Washington Post (blog) |
Five reasons standardized testing isn’t likely to let up
Washington Post (blog) [Related: The important things standardized tests don’t measure]. By Anya Kamenetz. Between kindergarten and … Among the top donors to public schools are the Gates family, the Broad family, and the Walton family. They make up what Diane Ravitch calls … |
MLive.comSaginaw News reporter Brad Devereaux wins State Bar of Michigan award for …MLive.comThe series, consisting of more than 50 articles, details ongoing legal and insurance problems for the village of Oakley related in part to its large reserve …
International Business Times |
Chicago Teacher Pension Money Invested With Rahm Emanuel’s Friends and …
International Business Times It is the kind of transaction Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s much-touted ethics reforms appeared designed to halt: Chicago teachers’ pension money flowed to financial companies connected to some of the mayor’s friends and top donors. Emanuel, whose … |
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A Guidance Document From the American Society of Transplantation’s Living …
Medscape The ILDA should be integrated into the prospective donor’s evaluation to assess motivation and voluntary status, determine understanding of donation–related risks and benefits of follow-up, and either confirm the individual’s desire to proceed or … |
CNN |
Hillary Clinton donors frustrated by email controversy
CNN In a sign of Clinton’s strong ties with the Democratic elite and her dominance in the Democratic field as she heads into 2016, her top donors and supporters are coming out to publicly defend the former secretary of state as well as her team’s handling … Private email broke no rules: Hillary ClintonTimes of India Clinton says should have used government email addressReuters Hillary Clinton: I used one email ‘for convenience’fox13now.com |
Sacramento BeeObama calls for more rights for struggling student borrowersSacramento BeeBefore returning to Washington, Obama was to headline a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, which is beginning to gear up for the 2016 presidential ra…
65 pc kidney donors are women, 70 pc recipients menDeccan Herald… in renal donation and transplantation where women have a lower chance of receiving hemodialysis and kidney transplant than men, but they constitute the majority of living kidney donors…
Syracuse.com |
Taxpayers lose billions to telemarketers through charity fundraising
Syracuse.com When charities use telemarketers to raise money, donors and taxpayers end up losing, according to one charity expert. “If it were up to me there would be no telemarketers for charities,” said Doug White, a professor and charities expert at Columbia … |
Sacramento Bee |
Sacramento can do better than ‘plop art’ for arena if it holds an open competition
Sacramento Bee The budget includes $3 million in generous private donations; would the donors reconsider making their money contingent on the selection of this particular Koons sculpture? The goal is to get the best art possible. The question is: Is this sculpture … |
Philanthropy ManagerPro Bono AustraliaThe Philanthropy Manager is responsible for raising funds for the National Art School by developing and implementing programs that identify, cultivate, inform and involve existing and potential donors. Location: Sy…