policy

  • ‘ALL IN for Safe Schools’ addresses immigration, LGBTQ policy

    This month the ALL IN for Safe Schools coalition is releasing resources for early childhood educators – including preschools and daycare centers, on how to follow the law and create safe spaces for families during this time of increased immigration enforcement. The one-pager advises providers to update their emergency contacts, so...
  • Judge pauses Trump policy cutting off schools, shelters to certain immigrants

    Adam Echelman CalMatters California’s soup kitchens, homeless shelters and preschools can continue to serve those without legal status, at least temporarily, according to a decision on September 10 by a U.S. district court judge in Rhode Island. In July, four federal departments — Education, Justice, Health and Human Services...
  • Why a new Trump policy could expel thousands of adult students from classes

    Adam Echelman CalMatters As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students. In a memo earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said adult students without legal status must be banned from federally...
  • Fabricantes de envases compostables de CA piden cambios en políticas

    Las empresas californianas que fabrican materiales de embalaje compostables afirman que sus productos podrían contribuir significativamente al problema de la contaminación por plástico, pero solo con cambios en las políticas estatales y federales. California aprobó el Proyecto de Ley 54 del Senado en 2022. Este exige que los envases...
  • CA makers of compostable packaging call for state, federal policy changes

    California companies making compostable packaging materials said their products could make a huge dent in the problem of plastic pollution but only with changes to state and federal policy. California passed Senate Bill 54 in 2022. It requires single-use packaging and plastic foodware to be either recyclable or compostable...
  • Educators sue to block Trump anti-DEI policy

    The American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association are suing the Trump administration over a threat of funding cuts and investigations of schools that integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their policies or lessons. The letter schools received purports to reinforce anti-discrimination laws – but casts efforts...
  • The new immigration policy: No undocumented migrant is safe

    As anticipated, the administration of President Donald Trump has intensified its “targeted” immigration policy actions with detentions in cities like Chicago and repatriations in military aircraft. The priority of immigration agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are those migrants who represent a risk to public safety or...
  • Hacer realidad el sueño americano para todos requiere reformas políticas audaces

    Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services La desigualdad de ingresos está en su punto más alto en Estados Unidos, pero las políticas progresistas que dan más influencia a los trabajadores podrían revertir décadas de crecimiento salarial estancado, especialmente para los trabajadores de bajos ingresos. “Cuando pienso en el sueño americano,...
  • Realizing the American Dream for All Requires Bold Policy Reforms

    Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Income inequality is at an all time high in the US, but progressive policies that give more leverage to workers could reverse decades of stagnant wage growth, especially for lower-income workers. “When I think about the American dream, I think about people being able...
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