President Obama signed an Executive Order to enhance the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics so that it better serves communities across the country by engaging them in the process of improving the education of Latino Students. Among the...
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President Obama Signs Executive Order on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
President Obama signed an Executive Order to enhance the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics so that it better serves communities across the country by engaging them in the process of improving the education of Latino Students. Among the...
NASW Health Care Reform Roundup – February 5, 2010
In an effort to keep you informed of the work NASW is doing on health care reform, we will periodically send out a roundup of activities. Health Reform Update With the election of Senator Scott Brown (R-MA), there were concerns that health care reform would take a...
Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Back on the Table?
In November, groups hoping for the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy were disappointed when the Senate Armed Services indefinitely postponed a long awaited hearing on the matter. However, the issue was moved to the forefront during the State of the Union...
Michelle Obama and Military Families
First Lady Michelle Obama has made military families a priority throughout her time in the White House. First, she thanked veterans and their families privately for their contributions. Then, she publicly stated her support alongside Dr. Jill Biden at the 2009 World...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee: Peace Advocate
In October, Representative Barbara Lee (CA-9) introduced H.R. 3699, a bill to prohibit any funds being expended to increase the number of members of the United States armed forces serving in Afghanistan. The bill currently has 27 cosponsors and has been referred to...
Obama/Biden Administration’s Plan for Middle Class Families
Recognizing the impact of the economic recession on working families, President Obama and Vice President Biden held a meeting of the Middle Class Task Force on January 25, 2010 to discuss ways to reduce the financial burden for this group and increase investments for...
Supreme Court Ruling on Corporate and Union Spending
On Thursday, January 21, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In essence, this decision holds that corporations and unions may spend money from their general funds on political and campaign...