A second-grader eagerly asks to be called on in a language arts class, October 2015. Source: AP/Rogelio V. Solis Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. The recent enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA—the K-12 law known until recently as No Child Left Behind—provides a critical opportunity[Read More…]
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Lilly Ledbetter: Why I’m supporting Hillary Clinton for President
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016 By: Lilly Ledbetter – HFA Blog My story paved the way for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Together we can fulfill its promise. When I became an overnight shift manager at the Goodyear plant in 1979, there weren’t many women on the job (and the[Read More…]
On the Seventh Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, NOW Calls for Congress to Take the Next Step
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Seven years ago, President Obama signed into law his first piece of legislation. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that undid the damage of a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it nearly impossible for women to enforce the Equal[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Registrants Often Over 50 Years Of Age
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. Patients who are registered to use medicinal cannabis in compliance with state law are often over the age of 40, according to a demographic assessment published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. An investigator with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of[Read More…]
Race and Socioeconomic Background Affect Access to Quality Early Childhood Programs, New Center for American Progress Report Finds
Elementary school teacher works with a kindergarten student in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Source: AP/Charlie Neibergall Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. A new report (en español) on preschool-to-third-grade, or P-3, alignment from the Center for American Progress examines the extent to which race and socioeconomic status affect a child’s access[Read More…]
Bob Fioretti: Reply to Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Address: Stop blaming unions, working families
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. Bob Fioretti, Democratic candidate for State Senate of the 5th District made the following statement following Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address: Gov. Rauner’s State of the State address today identified many of the problems we have in Illinois, but it frequently misrepresented the source of[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Fails to Make Families and Communities Priority During Address
Springfield –(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. The following is a statement from Dan Lesser, Director of Economic Justice for the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, on behalf of the Responsible Budget Coalition: Hundreds of veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, immigrants, faith leaders, students, children, and working families traveled to[Read More…]
DC Council Committee on the Judiciary Permanently Bans Marijuana Consumption in Private Clubs
Drug Policy Alliance: “Chairman Mendelson and Mayor Bowser Rigged the Process Against the People” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2016. Today the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary voted to dilute the will of District voters who approved Ballot Initiative 71 by passing unnecessary legislation largely outlawing adult marijuana use in the[Read More…]
NOW’s Message to Paul Ryan—Don’t Mess With Texas Justice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2016. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Republicans in Congress thought the fix was in when Texas’ Republican Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick asked a Rick Perry-appointed District Attorney to open a criminal investigation into Planned Parenthood, following the release of undercover videos concocted to spread malicious lies[Read More…]
Poll: New Hampshire Primary Voters Strongly Support Decriminalizing Drug Possession, Treating Drugs as a Health Issue
Majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents Oppose Arresting People for Simple Possession of Any Drug, Want Health Insurers to Provide Treatment and Support Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Non-Violent Drug Offenders; Findings Come in the Midst of Escalating Overdose Deaths across the Country and Focus by Presidential Candidates on Alternative[Read More…]
