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396: Transforming Federal Research into Startups with HIGHWAY Ventures

Summary In this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Caleb Talley, Daniel Koonce, and Jeff Amerine sit down with Lane Patterson, founder of HIGHWAY Ventures, a startup studio that incubates and launches mobility companies in Northwest Arkansas. Unlike conventional venture studios that build minimum viable products, HIGHWAY Ventures focuses on leveraging federally funded technologies from various […]

Prison operator under federal scrutiny spent millions settling Tennessee mistreatment claims

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The leading private prison company in the U.S. has spent more than $4.4 million to settle dozens of complaints alleging mistreatment — including at least 22 inmate deaths — at its Tennessee prisons and jails since 2016. More than $1.1 million of those payouts involved Tennessee’s largest prison, the long-scrutinized Trousdale […]

Scaling Tutoring through Federal Work Study Partnerships

Educators have long recognized tutoring as a proven method for helping students accelerate learning. The real challenge is doing it at scale while ensuring teachers aren’t overburdened and providing support to help guardians connect their children with tutors. One way to scale tutoring is to use existing programs, such as Federal Work-Study (FWS). In May […]

FO responds to K-P CM Gandapur’s Afghan plan, says foreign policy is federal subject | The Express Tribune

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday stressed that foreign policy remains a federal responsibility, responding to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur’s plan to send his own delegation to Afghanistan to address security concerns. “Foreign policy is a federal subject, and it is the prerogative of the Government of Pakistan to pursue it,” Foreign […]