Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-05-03/education/pa-house-committee-approves-private-schools-voucher-increase/a66363-1 May 3, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Advocates for public schools in Pennsylvania say there’s no data to show whether students receiving vouchers have improved academic outcomes. (smolaw11/AdobeStock) HARRISBURG, … Continued
From Catholic Legal Immigration Network (https://cliniclegal.org/): Join us in calling on the Administration to protect Venezuelans from being forced to return to unsafe conditions at home. Venezuela has been enduring civil unrest and massive food and medicine shortages, forcing millions … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Make today the day you support Pennsylvania anti-hunger programs by sending an email to your State Senator and Representative! Read the message to legislators at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/30c384_e83d69fc2fda4a78bd3fe81da3982316.pdf. Then go to https://hungerfreepa.salsalabs.org/2019springstatelegislativeactionalert/index.html to send your email. FINALLY, please … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Thank you to our friends at Sojourners for publishing a version of this article, titled “Medicine Monopolies Are Poised to Get Worse”, by our editor. Click here if you want to see the article as it was … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, Congress is considering the level of funding for detention, deportation, and border militarization for next fiscal year (FY 2020). These funds are at the expense of investments in education, healthcare, and humanitarian assistance. … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): You have to keep your eyes on Harrisburg — the Senate Local Government Committee is about to run the dangerous “Sue Our Cities Bill,” SB 531. This bill lets the greedy gun lobby sue Pa towns and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/23/coming-mass-extinction-caused-human-destruction-could-wipe-out-1-million-species Published on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 by Common Dreams Far-reaching global assessment details how humanity is undermining the very foundations of the natural world By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) are seen inside a … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/04/24/promising-signs-america-waking-student-debt-crisis Published on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 by Common Dreams By Sean McElwee Protestors gather in Parliament Square during a march against student university fees on November 19, 2014 in London, England. (Photo: Rob Stothard/Getty Images) The revolution … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-04-29/immigrant-issues/union-says-pennsylvania-needs-immigrants/a66316-1 April 29, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window At the Philadelphia International Airport, many immigrants work as airport cleaners, wheelchair assistants and baggage handlers. (Björn Wylezich/Adobe Stock) PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): This month, Congress will have a chance to take a major step toward solving the climate crisis. Back in 2015, the United States committed to cut carbon emissions by at least 26 percent by 2032 as part … Continued