CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Richard C. Creal, who served as president of Prairie State College (PSC) from 1975 to 1985, passed away on Oct. 22, 2016, at the age of 86. Creal was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Mich., and went through the Ann Arbor public school system, graduating[Read More…]
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Sierra Club on Army Corps Plan to Evict Oceti Sakowin Camp
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the Standing Rock Sioux tribe that they will evict water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin camp, a primary location housing the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In response, Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club’s[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Carmel Martin on School Accountability Regulations from the U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Today, the U.S. Department of Education released final regulations for states implementing the school accountability systems outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement in response: The[Read More…]
Education Department Releases Final Regulations to Promote a High-Quality, Well-Rounded Education and Support All Students
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. After considering and incorporating extensive feedback from stakeholders across the education system and the public, the U.S. Department of Education today announced final regulations to implement the accountability, data reporting, and state plan provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), with a focus on supporting[Read More…]
In Hungary, a Cautionary Tale Against Right-Wing National Populism
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks to the media in Budapest on October 2, 2016. AP/Vadim Ghirda Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. The recent elections throughout Europe and the United States have exemplified the rise of right-wing national populism among previously liberal democracies in the West. Right-wing national populist movements in[Read More…]
Court Fails to Provide Redress for Beekeeper Damages Caused by Regulatory Gaps
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Last week, a federal judge effectively rubber stamped U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policies that allow seeds to be coated with bee-toxic pesticides known as neonicotinoids. These pesticides, persistent in water and soil, are associated with acute bee kills, widespread pollinator declines and environmental damage. The Judge’s Order[Read More…]
Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2016
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on[Read More…]
DuPage Democrats Support Standing Rock Sioux Against Dakota Access Pipeline Oil Pipeline
Wheaton IL – (ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2016 By: Dan Bailey Last Wednesday, November 16, the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of DuPage overwhelmingly passed a resolution in support of the Standing Rock Sioux and their brave and principled stance against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), in an effort to protect[Read More…]
Cuba: Fidel Castro’s Record of Repression
Cuban President Fidel Castro during a five hour speech at a political rally in the provincial town of Matanzas, August 4, 1999. © 2016 Reuters Human Rights Watch: Misguided US Embargo Provided Pretext for Abuse Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2016. During his nearly five decades of rule in Cuba, Fidel Castro[Read More…]
As Cuba Mourns Passing of Former President Fidel Castro, Secretary General Ban Offers Condolences, UN Support
Fidel Castro Ruz, President of Cuba addressing the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York in 1979. UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 November 2016 – Speaking on behalf of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning extended condolences to the Cuban people and to the family of former[Read More…]
