Pregnancy Protection a Great First Step for Sick Leave Victories

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

New Orleans    Years ago, we picked up the issue of sick leave protection for workers in states and municipalities as a national evolution of the living wage campaigns.  The recession and other forces slowed progress, but still victories were claimed in the state of Connecticut, largely due to work led by the Working Families Party …

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The Coming End of Textbooks in Los Angeles, Nairobi and Beyond

ACORN ACORN International Citizen Wealth Education

Toronto  Colleges and universities increasingly are requiring students to show up for the first day of classes with their own computers or iPads, just like years ago standard equipment might have included a tablet, pens, pencils, and a lunch pail.  Los Angeles Unified School District, the 2nd largest school district in the country after New …

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