Here’s a selection of article the UW Federal Relations team is reading this week.
Not So Easy – Six months in to his tenure as Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell has increasingly had challenges maintaining the Senate agenda with three Senators running for President. Governing is hard. Read more at The Hill.
Running Point – Washington Congressman Dave Reichert is the point person for policing and police issues within the House Republican caucus. With increasing attention on police and police tactics, Reichert is becoming a leading voice on how Congress can best respond to the issues in community policing. Read more a Roll Call.
America All the Way – Chinese students are increasingly picking the US as their choice destination for higher education. There are more than a quarter of a million students from China in colleges in the United States – a third of all international students in the country – and almost a fivefold increase since 2000. University of Illinois Urbana-Champlain is the example. Read more at the BBC.
Just Like Cable – The college tuition bill to your Comcast bill and the many bundled services and shockingly high charges within there. The bulk of these prices are being blamed on financial shortfalls universities see when students use transfer credits. Read more at the Washington Post. A similar story on colleges down playing the true cost of attending college is in USA Today.
Mind the Gap – While most are concerned about the enrollment gap for lower-income students, equal attention is not typically paid to the graduation gap, which these students also face. The graduation gap, and the hurdles to completing your college education, are actually wider than enrolling. The New York Times examines the widening gulf.
FIFA officials finally admitted to taking bribes!!!!