A teacher engages with a small group of students in a classroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 29, 2016. AP/John Locher New CAP brief highlights innovative school schedules in Lawrence, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Brooklyn, New York. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. Teachers in the United States spend[Read More…]
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ACLU Statement on Revoking of Title IX Guidance for Transgender Students & Impact on Gavin Grimm Supreme Court Case
NEW YORK — (ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. The Trump administration yesterday informed the Supreme Court that they are revoking guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice that clarified that transgender students are protected from sex discrimination by Title IX, the federal law that bars gender discrimination. The guidance, which was[Read More…]
Notes from the Cultural Front – A Call to Action
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2017. In 1987 The Center for International Performance and Exhibition was founded by Jim De Jong and Marguerite Horberg. We came together to create an multi-arts tribute to the first, and much beloved African-American Mayor Harold Washington. Crucial to Washington’s impact was the inclusion of ordinary Chicagoans in[Read More…]
New Study Indicates the Number of Spills Due to Fracking is 20 Times Higher Than Previous Estimates
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2017 By Mark Sumner An EPA study earlier this year suggested that hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas from shale beds could be a threat to drinking water, but that actual problems were “rare.” However, there may be reason to be concerned, because the number of spills related to[Read More…]
Treatment Gaps Persist Between Low- And High-Income Workers, Even With Insurance
Low-wage workers were less likely to get preventive care even though many of those services are available without cost-sharing under the 2010 health law. MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. This article first appeared February 17, 2017 on Kaiser Health News. By Michelle Andrews Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Leaked Trump Immigration Enforcement Plans
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2017. Joanne Lin, American Civil Liberties Union senior legislative counsel, issued the following statement on President Trump’s leaked immigration enforcementplans: “This is immigration enforcement under Trump: due process, human decency, and common sense are treated as inconvenient obstacles on the path to mass deportation. The Trump[Read More…]
New Website Highlights Extent of Wall Street Influence in White House
Despite Campaign Promises to Drain the Swamp, Trump Names Enough Wall Street Executives to Field a Baseball Team WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. As spring training kicks off, Our Revolution on Friday launched WallStreetLackeys.com, a site that aims to shed light on the fact that President Trump has surrounded himself with[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 11, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 239,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 234,000. The 4-week moving average was 245,250, an increase of 500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
On Millionaires’ Valentine’s Day, Center for American Progress Releases New Analysis Highlighting Effect of Inequality on the Social Security Trust Funds
Morris Bounds Sr. sits with his grandchildren on February 23, 2015, in Ansted, West Virginia. AP/Chris Tilley Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. In 2017, February 16 is Valentine’s Day for millionaires—the day the last of America’s millionaires stop contributing to Social Security for the entire year. An updated analysis from the Center[Read More…]
High-Risk Pools Are Not a Feasible Alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s Pre-Existing Conditions Protection
A young patient who uses a special program funded by the Affordable Care Act embraces his medical specialist, on December 16, 2016. AP/Charles Krupa Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Trump administration rolls out rules designed solely to benefit the insurance[Read More…]
