Published on December 13, 2012. Tags: Ashley Lopez, Labor Unions, Michigan, Right to Work, Washington Post
Ashley Lopez: In Florida, unions don’t have the same power they do in other states. What does that mean for the Sunshine State?
Published in Blog, Business, Economy, Government
Published on September 9, 2012. Tags: Alfonso "Fanuli" Fanjul, Altria Group, American Crystal Sugar, American Crystal Sugar Co., American Sugar Refining, An American Son, Asociación de Usuarios de Edulcorantes, Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes, Barack Obama, Belle Glade, Bill Clinton, Bill Nelson, Butch Wilson, California, Cámara de Comercio de Estados Unidos, Cámara de Representantes, Cámara de Representantes de la Florida, Centro Collins de Política Pública, Comisión de Agricultura del Senado, Comité Nacional Demócrata, Condado Glades, Condado Hendry, Condado Martin, Condado Palm Beach, Connie Mack, Cooperativa de Cultivadores de Caña de Azúcar de la Florida, Cuba, D.C., Dakota del Norte, de los Alimentos y los Empleos, Debbie Stabenow, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Estados Unidos, Everglades, Everglades Trust y Americans for Tax Reform, Florida, Florida Crystals Corp., Grandes Planicies, Granjas de la Florida, Grover Norquist, Hawaii, Indiana, Inglaterra, Kenneth Starr, Keria Smith, Kraft Foods, Lago Okeechobee, Lance deHaven-Smith, Ley de los Agricultores, Ley de Reforma Agrícola, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mexico, Michael Wohlgenant, Michigan, Mike Haridopolos, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, Monica Lewinsky, Museo de Clewiston, Nueva York, Oficina de Fiscalización del Gobierno (GAOOficina de Fiscalización del Gobierno GAO, Pahokee, Pittsburgh, Portugal, Richard Lugar, Rick Roth, Roth Farms, South Central Florida Express, Tea Party, Texas, Tom Rooney, U.S. Steel, U.S. Sugar Corp, U.S. Sugar y Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, United Sugars Corp., Universidad Estatal de Carolina del Norte, Universidad Estatal de la Florida, Washington, Weaver Popcorn Co.
Amy Green: El sector azucarero invierte fuerte para proteger un sistema de apoyo a los precios que les cuesta a los consumidores unos $2,000 millones al año en costos adicionales de alimentación.
Published in Economy, Environment, Español, Government, Politics
Published on April 20, 2012. Tags: Academy for Urban School Leadership, Alyson Klein, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Antoinette Konz, Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts High, Baltimore, Barbara VanSweden, Boston, Brian Rosenthal, Bridgeport, Caitlin Scott, Calverton Middle School, Catalyst Chicago, Center Consolidated School District, Center on Education Policy, Chicago, City, Clark County, Colorado, Conn., Council of Chief State School Officers, Council of Great City Schools, D.C., Democrats, Department of Education: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, DePue High School, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, Ed News Colorado, Education Week, Everyone Graduates Center, Fitzgerald School District, Fla., Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida school districts, Friendship Preparatory Academy, Garrison Middle School, George Welsh, Global Partnership Schools, GothamSchools, Government Accountability Office, Grover Cleveland High School, Hancock High School, Harding High School, Idaho, Indiana, Indianapolis Star, Jasmine Dukes, Jason Snyder, Jennifer Brown, Jennifer Jordan, Jennifer Shea, Jim Larson, Johns Hopkins University, Keith Rheaul, Ky., Las Vegas Sun, Leslie Postal, Lionel Jackson Jr., Liz Bowie, Lori Higgins, Louisville, Manuel Rivera, Mark Coscarella, Maryland, Mass Insight Education, Mc Nelly Torres, Memorial Middle School, Michigan, Michigan Department of Education, N.Y., Nancy Mitchell, Nevada, New York City, No Child Left Behind Act, Orlando, Orlando Sentinel, Pam Glynn, Paul Takahashi, Peter Zamora, Philip Yaccick, Philissa Cramer, President Obama, Providence Journal, Pueblo, Queens Vocational High School, Rachel Cromidas, Republicans, Robert Balfanz, Rochester, Rudy Crew, Sarah Karp, School Improvement Grant (SIG), School Turnaround Group, Scott Elliott, Seattle Times, Teach for America, The Baltimore Sun, The Connecticut Mirror, The Courier-Journal, The Denver Post, The Hechinger Report, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Senate Committee, Vicki Sacco, Washington, West Seattle Elementary School, Weston Preparatory Academy
Alyson Klein: After two years, questions remain about the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools.
Published in Education, Government