Posts Tagged The Commonwealth Institute
A Racial Divide for Mental Health Care Exists in Virginia
Posted by dmjones101 in Virginia's News on August 4, 2017
For years, lawmakers in Virginia have struggled to find ways to expand mental health care — with mixed results. A new report from the Commonwealth Institute finds a racial divide in terms of who gets help. Michael Pope has the story.
Report: Virginia’s Schools More Segregated Than a Decade Ago
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 8, 2016
Credit: Karen Apricot / Flickr
A recent report found that Virginia’s public schools are more segregated today than ten years ago. According to the report, students who are poor, black, and Latino in Virginia are increasingly isolated — attending schools with other students like themselves. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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From NPR News- As Border Apprehensions Decline For 5th Consecutive Month, Migrants Change Too November 15, 2019Officials say a Trump administration initiative requiring asylum-seekers to "remain in Mexico" is deterring border-crossers.
- Watchdog Report: Trump Official Punished Public Servant Over Her Iranian Heritage November 15, 2019The State Department's inspector general released a report concluding that Trump officials demoted a national security expert over her Iranian roots and the perception that she was disloyal to Trump.
- Amazon Appeals Pentagon's Choice Of Microsoft For $10 Billion Cloud Contract November 15, 2019Amazon cited "unmistakable bias" as it prepares to challenge its loss in federal court. This starts a new chapter in the contentious battle over the biggest U.S. cloud-computing contract, called JEDI.
- Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block New York Subpoenas For His Tax Records November 15, 2019The president and his lawyers are fighting two separate legal battles to gain access to his tax records. The other involves a subpoena for the documents issued by the House of Representatives.
- Rep. Jordan On Giuliani's Role In Ukraine Strategy: Trump Can 'Have Who He Wants' November 15, 2019The Ohio Republican fiercely defended President Trump, arguing that he has the right to involve his personal lawyer in diplomacy. Rudy Giuliani has become a key figure in the impeachment inquiry.
- As Border Apprehensions Decline For 5th Consecutive Month, Migrants Change Too November 15, 2019
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- General election 2019: Labour pledges free broadband for all November 15, 2019Labour would part-nationalise BT to deliver the policy and tax tech giants to help cover the £20bn cost.
- Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years November 15, 2019The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase "deeply alarming".
- Homelessness: Two former homeless people describe what life was like November 15, 2019Home affairs correspondent June Kelly talks to two young people who used to live rough.
- Meetings at work 'about therapy rather than solutions' November 15, 2019More managerial jobs generate more meetings, but they are not about making decisions, says a study.
- A beginner's guide to impeachment and Trump November 14, 2019Three BBC reporters break down the key points as the impeachment inquiry goes public.
- General election 2019: Labour pledges free broadband for all November 15, 2019
