Homeroom

APRIL 26, 2024

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Across the country 41 schools, 10 districts, one early learning center, and three postsecondary institutions were named. School systems across the U.S. are implementing environmental education standards, flipping the switch on solar Continue Reading The post U.S.

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Paul Cairney

APRIL 26, 2024

Many policy concepts try to sum up the same story about modern governance: complex policy problems do not respect traditional government boundaries, and require collaborative responses across government and between governmental and non-governmental actors.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 26, 2024

A lack of skills holds back tens of millions of people from finding jobs, growing in their careers, and adapting to today’s business opportunities. For example, an estimated 920 million people globally have an education that does not match their job 1 , while 60% of workers will require new training before 2027 but only some have access to adequate training opportunities 2.

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Homeroom

APRIL 26, 2024

Update about Federal Student Aid Next week, FSA will begin the next phase in years long work to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. These improvements have been in the making for years and are an exciting and necessary step in transitioning key aspects of the PSLF program, including customer service, to the Continue Reading The post PSLF Processing Improvements: What Borrowers Can Expect appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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GCN

APRIL 26, 2024

State grants are infusing over $3.7 million into helping rural communities build collaborative, innovative solutions to address child care needs across South Dakota.

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The City Fix

APRIL 26, 2024

With growing urban populations and increases in cars, trucks and buses, cities are poised to experience more harmful pollution threatening people’s health and livelihoods. But some cities around the world are turning to an emerging solution called zero-emission zones (ZEZs). These are designated.

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The Lowe Down

APRIL 26, 2024

The facade of the Federal Reserve Bank. After the COVID-19 pandemic, criticism regarding the Federal Reserve’s forecasting capabilities of economic variables has increased. From Wall Street CEOs like Jamie Dimon to think tanks like The Hoover Institution the consensus has been that the Fed’s human and institutional errors not only create inaccurate forecasts but that these forecasts lead to bad monetary policy.

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GCN

APRIL 26, 2024

Opponents of the bills call the trend a ‘manufactured crisis’ that could affect legitimate tenant protections.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 26, 2024

This blog is part of a series highlighting NLC’s City Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE) Network. Cities in the network have committed to implementing new policies, programs, and practices that increase economic opportunity for residents through small business ownership and entrepreneurship.

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GCN

APRIL 26, 2024

Tomorrow’s demographic, environmental, and technological trends require planning and action today.

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Speaker: Noratek

Maintaining parks and recreation facilities efficiently is no easy task, especially when faced with scheduling issues, aging infrastructure, and inconsistent inspections. Join us for this insightful webinar where we explore the most common challenges departments like yours are facing and how digital tools like CityReporter can help you streamline operations, ensure safety, and make better use of your resources.

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GCN

APRIL 26, 2024

Republican officials want to tell automakers that get big financial incentives for new factories that they have to use secret ballots during unionization efforts.

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