STANFORD, California, Oct. 31 -- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching issued the following news release: RALEIGH, NC--The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) has been awarded a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to pilot the Skills for the Future (SFF) project in North Carolina. This initiative is part of a national effort to measure and incorporate durable skills into education systems, equipping students with the competencies n  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) submitted comments yesterday urging bank regulators to end bank-fintech partnerships that engage in predatory lending, evade the law, and pose a high risk of unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and violations of consumer protection laws. Some b  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * * Enterprise Risk Management processes continue to be undervalued by boards and executives * As organizational risks increase in volume and complexity, risk oversight processes are lacking in robustness and maturity * * * The latest report by AICPA & CIMA and North Carolina State University's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative confirms that risks  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- George Washington University issued the following news: GW Experts Available to Comment Dengue Fever is on the rise in the US, a trend that experts say is connected to climate change and the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A news story by Vice notes that Florida has seen an uptick in Dengue Fever because the standing water left behind by the deadly storms offers a breeding ground for the disease vector-mosquitoes. North Carolina has also reported an increase   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: In the last days before the November 5 election, People For the American Way Foundation's nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote campaign is making its final push to reach 3.5. million Black men, via direct peer-to-peer text messages, for voter turnout in 21 states -- Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Mis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Ahead of this November's elections, the Sierra Club is contacting voters across several states--Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, and where the office of State Treasurer is on the ballot to educate and mobilize its base around the importance of the role for the climate and workers' savings. State Treasurers hold key roles with public pension funds, manage state finances, and can play a signific  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 1 -- 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: NEW YORK, NY - In partnership, the Transgender Law Center, the National LGBTQ Task Force, and Way to Rise have purchased space in North Carolina and Georgia for a 30-second ad titled "Defiance," in response to  more