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Lebanon: At least 12,000 children displaced in Ein El-Hilweh Camp as violence enters its fifth day
On August 3, 2023 BEIRUT, 03 August 2023 – About 20,000 people including an estimated 12,000 children have been forced from their homes during five days of violence in Lebanon’s largest…
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‘We’re just trying to feed kids:’ Lunch prices in public schools spike amid budget cuts
By Kayla Jimenez On August 9, 2023 On a plane in July, Nicole Melia traveled from Philadelphia to Denver to meet with other school nutrition directors from across the nation…
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Florida Schools Try to Adapt to New Rules on Gender, Bathrooms and Pronouns
By Dana Goldstein On August 10, 2023 As schools start, it’s been more paperwork, a culling of reading lists, as well as new regulations about bathrooms. As a new school…
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Arkansas Warns School Districts Not to Offer A.P. African American Studies
By Dana Goldstein On August 14, 2023 What’s New In the latest conflict between the College Board and conservative policymakers, the Arkansas Department of Education warned schools on Monday —…
Read MoreUS Department of Labor Announces More than $69M Funding Available to Help Youth, Young Adults with Disabilities Connect with Good Jobs
On August 10, 2023 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of more than $69 million in funding over a five-year budget period to support the development of…
Read MoreDepartment of Labor to Offer Online Seminars for Employers, Workers in September on Recent Updates in Regulations for Federal Contractors
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it will offer online compliance seminars in September for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders to provide information on recent…
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Inditex against ageism: Ángela Molina, the new face of Zara at 67
By Beatrice Garcia On August 13, 2023 The award-winning Spanish actress is the star of the advertising campaign for Zara’s new collection. With this move, the fashion giant goes one…
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First U.S. AI hiring discrimination lawsuit settled by EEOC
By StacyThomas On August 11, 2023 Chinese tutoring group used AI hiring software to drop older applicants The first Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) AI hiring dispute has been settled,…
Read MoreRecognizing Contributions The Older Generation Made In Our Communities
By Maryann Spanos On May 15, 2023 May is Older American’s Month, the time to celebrate all older adults and recognize the contributions older people are making in our communities…
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