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Betsy DeVos, charter school advocate, is Donald Trump's pick for secretary of education
President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate Betsy DeVos, a billionaire and school choice advocate, as his secretary of education.
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Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 2:54PM
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DPW Offices and Yards Closed
Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Thanksgiving Day is a City holiday. Department of Public Works offices and yards will be CLO ...
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 2:34PM
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A Note From our Executive Director
Over the coming weeks, the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (Initiative) will be working to facilitate the transition to the next Administration. As many of you know, the Executive ...
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 1:25PM
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What to Do with Thanksgiving Leftovers
Turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich
Thanksgiving isn't until tomorrow, so why are we already talking about leftovers? Because your leftovers plan should start right after Thanksgi ...
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 12:42PM
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Housing Not Handcuffs: New Campaign Initiative Looks to End the Criminalization of Homelessness
Homelessness remains a national crisis, with millions of people homeless or at-risk - including at least 1.36 ...
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 12:04PM
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Last week, the Law Center released our latest national report (https://www.nlchp.org/documents/Housing-Not-Handcuffs) on the criminalization of homelessness, which reviewed trends in 187 cities over the past ten years. Laws criminalizing living in ve ...
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 11:23AM
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Dr. King Sends Letter to States Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in Schools
U.S. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. sent a letter today urging state leaders to end the use of corporal punishment in schools, a ...
Posted Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 at 9:53AM
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In the year 2000, cancer was the leading cause of death in only two states. Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2014 report was released, showing that cancer is now competing with heart disease to be the leading cause of death i ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2016 at 6:25PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!: USDE PARENT BULLETIN: Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Education today released a report, “Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education,” building on the Administration ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2016 at 3:25PM
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Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released a video statement recently on the FBI’s newly announced 2015 Hate Crime Statistics as well as on recent media reports of alleged hate crimes and harassment around the country. The ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2016 at 2:00PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!: Free Webinar November 22, 2016, at 3p.m.-4p.m.
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Posted Monday, November 21st 2016 at 11:51AM
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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK:
International Education Week is currently taking place to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. IEW knows no bounds as schools, colleges and universities, embassies, internationa ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2016 at 11:12AM
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