After sustaining criticism for its sluggish responses to public records requests, New York City’s education department says it will provide more realistic timelines for responding to requests.
At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...
In direct response to a lawsuit filed by The Century Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education has started to release documents regarding two higher education accrediting agencies with a history of regulatory noncompliance: the Accrediting...
One year ago, the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange, James Gannon, shared his thoughts on relief and recovery efforts for the Japanese earthquake with our members.
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has announced a total of $1,000,000 in emergency grants to longtime Foundation partners who are on the front lines assisting refugees, many of whom are Jewish.
Grants will include contributions to numerous regional response funds, as well as support for statewide and local efforts to address emerging health care and public health needs in the wake of the pandemic.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello called on the Pentagon to provide more search-and-rescue help and humanitarian resources to help the beleaguered island recover from “complete devastation” from Hurricane Maria.