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We should be alarmed by schools’ creepy plan to monitor students – By Lori Bezahler

By Phillip on Monday, October, 21st, 2019 in Newsroom.

This year, students in Florida headed back to school for reading, writing and a new Big Brother. The Florida Schools Safety Portal, a statewide database, will collect, sort and analyze sensitive data about students to share with law enforcement. Created in response to the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, the portal is described Read more…


An unspeakable act puts pressure on CPD to solve cases involving missing women and girls

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 10th, 2019 in Newsroom.

On Saturday, May 25, “Mother’s Opposed to Violence Everywhere” (MOVE) will partner with the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) to hold a citywide conference to address the issue of missing women and girls in the Chicago area. “We want to offer safety precautions that we think will help in aiding our young ladies, whether it’s self-defense Read more…


Whether for or against a parcel tax, parents and advocates want more money for schools — but they don’t yet trust LAUSD to be a ‘good steward’

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

Parents and community advocates are divided on L.A. Unified’s Measure EE, a parcel tax on the June ballot that would raise about $500 million a year over a 12-year period for schools. However, a common thread connects them: They agree schools need more funding, but there’s also “distrust” over whether the district would use the money to advance Read more…


As Logan Housing Costs Skyrocket, New 100 Percent Affordable Housing Complex ‘Extremely Important’ Step In Right Direction, Ald. Says

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

A long-discussed plan to build an 100 percent affordable housing complex on the city-owned parking lot directly north of the Logan Square Blue Line station is moving forward. To build the project, Bickerdike needs a zoning change, which requires support from Ramirez-Rosa and the community under the alderman’s community-driven zoning process. So far, the proposal has Read more…


As suburban schools consider increased security, one Denver parent group wants DPS to dial back police presence

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

A day after a manhunt closed schools across the Front Range and suburban districts once again considered how to beef security, parents in Denver Public Schools gathered to share concerns about their students’ safety. They weren’t worried about school shootings. Instead, they talked about how increased police and security staff results in their children being Read more…


Bill Creating Tenant Unions Also Creates Rent Control

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

A group of Democrat Legislators proposed a package of bills aimed at protecting renters, including proposals to cap annual rent increases and to make it harder to evict tenants without just cause, the Los Angeles Times reported. However, housing advocates say the effects of rent control only become worse the longer the rent control continues. Rent control is Read more…


In Push To Preserve Affordable Housing In Albany Park, Developer Aims To Buy Up 250 Apartments

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

Under a $57 million plan announced this week, developer Celadon Holdings aims to buy up and renovate 250 units in Albany Park — and then maintain them as longterm affordable apartments. The developer is receiving a mix of tax-increment financing (TIF) funds, tax credits and additional financing to make the plan happen, said Scott Henry, Celadon principal. Read more…


5,800 Colorado kids in second grade or younger were suspended last year. State lawmakers want to reduce that.

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

A coalition has worked for 3 years to modify a Colorado law they say disproportionately affects minority and disabled students. It took a deal with rural educators to move forward. In the past, rural educators blocked reform over how suspensions are handled in the state. In 2017, the Colorado Rural School Alliance successfully argued that Read more…


New Mexico’s Community Garden Revolution

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

Community gardens in Española and Albuquerque reclaim agroecología, heirloom seeds, and cultural roots for the next generation. PROJECT FEED THE HOOD, a community garden initiative of the Southwest Organizing Project, started out in much the same way as the Healing Foods Oasis—with a blighted tract in a forgotten pocket of Albuquerque. Founded in 1980, SWOP began Read more…


Milwaukee County Board Approves Resolution Supporting Driver’s Licenses For All

By Phillip on Tuesday, September, 3rd, 2019 in Newsroom.

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on Thursday, March 21 adopted (14-2) a proposal from Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez to endorse portions of Governor Tony Evers’ budget that would restore full access to driver’s licenses for all Wisconsin residents, regardless of immigration status. “Expanding access to driver’s licenses will make the roads safer for everyone. When Read more…