Department of State is designating The Terrorgram Collective (Terrorgram) and three of i  more