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Open Data Revolution to Fight Global Hunger

Data.gov

Every day, people around the world use data to make decisions. When heading out of town, most of us use weather apps to check the forecast anywhere in the world before packing our bags. However, when we travel to far-flung … Continued. The post Open Data Revolution to Fight Global Hunger appeared first on Data.gov.

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Medicaid Cut Puts Schools in a Jam, Children With Disabilities and Others Disadvantaged at Risk

Poverty & Policy

Our Secretary of Education seems still confused (charitable word) about our equal opportunity in education laws. She was asked again in a Congressional hearing whether her department would deny federal funds to private schools with students who have vouchers her budget would pay for if they discriminated. And she said again she thinks that’s a choice for states to make.

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Too Quick to Pronounce Trump Budget Dead on Arrival

Poverty & Policy

I recently said I was torn between delving into Trump’s proposed budget and picking at less-reported angles because the package was DOA in the Senate. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says no such thing. Some Republicans may balk at some details, but the major thrusts replicate those in budgets the House has passed ever since Republicans gained control in 2010.