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'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like

'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like

On Sept. 18, Governor Ned Lamont announced at a press conference that effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Connecticut minimum wage will be increased from $15.00 per hour to $15.69 per hour. State legislation signed by Lamont in 2019 allowed for five incremental increases in the minimum wage between 2019 and 2023, followed by future adjustments...

America’s immigration has reached record-breaking levels having weighty consequences domestically and internationally.Based on the Census Bureau’s 2023 Current Population Survey, the estimated

Few Chicago third-grade students can read at grade level. Even fewer low income and minority students are at grade level in reading. Research shows this is a warning sign for Chicago students’ academic success and subsequent earning potential.

PORTLAND, USA, Oct 04 (IPS) - America’s immigration has reached record-breaking levels having weighty consequences domestically and internationally.

This edition of The Policy Shop is by policy analyst Hannah Schmid. Third grade is a critical point in a child’s education. Their futures are often locked in by their ability to read at the end of that year. The chances of graduating high school can be predicted at that point. Their future earnings as adults may...

/PRNewswire/ -- Less than half of U.S. adults (41%) believe businesses should take a public stance on current events, down from 48% in 2022. The latest...

Few Illinois third-grade students can read at grade level. Even fewer low-income and minority students are at grade level in reading. Research shows this is a warning sign for Illinois students’ academic success and adult earning potential.

Goodbye, Colorado,” the Rocky Mountain News announced in 2009, after nearly 150 years in print. “Our time chronicling the life of Denver and Colorado, the nation and the world is