WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The average effective tariff rate (AETR) on goods imported into the United States has surged to 27.5 percent, a dramatic increase driven primarily by new tariff proposals announced on April 9. This updated analysis, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in an Economic Brief (No. 25-15) titled "Tariff Update: Incorporating the April 9 Announcements," reveals an eighteen-fold increase from the 2024 baseline and marks "the most significant tariff shock in   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 23, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * Overview of Public and Private School Choice Options School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on w  more