Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Sunday July 26, 2020 ( 14 items ) |
American College of Sports Medicine Supports National Youth Sports Week
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 24 -- The American College of Sports Medicine issued the following news release on July 23:
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has announced its support of National Youth Sports Week, July 20-24, 2020. As the global authority for exercise science, sports medicine and promoting the benefits of physical activity, ACSM shares the vision of National Youth Sports Week to advocate, collaborate and promote healthy lifestyles for all children, regardless of resou
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Association of College Unions International: Volunteer Development Team Audits Practices, Procedures
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 24 -- The Association of College Unions International issued the following news:
Over the last year ACUI's Board of Trustees worked to establish annual priorities to accompany strategic guideposts that guide the Association's planning and assessment processes. To that end, ACUI's Volunteer Development Team used those guideposts and priorities to review existing policies and to formulate new goals for improving the volunteer experience. As those goals were being create
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Brady Calls for Community Resources, Funding, Following Mass Shooting in Chicago
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on July 22:
Following the mass shooting in Chicago's South Side neighborhood last night, Brady calls for renewed attention to the need to properly support community violence reduction programs and reduce the flow of crime guns into the community. The violence we see on the South Side of Chicago only proves that we need to redress systemic issues rooted in historic racism, structures founded in wh
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Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice Praises S.C. Gov. McMaster for Empowering Students, Families During COVID-19 Pandemic
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 21 -- The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice issued the following statement by President and CEO Robert Enlow:
EdChoice, a national nonprofit organization that promotes state-based educational choice programs, released the following statement today following South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's announcement of SAFE Grants, a scholarship program that will empower working and low-income families with access to an educational environment of their choice.
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Hendricks County Community Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Public Schools
AVON, Indiana, July 24 -- The Hendricks County Community Foundation issued the following news release:
On July 10, the Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) made a $15,000 grant to Hendricks County public schools to support the students' and staff needs as schools reopen. The coronavirus pandemic has created challenges for public education as schools plan to reopen in Hendricks County at the end of July since closing in March to prevent the spread of the virus. Teaching and learning occu
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In Two New Teach Plus Reports, Indiana Teachers Address Positive School Discipline and Social Emotional Learning in Teacher Preparation
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 21 -- Teach Plus, a 501(c)3 non-profit that empowers excellent, experienced teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release:
The disruption to daily life and learning during COVID-19 has caused stress, anxiety, and increased trauma for students, families, and educators that will certainly impact the return to school this fall. In new reports, Teach Plus Indiana Teaching Policy Fell
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Indiana State Medical Association: Physicians Applaud Indiana's Face Mask Mandate to Contain COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 23 -- The Indiana State Medical Association issued the following statement by President Lisa Hatcher in response to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's announcement that face masks will be mandated statewide for Hoosiers effective July 27:
"The Indiana State Medical Association applauds Gov. Holcomb's courageous leadership to require face masks for all Hoosiers throughout the state.
"This mandate is a necessary step to reverse the rising trend of COVID-19 and protect India
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Lumina Foundation: As America Faces Its Racial Equity Challenges, HBCUs Provide Critical Solutions
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 21 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following news release:
While college students are experiencing the uncertainties caused by a global pandemic, racial injustice, and high unemployment rates, those same circumstances present the opportunity to build one of the most resilient and influential graduating classes in recent history, according to Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard University.
"We will have a very gilded and golden generation that will be produ
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MALDEF: U.S. Citizenship Is Not Required for Legal Name Change in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 24 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release:
A Court of Appeals of Indiana has taken the final step in the process and certified a decision that a state name-change law does not require a petitioner to be a U.S. citizen to change their name.
The ruling, issued last week, is now the guiding law in the state of Indiana, and when non-citizens and transgender people face challenges to changing their name, they can cite t
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NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice: Over 150 Indiana Catholic Sisters to Senator Braun - Emergency Election Funding Is Critical for Elderly
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice issued the following news release:
Over 150 Indiana Catholic Sisters signed the NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice letter urging Senator Mike Braun and Congressional leaders to provide states with emergency funding and guidance to address both voting rights and public safety concerns during the COVID-19 crisis. The letter states:
"As Christians, we are called to care for the frail and the elderly and to protect the most vu
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Project Lead the Way Delivers Distance Learning Support to Teachers, Students and Caregivers Across America
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 20 -- Project Lead The Way issued the following news release:
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) released distance learning support, a full suite of resources that schools can utilize to enhance their distinct distance learning needs for teachers, students, and caregivers. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact communities across America differently, PLTW's distance learning support will be available through different platforms such as distance learning guides, tra
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Society of Professional Journalists: PBS FRONTLINE Earns SPJ Ethics in Journalism Award
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 23 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news:
The Society of Professional Journalists is bestowing the 2020 Ethics in Journalism Award to PBS FRONTLINE for its Transparency Project.
The Ethics in Journalism Award honors journalists or news organizations that perform in an outstanding ethical manner demonstrating the ideals of the SPJ Code of Ethics.
FRONTLINE's Transparency Project provides its audience with ways to search, experience and
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The Mind Trust Invests $50,000 in Five Local Community Organizations Serving Indianapolis Youth of Color
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 23 -- The Mind Trust issued the following news release:
The Mind Trust announced that it has awarded $50,000 in School-Community Partnership Investments (SCPI) to five local nonprofit organizations that primarily serve Indianapolis youth of color. The five organizations are: Asante Children's Theatre, a program of Asante Art Institute; Bloom Project, Inc.; Kheprw Institute; La Plaza; and The Champion Project. SCPI funds will be used to deepen the impact each organiza
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Transgender Law Center: U.S. Citizenship Is Not Required for Legal Name Change in Indiana
OAKLAND, California, July 24 -- Transgender Law Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to change law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression, issued the following news release on July 23:
A Court of Appeals of Indiana has taken the final step in the process and certified a decision that a state name-change law does not require a petitioner to be a U.S. citizen to change their name.
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