Archive for March, 2011
Decision Day in Congress: Federal Funding for D.C. Public Schools, Charter Schools, Opportunity Scholarships at Stake
Success of Speaker Boehner’s SOAR Act Will Signal Continuation of Education Reform in District of Columbia WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — A vote tomorrow by the U.S. House of Representatives could bring the educational dreams of low-income D.C. families one step closer to reality. Passage of Speaker John Boehner‘s SOAR Act would also signal [...]
Deep Cut to New York’s Acclaimed Tobacco Prevention Program Benefits Tobacco Industry at Kids’ Expense
Download image WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: The New York Assembly has protected the tobacco industry at the expense of New York‘s kids and taxpayers by pushing for a budget agreement that decimates funding for the state’s highly successful Tobacco Control [...]
Department Releases Guide on Endangered Missing Advisories
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Justice Department today released a new tool to help law enforcement agencies across the country develop strategies to find missing children and adults. The Guide for Implementing or Enhancing an Endangered Missing Advisory (EMA) outlines how law enforcement can notify the public of missing persons cases that do [...]
Newborn Possibilities Fund Awards Grant to Georgia Health Sciences University Foundation to Support Groundbreaking Pediatric Research
Grant Intended to Support Families of Children Participating in Clinical Trial Evaluating Use of Cord Blood Stem Cells for Cerebral Palsy SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Newborn Possibilities Fund, a grantmaking program established by Cord Blood Registry (CBR), today announced it will provide its first-ever grant to the Georgia Health Sciences University [...]
California Collaborative on District Reform Releases Brief Examining the Role of Districts in the Work of School Turnaround
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The California Collaborative on District Reform, an initiative of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), has issued a policy and practice brief exploring the district perspective on school turnaround in eight California school districts. “Beyond the School: Exploring a Systemic Approach to School Turnaround,” suggests a more [...]
