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Stay up-to-date on the latest Appleseed reports, advocacy campaigns, and accomplishments through our free weekly online newsletter, Appleseed This Week.
Recent issues are archived below. For issues from past quarters, use the following links. Subscribe here.
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| Tim Mayopoulos Begins Term as Appleseed Board Co-Chair |
| March 4, 2010 |
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Appleseed is delighted to announce that, as of last week's National Board of Directors meeting in Washington, D.C., Tim Mayopoulos has begun his two-year term as board co-chair. Mayopoulos succeeds Jim Rogers, a retired Latham & Watkins partner, who steps down after having brilliantly fulfilled his two-year term, and joins fellow co-chair Steve Gates, special counsel for Mayer Brown. Read more...
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| New Federal Credit Card Rules Protect Consumers |
| February 25, 2010 |
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In an important step forward for consumer protection, new rules curbing unfair billing practices by credit card companies took effect Feb. 22 under the federal Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act. Read more...
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| New Brochures Help Parents Advocate for Their Schoolchildren |
| February 18, 2010 |
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Parents of students who attend "failing schools" under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)/Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have several options for securing better educational opportunities for their children. Appleseed's two new "Making It Clear" brochures, released this month, identify those choices and provide a roadmap on how best to exercise them. Read more...
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| Connecticut Center Works to Keep Kids in School |
| February 11, 2010 |
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Responding to disproportionate levels of disciplinary incidents involving low-income and minority students across the state, Connecticut Appleseed is working to formulate a list of best practices for addressing the disciplinary challenges faced by school districts. Read more...
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| ABA Joins Effort to Reform the U.S. Immigration Court System |
| February 4, 2010 |
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Affirming several Appleseed proposals for reforming the U.S. immigration court system, the American Bar Association this week released a report calling for new policies and practices to ensure due process for immigrants facing deportation. Read more...
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| SC Appleseed Shows Dire Consequences of Cutting Child Serivces |
| January 28, 2010 |
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Sparking outrage and condemnation nationwide, South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer this week compared government assistance programs to "feeding stray animals" in an attempt to justify limiting access to free and reduced-price school meals, one of many vital child support programs suffering heavy cutbacks this year. Read more...
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| Appleseed Delves into Elder Justice Issues |
| January 21, 2010 |
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Seeking to protect vulnerable seniors from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, Appleseed is delving into elder justice, a critical initiative that will apply the network's expertise in matters of law, policy, and advocacy to a growing yet widely ignored problem. Read more...
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| The Impact of Teacher and Principal Contracts on Student Learning |
| January 14, 2010 |
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In a recent commentary published by The New Haven Register, Appleseed Director of Education Law & Policy Edwin Darden applauded both the New Haven Connecticut Public School District and its teachers' union for signing a new teacher contract that encourages aggressive action to improve low-performing "turnaround schools." Read more...
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| New Mexico Center Spurs School Lunch Reform to Combat Child Hunger |
| January 7, 2010 |
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Prompted by the recommendations of New Mexico Appleseed, the state's education and human services departments are now automatically enrolling students monthly in free and reduced price meal programs, ensuring that fewer local children go hungry at school. Read more...
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