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February 2022
NYC High School Graduation Rates Up as State Requirements Lowered
Graduation rates in New York City rose to 81% last school year, about 2 percentage points higher than the previous year, state officials announced Wednesday. Across the state, 86% of students graduated — roughly 1…
Iowa Senate advances bill to expand maternal support programs
Under a bill the Iowa Senate advanced Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Human Services would expand options for a statewide maternal support program through nonprofit organizations. Two million dollars would be appropriated from the state’s…
Your sense of privacy evolved over millennia – that puts you at risk today but could improve technology tomorrow
Many people think of privacy as a modern invention, an anomaly made possible by the rise of urbanization. If that were the case, then acquiescing to the current erosion of privacy might not be particularly alarming. As calls for…
Home schooling nearly doubled in NYC since pandemic’s start
Mirroring trends across the nation, the number of children being home-schooled has dramatically increased in New York City. This school year, roughly 14,800 children across the five boroughs have opted to learn outside of school…
Feds providing Pennsylvania with $171M for electric vehicle charging stations
Pennsylvania is set to receive an estimated $171 million in federal funding over the next five years to build the commonwealth’s network of electric vehicle charging stations along major highways. The funding is part of…
NY farmers call on Hochul to not implement 40-hour OT threshold for laborers
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters earlier this week her office is continuing to review a recommendation that would reduce the overtime threshold for farmworkers, a move critics claim would devastate the state’s agricultural…
Bucking national trends, NYC’s 2021 graduation rates inched up as state eased requirements
Graduation rates in New York City rose to 81% last school year, roughly 2 percentage points higher than the previous year, state officials announced Wednesday. Across the state, 86% of students graduated — roughly 1…
Health care providers brace for consequences of federal vaccine mandate
As of Monday, there are mainly three types of health care workers in Montana. Those with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, those with an exemption because of their religious belief or medical…
Adams’ Key Criminal Justice Office Has No Leader
The plan to shut down Rikers Island, funding for violence-interrupter groups and criminal data analysis all fall under the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, commonly referred to as “MOC-J.” During the pandemic, the office has…