Por: The Advocate Opinion October 11, 2022
St. Helena Parish School District — like so many small, rural, low-socioeconomic and majority African American districts — faces real and tangible barriers compared to more affluent districts. Even with constant flux in accountability standards over the years, districts like ours have made noticeable progress. That progress is likely to be erased if the Louisiana Department of Education's proposed accountability reforms are... + full article
The Advocate USA Business October 10, 2022
Population declines will continue to drive a years-long economic slide in Louisiana's rural areas, and the 29 parishes outside the state's nine metropolitan areas could lose nearly 3,000 non-farm jobs by 2025, according to a new forecast from economist Loren Scott.The... + más
Roads, water and depopulation: Tour gives rural officials chance to raise issues with state leaders | The Advocate
Beautiful And Deadly: A Disproportionate Number Of People Die On America’s Rural Roads | Forbes
New York Post USA Nation October 04, 2022
New York spends nearly twice the national average — “without delivering above-average results in achievement,” budget watchdogs said Monday. This school year, state support will top $34 billion across more than 700 local districts — a 6.7% increase since last school... + más
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US TV advertisers will spend close to $20 billion in this year's upfronts | Business Insider
The Boston Globe USA Politics October 04, 2022
Boston City Council redistricting leaders on Monday proposed a new set of boundaries for council districts, an early but important milestone as the body races to meet an early November deadline.Councilors Liz Breadon and Brian Worrell, the chair and vice chair of the... + más
Judge rules New York’s bipartisan redistricting commission can redraw Assembly maps | New York Daily News
With School Board election maps in legal limbo, Baton Rouge may just use the old one. | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business October 02, 2022
WEST MONROE — In a low-slung conference room in the West Monroe Convention Center, Mer Rouge native Meryl Kennedy had questions.The 34-year old CEO of a Morehouse Parish-based rice mill, Kennedy had come to the meeting on a sunny September morning to hear from state officials... + más
PGA Tour countersuit accuses LIV Golf of unfair tactics | WPLG Local 10
Forbes USA Life September 30, 2022
A disproportionate number of people die on America’s rural roads. Governors Highway Safety Association Rural roads may be beautiful, but nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas. In 2020, the risk of dying... + más
Plan for 300 homes in rural area worries east Seminole residents | Orlando Sentinel
More people than ever are surviving cancer in the U.S., study shows, as research and treatment see unprecedented progress | CBS News
Los Angeles Times USA Nation September 25, 2022
In Kneeland, which isn’t so much a town as a rural fire station and a smattering of homes in the forest, the school has long been the lifeblood of the community. And it has long felt a little fragile. Perched on a mountaintop in Humboldt County, amid coastal redwoods and... + más
Top CPS officials privately warned a new Near South school could undermine neighboring schools, harm Black students | Chicago Sun Times
New Yorkers, facing poorly performing schools, need more choice | New York Post
The Advocate USA Politics September 23, 2022
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley proposed Thursday that students in kindergarten, first, second, third and fourth grades who are not reading on grade level be required to undergo 30 hours of summer remediation or repeat the grade.The plan, which would take effect... + más
Playing with your emotions? A Boston video game startup aims to help kids regulate their behavior. | The Boston Globe
Named after the late Steve Carter, state to provide $1,000 vouchers to ease reading woes | The Advocate
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