Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Two years have passed since the President signed a Presidential Memorandum in 2014 establishing the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force (the Task Force), a coordinated Federal effort to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and ensure that all young[Read More…]
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New National Survey from Planned Parenthood Shows Need to Educate Young People on Consent and Sexual Assault
Results also reveal overwhelming support for consent education in schools New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. New data released today by Planned Parenthood Federation of America on consent and sexual assault shows that there continues to be a great deal of confusion about what consent is and the definitions of sexual assault. It[Read More…]
Cannabis Regulation and the UN Drug Treaties
Strategies for Reform NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. As jurisdictions enact reforms creating legal access to cannabis for purposes other than exclusively “medical and scientific,” tensions surrounding the existing UN drug treaties and evolving law and practice in Member States continue to grow. These treaty tensions have become the “elephant in[Read More…]
Resources for Cutting Poverty and Expanding Opportunity in the United States
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016. With House Democrats holding a hearing today on policies that lift struggling families out of poverty, the Center for American Progress offers a series of new resources and analyses on what is at stake in Congress. CAP is introducing a blueprint for cutting poverty and[Read More…]
In Second Installment of the TeachStrong Story Project, Educators Explain What We Must Do to Retain Great Teachers
The TeachStrong campaign brings together teachers unions; teacher voice organizations; and education reform, civil rights, and education policy leaders to make modernizing and elevating the teaching profession the top education policy issue of 2016. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016. The second installment of the TeachStrong Story Project, launched this week, features TeachStrong[Read More…]
On Equal Pay Day, Center for American Progress Outlines Next Steps for Progress on Equal Pay
A woman looks at listings on a bulletin board in Westminster, California, on September 8, 2011. Source: AP/Jae C. Hong Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016. Today, as equal pay advocates observe Equal Pay Day, the Center for American Progress released an issue brief outlining the next steps for progress on equal pay. The[Read More…]
New Analysis: Universal Pre-K Could Significantly Narrow Math and Reading Achievement Gaps for Hispanic, African American, and Low-income Children
Children play at the Creative Kids Learning Center, a school that focuses on pre-kindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds, in Seattle, Washington, on February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress, or CAP, finds that high-quality universal[Read More…]
Exposed: Most CEOs Support Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage, and More But Chamber Lobbyists Told How to ‘Combat’ These Measures
In Closed-Door Webinar, Luntz Pollsters Instruct Chamber Lobbyists How to Thwart Local Biz Owners’ “Empathy” for Workers to Advance National Anti-Worker Agenda Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016. Video footage of a closed-door webinar provided to the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reveals top GOP pollsters instructing Chamber of Commerce lobbyists[Read More…]
AP Poll: Over Six In Ten Americans Support Legal Marijuana Use
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. Over six in ten American adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to nationwide polling data provided by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. By contrast, only seven percent of respondents supported the legalization of other illicit substances, such[Read More…]
World’s Older Population Grows Dramatically
NIH-funded Census Bureau report offers details of global aging phenomenon. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. The world’s older population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. Today, 8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over. According to a new report, “An Aging World: 2015 (link is external),” [Read More…]
