Immigration Arms Race Begins on Capitol Hill
Release Date:
09/12/2017
The Trump administration’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is sparking a legislative arms race on Capitol Hill.
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The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Pressed for workers, a New Jersey-based software company went hunting for a U.S. city with a surplus of talented employees stuck in dead-end jobs.
City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year
Release Date:
09/11/2017
The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to class.
Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say
Release Date:
09/11/2017
It is one of law enforcement’s most expansive powers: If the authorities believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to testify in court by obtaining what is known as a material witness warrant.
What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding
Release Date:
09/11/2017
This week we're back to school and the data point is $66 billion: the amount New York's school districts received in revenue during the 2015-2016 school year.
Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance
Release Date:
09/11/2017
There are currently only 13 women in the 51-seat New York City Council, a troubling 25 percent. The number is down from 18 women in the Council a few years ago. With the city’s quadrennial elections upon us, a new Council class will be inaugurated...
De Blasio Names Members Of Commission That Will Review Statues, Plaques Across NYC
Release Date:
09/11/2017
We now know who will help decide the fate of the statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle.
Here Are 5 Things To Know About The ESSA Plan New York Is Sending To Betsy Devos
Release Date:
09/11/2017
New York’s top education policymakers are set to approve a major plan Monday that could reshape the way the state evaluates schools, intervenes in those that are struggling, and several other key education policies.
‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him
Release Date:
09/11/2017
William came to the United States as a child more than a decade ago, and still remembers his first impressions of New York City: towering buildings, modern cars, a jumble of cultures on the crowded sidewalks.
Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power
Release Date:
09/11/2017
For the David Bohnett Foundation, one way to ensure a future of LGBTQ equality is to build direct representation in the halls of power, and not just in D.C.
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