Students Challenge US School District’s Ban on Some Diversity Education
A ban on some educational material in York, Pennsylvania, has been lifted a year after the issue attracted national attention. VOA’s Nukhbat Malik has more. …
Leave a commentBiden Extends Pause on Student Loan Repayments 90 Days
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will extend the pause on student loan repayment in the United States until May 1, 2022, in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a statement from the president released by the White House, pausing loan repayments is part of the country’s economic recovery. “Today my administration is extending the pause on federal student loan repayments for an additional 90 days — through May 1, 2022 — as we manage the ongoing pandemic and further strengthen our economic recovery,” Biden said in a statement. The Department of Education willmore
Leave a commentBiden Urges Vaccination, Offers Free Tests Amid Omicron Variant Surge
President Joe Biden urged people to not panic as he announced on Tuesday an updated three-pronged plan to fight an expected rise in COVID-19 cases after the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant. He also pleaded with the millions of unvaccinated Americans to get their shots. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from the White House. …
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