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The Safe Routes Partnership is honored to have worked with Rep. Brown and the other cosponsors to craft this legislation. We look forward to working with them to push for the inclusion of this language in the next transportation bill. The Safe Routes to School Expansion Act is a perfect fit with our other key legislative asks: Read more »

“Students, parents and educators deserve infrastructure around our schools that promote safety and accessibility,” said Congressman Anthony Brown. “By prioritizing the safety of our students and teachers going to and from school, we will better facilitate a quality educational environment and put an end to preventable, heartbreaking tragedies. Schools are often the cornerstones of our communities and the improvements we make to school routes will ultimately benefit all pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists alike.” Read more »

Every day — in their homes and on their sidewalks, in their schools and supermarkets, in their places of worship and workplaces — Americans are killed or injured by gun violence. Read more »

“Military families are paying the price for President Trump’s ineffective vanity project,” said Congressman Anthony Brown. “In cancelling hundreds of projects across the country, including child care centers in my district, the Trump Administration is failing to live up to the promises we make to our troops and their families. Mexico isn’t paying for this wall, the burden is falling on these brave families.” Read more »

More than 21 Senate and House colleagues, including Congressman Anthony Brown’s (D- 4th District, MD), sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper regarding the importance of investing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs at HBCUs and MSIs to support the Department of Defense’s mission. Read more »

The legislation passed the House of Representatives. The original provision doubled the teachers’ tax deduction for classroom expenses from $250 to $500. The deduction was increased to $1,000 on the floor. Read more »

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) expresses its appreciation to the U.S. Congress and the Trump Administration for making record investments in HBCUs in the FY2020 Appropriations Bills. These bills include record-levels of funding for Title III funding, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) research, and student financial aid. Read more »

DoD is the largest employer of scientists and engineers in the nation and the second largest funder of academic research and development. While colleges and universities nationwide received over $4.1 billion in DoD science and engineering funding in Fiscal Year 2017, HBCUs received a mere 0.4% of those funds despite graduating nearly 30 percent of all African-American STEM professionals. Read more »

In a letter Tuesday to Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, three House Democrats said the investigations "must consider the prospect that these actions were intentional and deliberate." Read more »

The potential use of a symbol of hate by any cadet or midshipman is unacceptable. The U.S. Armed Forces and their associated academies are no place for racist or unprofessional behavior... Read more »