By Pavol Stracansky MOSCOW (IPS) — NGOs working in Russia are facing more repression in the form of even tighter legislation on foreign funding as part of what some rights activists say is a concerted campaign to “liquidate” civil society in the country.Under legislation proposed earlier this month in the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament, […]
Rev. Wright Human Rights Award nominations sought
MADISON — The Department of Civil Rights – Equal Opportunities Division is seeking nominations for the 18th annual Reverend James C. Wright Human Rights Award. Nominations are due on Friday, May 22, and the award will be presented at the Common Council Meeting on June 17. The award honors the late Reverend James C. Wright […]
Madison schools align budget with Strategic Framework
MADISON — On April 28, the Madison Metropolitan School District presented the Board of Education with the preliminary budget for the 2014-15 school year, aligning resources with the district’s strategic framework.“We believe that our path to success —the path to closing opportunity gaps and seeing the best results for all children– depends on our ability […]
Madison schools align budget with Strategic Framework
MADISON — On April 28, the Madison Metropolitan School District presented the Board of Education with the preliminary budget for the 2014-15 school year, aligning resources with the district’s strategic framework.“We believe that our path to success —the path to closing opportunity gaps and seeing the best results for all children– depends on our ability […]
Local student awarded $5,000 Summit Faust Scholarship
MADISON — Khaleah Monger, a senior at La Follette High School in Madison, Wis., was awarded the Summit Faust Scholarship at the Boys & Girls Club Hearts for Helping event recently in Madison. The $5,000 continuing-education scholarship is awarded annually to eligible high school seniors who are members of the Boys & Girls Club of […]
Johnson-Crapo Housing Reform guided by weapons of mass deception about affordable housing goals
By Marc Morial J “The new Senate proposal to reform the housing finance system…lacks provisions to ensure that the housing finance system is fair and nondiscriminatory.” Joint statement of the National Urban League and other major civil rights and housing advocacy groupsA new housing reform proposal slated for a Senate Banking Committee vote next week could […]
Access celebrates opening of Joyce & Marshall Erdman Clinic
By Lynn Welch Gray clouds and spitting rain did not dampen the spirits of nearly 200 people who turned out on April 24 for the opening celebration of Access Community Health Centers’ new Joyce & Marshall Erdman Clinic.The event included a welcome from Access board of director’s member Betty Banks, followed by remarks from Access […]
Interview with Boys and Girls Club’s Karen Gallagher
“Always have the best interest of the kids at heart” A. David Dahmer “I love just hanging out with the kids. That makes me happy,” says Karen Gallagher, director of development for the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County. “I think we all get so caught up in our rules and our jobs and […]
Busking for Books
Literacy Network's Busking For Books A. David Dahmer On Saturday, April 26, dozens of local musicians and performance artists will perform up and down State Street to raise awareness and funds for Literacy Network's adult literacy programs while highlighting Madison's rich performing arts community. Black Star Drum Line, the Boys & Girls Club hip-hop drum […]
Schools still “separate and unequal”
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As the 60th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education approaches, a new report by the Economic Policy Institute found that schools are more segregated now than they were in 1980.The U.S. Supreme Court’s May 17, 1954 landmark decision […]
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