Taxpayers spending millions of pounds each year to clean blighted communities, MP warns
Fly-tipping is illegal dumping of liquid or solid waste on land or in water. Daily Express :: News Feed
Eight in 10 Brits think communities would benefit from more local businesses
A study shows where Brits wish to open their own business – and cafes, delis and pet boutiques have made the top 25 list. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Ministers buy 1,000 more defibrillators to aid communities
EXCLUSIVE: Major success for Daily Express Complete The Circuit campaign as ministers to buy 1,000 more defibrillators! Daily Express :: Health Feed
UK weather: Month of rain to fall tonight with flooding to leave communities cut off
THE MET Office has issued a dire warning to prepare for flooding across Britain as a month of torrential rain teamed with winds of up to 60mph threatens to cut off villages putting lives in danger. Daily Express :: News Feed
UK fishing communities ‘MUST reap benefits of leaving EU Fisheries Policy after Brexit’
Any economic benefits that come from leaving the Common Fisheries Policy under Brexit must be felt in the communities that depend on the sector, according to a report. The latest publication, part of a project by The UK in a Changing Europe, has called for an assessment of how fishing communities will be affected by […]
Julia Steiny: Without Strong Communities, Schools Will Fail
(Photo: In the Hive, 2012) In the world of school reform, there are two ways of thinking about kids’ families and backgrounds. A 2013 movie called In The Hive shows why we need a third. Approach #1: Focus all possible energy and resources on the kid herself. Working with families can seem like a black […]
NPR: Many Teachers Priced Out of Wealthy Communities They Work In
(Picture: Creative Commons) Eric Westervelt of NPR took it upon himself to investigate the issue of teachers being unable to afford to rent or purchase housing in or near the wealthier communities they teach in, shedding light on a mismatch that has a very real effect on quality of education and opportunity. Westervelt reported on the situation occurring […]
Communities Create Their Own Safety; Police Only Help
By Julia Steiny David Karp, who directs Skidmore College’s Project on Restorative Justice, tells this story: Some time ago, a student, whom we’ll call Sarah, came to class one day visibly upset. She’d been “harmed,” in the language of Restorative Justice (RJ), so her plight was appropriate for discussion in a criminal justice class. Apparently […]