Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2013. Food insecurity and lack of stable housing are factors known to increase maternal stress. But a study in the August 2013 issue of Pediatrics, “Diaper Need and Its Impact on Child Health,” (published online July 29) points to another stressor – an inadequate supply[Read More…]
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MPP Airs Ad at Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race
NASCAR fans attending this weekend’s Brickyard 400 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be greeted by an MPP video ad in support of making marijuana legal for adults. It is scheduled to air dozens of times on a jumbotron outside the entrance of the speedway, which will be “the[Read More…]
Consumer Confidence Remains High in June 2013
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Consumer confidence reached its highest level in six years in the July 2013 survey, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946, the surveys monitor consumer attitudes and[Read More…]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines: Americans Driving Less
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Miles driven by U.S. motorists in light-duty vehicles are down about 5 percent since its peak in 2006, says a University of Michigan researcher. Following up his recent research that showed that the number of registered vehicles reached a maximum five years ago, Michael Sivak of[Read More…]
Teacher Turnover Harms Student Learning
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Teacher turnover negatively affects student learning in math and English, a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Education and colleagues found. The impact is particularly strong in low-performing schools and among black students, they say. Matthew Ronfeldt, U-M assistant professor of educational studies, and[Read More…]
4 Steps to Defuse Congo Crisis, Prevent Regional Conflict: Enough Project
GOMA, DR CONGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. In advance of the U.N. Security Council’s special session on Africa’s Great Lakes region, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will chair on July 25, the Enough Project has released a new policy paper, “Four Steps for the U.S. and U.N. to Defuse Congo’s[Read More…]
Discussing Violence Acts as ‘A Stronger Bond Than Blood Ties’ for Gang Members
UK–(ENEWSPF)–25 July 2013. Gang members trust one another more than their own family members if they have shared incriminating information about a violent act they are planning, says a new Oxford University study. Researchers analysed phone conversations between gangs wiretapped by the police in the 1990s. They found that the[Read More…]
In New Book, Center for American Progress and PolicyLink Outline Blueprint for an ‘All-In Nation’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. Today the Center for American Progress and PolicyLink released the new book All-In Nation, which lays the groundwork for federal policies that would create a more equitable economy and a more equitable nation. The book examines the impact of the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of[Read More…]
Nationwide Poll: Parents Overwhelmingly Choose Strong Neighborhood Public Schools over Charters, Choice, Vouchers
When teachers and parents join together, we can be an unstoppable force to fulfill the promise of education as a pathway to opportunity for all children,” says AFT President Randi Weingarten WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2013. Parents overwhelmingly believe that public schools are the single most important institution for the future of[Read More…]
New Report Highlights Extent of Coal Plant Water Pollution, OMB Obstruction
Coal-fired power plants remain the nation’s biggest source of toxic water pollution Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2013. A new report released today by a coalition of environmental and clean water groups, highlights the critical need to clean up power plant water pollution. The report, Closing the Floodgates: How the Coal Industry[Read More…]
