117th Congress
13 Miami-area school staffers have died of covid-19 this school year
MSN News / Kim Bellware / September 7, 2021
Miami-Dade County Public Schools are reporting at least 13 employee deaths from covid-19 since mid-August, a tally that forecasts what could be a grim autumn for Florida educators.
Spokeswoman Jaquelyn Calzadilla told The Washington Post in an email that the district is aware of 13 deaths of employees since Aug. 16 but that the figure is based on what families report.
13 unvaccinated Miami school workers were killed by COVID-19 in recent weeks
The New York Post / Jesse O'Neil / September 7, 2021
More than a dozen unvaccinated employees at Florida's largest school district have died from COVID-19 in the past three weeks, according to a report.
2022 Best Colleges in the U.S.: Harvard, Stanford, MIT Take Top Rankings
The Wall Street Journal / David M. Ewalt / September 21, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot about higher education. But some things remain constant: The top tier of the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings is packed with familiar names, with Harvard University claiming the top spot for the fifth straight year.
North Miami Senior High School student Deandre Chery recalls speaking to inmates at a trip to a prison with the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project.
"They weren't necessarily bad people - they made bad choices," said Chery. "I said that could have been me, one day. I said that won't be me. I'm going to pursue my life."
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson celebrated the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project's "Academic Signing Day" for the 2016 class on May 9 at Jungle Island.
Eighty-one graduating seniors, newly christened Wilson Scholars, put pen to paper and signed scholarships to the colleges or universities of their choice.
This week I received a 100 percent rating from the Humane Society, which scores members of Congress on legislative issues related to threatened and endangered species.
57 Democratic and Republican House lawmakers from 20 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have joined Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson on a letter to President Obama urging his administration to reconsider a decision to deport undocumented Haitians.
Miami New Times / September 2, 2021
Black Lawmakers Put Pressure On Democratic Party To Increase HBCU Funding
IHeart 107.5 / Ryan Shepard / September 22, 2021
Although separated by thousands of miles, and vast political and cultural differences, one major commonality between the Chibok school girls and Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson is the idea that an education can change lives. Two years ago when she learned that the girls had been kidnapped on April 14, 2014 as punishment for seeking an education, Wilson was "both shocked and angry."