School officials can do a better job engaging families of color. Here are five ways for them to start.
Donald Trump has rolled out the red carpet for Scott Morrison in the US as part of a charm offensive aimed at shoring up the Australia-US alliance.
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The National Intelligence Council works inside government but is little understood outside. Yet it has helped respond to almost all the major foreign policy challenges of the last 40 years.
Ray Stannard Baker joins Woodrow Wilson at the lectern in front of Congress.
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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her job, and two media scholars reflect on the career of the very first press secretary – a model of openness who respected news reporters.
On Aug. 9, 1974, Richard M. Nixon resigned and left the White House.
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President Trump has invoked executive privilege to stymie congressional investigators. Another president, Richard Nixon, did the same thing. It helped Nixon hold onto power – but only for a while.
Eric Stern, University at Albany, State University of New York
The significant churn in the Trump administration has caused confusion in foreign policymaking. In contrast, Bush’s presidency was marked by collegiality, which contributed to many successes.
Elder statesman: George H W Bush with the former first lady in 2008.
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Joseph Graf, American University School of Communication
Trump despises the media and says it’s a threat to the American people. Yet the White House’s daily newsletter scours the US to find good press, touting even tiny bits of praise from local newspapers.
An FDA lab technician inspects food for contaminants in Lenexa, Kansas.
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Donald Trump was under the mistaken impression that Canadians once burned down the White House. But he’s not the only one who has a fuzzy sense of the history of the War of 1812.
President Donald Trump sits down for an iftar dinner, in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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Career and technical education, or CTE, can boost the chances of high school graduation and lower the likelihood of dropping out, but timing is crucial, researchers argue.
What can an ancient Greek text tell us about Donald Trump’s tyrannical personality? Xenophon’s Hiero provides some clues.
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The president of the United States has a classical tyrannical soul. An ancient Greek text provides us with some insight into what a tyrant wants and what fuels his ambitions.
Merck CEO Ken Frazier, seated next to Trump, was first to resign from his manufacturing council.
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University