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Education Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx Requests Antisemitism Investigation at MIT

By Old North News | Mar 8, 2024

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx has initiated an investigation into antisemitism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by sending a letter to MIT President Sally Kornbluth and MIT Corporation Chair Mark P. Gorenberg. In the letter, Foxx expresses concerns about MIT's response to antisemitic incidents on campus and its failure to protect Jewish students and faculty.Foxx's letter states, “We have grave concerns regarding the inadequacy of MIT’s response to antisemitism on its campus. In testimony before the Committee on December...

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Foxx Forecasts Biden’s SOTU: The Nation Will Tune Him Out

By Old North News | Mar 7, 2024

WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) has strongly criticized President Biden ahead of his State of the Union address. Foxx issued a statement predicting that the nation will not pay attention to Biden's speech. Foxx stated, "At 9 PM tonight, President Biden will stumble through his speech behind a set of dual teleprompters to tout his mangled, job-killing, and backwards vision for America. But in countless households across the nation, television screens will remain dark—the president’s message will be dead before he utters a...

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Chair Owens Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing Exposing Hypocrisy and Divisiveness of DEI Initiatives

By Old North News | Mar 7, 2024

WASHINGTON – Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered a statement at a hearing titled "Divisive, Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses." Owens began by addressing the concept of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), stating, "Today’s hearing addresses a long-growing cancer that resides at the heart of American academic institutions. Unfortunately, it has spread through our foundational institutions and the whole of Western liberal society. It’s called 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' or...

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Foxx Slams Biden’s Student Voter Registration Scheme

By Old North News | Mar 6, 2024

WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) criticized the Biden administration's plan to utilize the Federal Work-Study program for voter registration purposes. Foxx expressed her concerns about the government paying college students to register voters and work at the polls, describing it as a vote-buying scheme.Foxx stated, “The Biden administration is desperate to shore up support before the November election. It’s so desperate, in fact, that it has announced its intent to co-opt the Federal Work-Study program and begin paying...

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Kiley, Cassidy Introduce CRA to Overturn New Biden Regulation Threatening 27 Million American Independent Contractors

By Old North News | Mar 6, 2024

U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy have introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Department of Labor’s final worker classification rule that impacts millions of American independent contractors. The Biden administration's rule has sparked concerns among lawmakers and various organizations.Representative Virginia Foxx expressed her frustration with the Department of Labor, stating, “Independent contractors, entrepreneurs, and small businesses are fed up with the Department of Labor continually breathing down their...

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Owens to Hold Hearing Exposing Hypocrisy and Divisiveness of DEI Initiatives — Tomorrow at 10:15 AM

By Old North News | Mar 6, 2024

WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled "Divisive, Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses."Chair Owens expressed his concerns about DEI initiatives, stating, "As a child growing up in segregation, I experienced separate bathrooms, water fountains, and schools. America has made significant strides, and it's appalling to see blatant discrimination, indoctrination, and divisiveness encouraged and funded from classrooms to...

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Chairs Good, Owens to Hold Joint Hearing on Student Athletes

By Old North News | Mar 5, 2024

WASHINGTON – The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, led by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), and the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), have announced a joint hearing to address concerns surrounding student-athletes and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).Chair Good expressed his apprehension stating, "The weaponized NLRB consistently misinterprets the National Labor Relations Act, and this may now upend college sports. Classifying athletic conferences as joint employers is absurd and opens...

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Chair Bean to Hold Hearing on Charter School Success — Tomorrow at 10:15 AM

By Old North News | Mar 5, 2024

Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled: “Proven Results: Highlighting the Benefits of Charter Schools for Students and Families.”"Charter schools have a sustained track record of raising students’ academic achievement and improving learning outcomes," said Chairman Bean. "Given these results, it’s no surprise that a 2022 national survey found that 78 percent of parents and families want more public charter school options. This Committee will continue...

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Shocking Testimonies: Jewish Students Speak Out Against Antisemitism on College Campuses

By Old North News | Mar 4, 2024

Jewish students from various prestigious universities in the United States recently shared harrowing testimonies about their experiences with antisemitism on college campuses. The Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) organized a bipartisan roundtable where students from Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia, University of California, Berkeley, Rutgers, Stanford, Tulane, and Cooper Union spoke about the challenges they face.Among the students who shared their stories were Shabbos Kestenbaum...

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North Carolina inflation exceeds national average as of February 2024

By Old North News | Mar 1, 2024

As of February 2024, North Carolina experienced a 20.7% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of an 18.6% increase.