America's Promise Alliance

Weekly News Highlights

7/30/2010

Compiled by La Donna Williams

Civil rights groups are picking the wrong fight with President Obama [Ruth Marcus opinion column] – July 30 Washington Post 

'Hard Truth' on Education – July 29 Wall Street Journal

Students Learn The Challenges Of Poverty – July 29 Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

Standards Raised, More Students Fail Tests - July 28 New York Times

Investing in youth to rebuild our future – July 28 The Hill

States setting pace on school change; Obama agenda stalled in Congress - July 28 Washington Post

Impact Of Childhood Obesity Goes Beyond Health – July 28 NPR

The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers – July 27 New York Times

18 States and District of Columbia Are Finalists for Education Grants - July 27 New York Times

Childhood Poverty is Growing - July 27 Journal Gazette

Founding a Charity at 6, and Walking Across the Country for It at 12 – July 27 New York Times

College Students Hide Hunger, Homelessness - July 27 NPR

President Obama to Defend Education Plan - July 27 Politico

Career as Teacher, Tutor Shows Pattern of Abuse That Goes Back Decades – July 25 Washington Post

The D.C. teacher firings [Editorial] – July 25 Washington Post

Childhood Hunger in the United States – July 22 NPR

Giving Kids Booze, Medicines Can Be Child Abuse – July 22 U.S. News & World Report 

Deficit Worries Slow Funding of Obama Homeless Programs – July 21 The Hill

Many States Adopt National Standards for Their Schools – July 21 New York Times

President Obama to Push Congress on Pay-Fairness Bill – July 20 USA TODAY

R.I Shelters Packed with Homeless Families - July 17 Providence Journal