D.C. council finance chair Evans opposes soda tax proposal
Council member Mary M. Cheh plans to continue to push for citywide soda tax proposal, even though the chairman of the Finance Committee is refusing to hold a hearing on it and doesn't want it enacted
Delaware Becomes Smokefree
The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday, May 14, 2002, that bans smoking in bars, restaurants and casinos and makes Delaware's smokefree law one of the nation's toughest. Already approved by the House, the Clean Indoor Air Act will take effect six months after Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signs the bill, which she has said she will do.
Empowering Rural School Districts: A Vision Unfulfilled
The Race to the Top program was billed as an opportunity for any school district in America to compete for a chance to win funds and bring innovative educational approaches to their students. Unfortunately, very few small, rural school districts made the cut
Working to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Medical professionals, faith leaders and policy makers are helping put plans in place so communities can reduce childhood obesity
Should Feds Host Separate Competitions for Rural Schools?
Although the U.S. Department of Education has attempted to address disparities in competitive grant competitions for rural and small districts, one rural advocate says those efforts haven’t worked and the time has come to create separate competitions for rural schools
Save the Children’s Literacy Programs in Rural America: Evaluation That Informs Scale-Up
A major goal of Save the Children (STC) in the United States is to improve the literacy skills of children who live in the nation’s poorest rural communities, including locations in Appalachia, the Southeast, the Mississippi River Delta, the Gulf Coast, the Southwest, and California’s Central Valley