Bay Area Arts, Education Nonprofits to Receive Hearst Grants
Release Date:
10/13/2017
The Hearst Foundations this week announced more than $1.5 million in grants for California nonprofits, including more than $800,000 for Bay Area initiatives.
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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Despite opposition from conservative and government watchdog groups, the House easily approved a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and...
NYC Will Miss a Deadline to Accommodate 5 New Charter Schools
Release Date:
10/13/2017
New York City’s Department of Education said on Thursday that it would not find space for five new middle schools proposed by the Success Academy charter school network in time for the locations to be approved by a city panel in November.
City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods
Release Date:
10/13/2017
City Hall on Thursday announced plans to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods over the next three years.
Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects
Release Date:
10/13/2017
The Rockaway Youth Task Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more of those aspiring harvesters might be tending fresh veggies soon thanks to a new crowdfunding effort by the New York City Housing...
Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Real male allies tend to have three things in common as agents of organizational change. Debra Meyerson and Megan Tompkins’s research, using the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program at the University of Michigan, finds that allies need...
Trump to End Subsidies to Health Insurers
Release Date:
10/13/2017
White House says government can’t lawfully make the payments; president tells lawmaker payments may continue if bipartisan health-care deal is struck.
De Blasio Says No Notice Needed from City when Entire Hotels Get Rented to Shelter the Homeless
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Despite criticism from local elected officials, Mayor de Blasio said Thursday the city does not need to provide advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter.
Immigration Judges Say Proposed Quotas from DOJ Threaten Independence
Release Date:
10/13/2017
The Trump administration is taking steps to impose “numeric performance standards” on federal immigration judges, drawing a sharp rebuke from judges who say production quotas or similar measures will threaten judicial independence, as well as their...
Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, signed three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system in Delaware—where about 3,000 juveniles are arrested per year.
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