Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Thousands of people from across the country took action last month to prevent Dow AgroSciences from using its influence to insert Farm Bill language that would allow the food uses of the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride to continue, despite a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to[Read More…]
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ACLU Comment on Justice Department Plans to Help Protect Voting Rights in Texas
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. yesterday said he will ask a federal judge to require Texas to submit all voting law changes to the Justice Department for approval due to the state’s history of discrimination. The move follows the recent Supreme Court ruling in Shelby County[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…]
Royal Baby Leaves the Hospital: William and Kate’s First Public Appearance Since the Birth of their Son (Video)
From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have emerged from hospital with their new baby son.
Center for American Progress’ Neera Tanden on President Obama’s Economic Speech
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden released the following reaction to President Barack Obama’s remarks in at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, earlier today: President Obama’s speech today marked the beginning of a new campaign to shake Washington out of its bizarre obsession with 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…]
Two Powerful Pieces on Trayvon Martin, Racism and Drug War
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 24, 2013. Editor’s Note: We wish to thank our colleagues at the Drug Policy Alliance for providing these two powerful and thought-provoking pieces: one by Drug Policy Alliance Communications Director, Sharda Sekaran, and the second by best-selling author, Michelle Alexander. Huffington Post In Order to Address Racism, We Must Confront the[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…]
