Cincinnati public school board member Ozie Davis says, “This idea that we can have a reduction of poverty and create equity without disrupting the very traditional racist systems that are prevalent in Cincinnati has to be challenged.”
Climate Kids and the nonprofit backing them have won their time in court.
One could conclude that Republican party is, despite the conventional wisdom, the party that cares about those in need and puts its money where its mouth is. But the true picture is more complex, reflecting at best a real difference between the parties in the best way to approach the challenge of human need.
Homelessness is a serious issue, and we are glad that San Francisco tech billionaires agree. But how about including homeless people and their advocates in the discussion?
The approval process of changing a school’s operation and structure is often complicated and fraught with politics and unanticipated roadblocks. In Rochester, NY, community members are left wondering what forces were at work in the rejection of a community school plan.
If Google’s employees hold steady despite the lack of federal protection, they could not only end up changing their company’s policy on harassment, but become the vanguard that could help disrupt US labor law in the process.
While congressional and state candidate races get the most attention, this year’s midterm elections also include 155 state initiative measures. On many of these, nonprofits and philanthropy are playing very visible roles.
Microgrants are used to meet many nonprofit needs. Sometimes it works well; other times, not so much.
Young people’s activism, the excitement of new candidates, and the gap between what young people want and what is being offered by elected officials may show us something very different next Tuesday.
The sheriff of Montgomery County, Ohio, Phil Plummer, defines himself as small-government, low-taxes Republican. Still, he sees the need for higher education and volunteered to be the co-chair of Sinclair Community College’s levy campaign.
Newark, like Flint, has a large population of low-income people of color. As one Newark parent stated: “We already have mold, we don’t need lead. I’m afraid we’re getting sick. Nobody seems to care about us out here.”
Little more than two months after the passage of the Main Street Employee Ownership bill, Maine launched an initiative to help ensure the preservation of local jobs.