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El viaje secreto de John Ratcliffe a Moscú coincide con una creciente ola de espionaje y sabotajes en Europa, un escenario que plantea hasta dónde está dispuesto a llegar el Kremlin y cómo respondería una OTAN menos cohesionada.

The state of California has passed a bill that could generate as much as $40 million for California newsrooms each year. Assembly Bill 2222, known as the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, creates refundable tax credits for the state’s news outlets based on the number of journalists they employ. After passing the State Senate...

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همزمان با افزایش تنش‌های ژئوپولیتیک و نگرانی‌ها درباره احتمال ازسرگیری آزمایش‌های هسته‌ای، موضوع منع این آزمایش‌ها بار دیگر مورد توجه قرار گرفته است. سازمان ملل می‌گوید پیمان جامع منع آزمایش‌های هسته‌ای همچنان مهم‌ترین ابزار بین‌المللی برای جلوگیری از بازگشت به چنین آزمایش‌هایی است.

Federal regulators have suspended a wetlands-fill permit allowing construction of a controversial road through an Alaska national wildlife refuge, but the on-the-ground result of that action is a subject of legal contention. State officials say they still intend to start the work in coming weeks on the first part of the road that is planned […]

Septiembre llega cargado de asuntos sin resolver, y los relacionados con las condiciones laborales no son menores.

Las salidas de figuras internacionales revelan que el dinero puede acelerar una liga, pero no garantiza arraigo, competitividad ni permanencia.

A lottery will be held in October to decide who the units will be offered to.

A Florida task force that could recommend a wholesale revamping of services used by some of the state’s needy children spent hours Monday looking at applied behavioral services (ABA) and how and when they are delivered. The blue-ribbon panel is in the information-gathering mode and has not yet recommended how it plans to bring in […]

La crisis migratoria de Ceuta ha puesto a prueba mucho más que la capacidad de España para gestionar una frontera: ha expuesto las contradicciones de una Unión Europea atrapada entre el discurso de los derechos humanos, la presión migratoria y el blindaje de sus fronteras.

(The Center Square) - Thousands of Washington public workers represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees walked off the job Monday at more than 100 worksites, as the union presses for a better contract. “Workers who are helping this state work and here at UW [University of Washington] helping the university function are really suffering because of inflation in the state. Our benefits aren't stretching as far because of the cost of living in this area,” said WFSE communications specialist Gillian Fulford in a Monday interview with The Center Square. Fulford said she expected several hundred UW union employees and supporters to join her in Red Square on campus Monday to press for pay increases and other concessions from Governor Bob Ferguson and the Office of Financial Management, as contract negotiations continue. Ferguson and his budget team have warned that Washington faces a significant budget shortfall and have told state agencies to plan for major spending cuts because tax collections will not cover current program costs. “There will be significant budget shortfalls next biennium in both operating and transportation budgets,” wrote the governor’s budget director, K.D. Chapman-See In a June memo. WFSE, which represents about 52,000 workers, is asking for higher pay alongside broader demands for affordable healthcare, expanded paid time off, and compensatory time options. The union is also seeking improved staffing levels and workload management, hazard pay, stronger accountability for management, and greater access to training and tuition reimbursement. Mike Yestramski, president of the Washington Federation of State Employees, has worked for Western State Hospital for about 15 years and is currently a social worker. His hope for this labor action is that it will get Gov. Ferguson to the table. "I'm a social worker at heart, and I want resolution," he said. "But it takes two sides to make this work." For April Sims, president of the Washington State Labor Council, the fight is personal — Sims' mother was able to get their family off of welfare by landing a job at the hospital. Sims later worked there as a ward clerk. "These people are never going to get rich off this work," she said. "Right now, they're having to choose between groceries and gas. No one, including state employees, should have to make that choice." According to the WFSE site, “most WFSE members just received a 2% general wage increase as of their July 25th paychecks, after receiving 3% in July of last year. Every bit helps, but it doesn't address the affordability crisis that far too many of our members are experiencing.” Fulford said their members are struggling with the current cost of living and without additional compensation, she suggested taxpayers will end up on the hook for further costs down the road. “These folks aren't just asking for more money and better benefits because they're greedy or they want to hurt the university. They love the university. They love Seattle. They love their communities and they want to stay in state service, but they also want to pay rent. They want to have a good future for their families,” said Fulford. Details of how wide the gap is in labor talks between Ferguson and the union are not publicly known as the negotiations are being held in closed-door sessions. “It kind of seems like the governor has his head stuck in the sand and he's looking at this very narrow metric of how can we save money right now and not realizing this will cost taxpayers in the state of Washington in the long run,” said Fulford. She said that’s why WFSE supports the state's new income tax. “We know that there are several incredibly wealthy people in this state who could contribute just a little bit more of their revenue to the state.” While the fate of the income tax isn’t known, due to legal challenges and a voter initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot, any proceeds from the tax, should it be upheld, would not be available until 2029. Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood, who's group is leading the fight to repeal the income tax, said the union walkouts were just to get support for the tax. "This really seems like a publicity stunt by the public unions designed solely to extort the public into supporting an income tax but there is a real possibility that their plan backfires," he said. "Public spending keeps going up while services and performance spiral downward. Repealing the income tax may be the only way to send a clear enough message back to Olympia that we have had enough of their careless spending and uncontrolled taxation." Washington GOP Party Chair Jim Walsh responded to a request for comment about the walkouts via text. "The problem is the terrible and arguably unlawful process which lnslee, Ferguson and the WA Democrats have concocted in recent years," Walsh said. "The governor negotiates these deals with government unions in secret, behind closed doors and ahead of each legislative session. Then they present the dark deals as fait accompli to their minions in Olympia. No sunlight. No checks and balances. No one in the Democrat Party is looking out for WA taxpayers, who foot the bill for unchecked payments," Walsh said via text. Reporter Sydney Jackson contributed to this report

Gogoan dut maiatzean, ekainean, nolako xextra izan genuen, 2030eko gizonezkoen munduko futbol txapelketa Bilbora eta Donostiara ekarri edo ez. Orain, burua altxatu eta bistan da FIFAk auzi inportanteagoak dituela eskuetan hautagaitza bateratuaren dokumentua baino. Eta gauzak dauden bezala, jeltzaleek ama birjinari ere egingo zioten otoitz abuztuan, bai baitakite hobe izango dela FIFAren ezer ez ekartzea Euskal Herrira. Duela urte asko esan zen Marokon, Portugalen eta Espainian jokatuko zela 2030eko txapelketa, eta beharbada Uruguain eta Hego Amerikako zenbait lekutan ere egingo da zerbait, mendeurrena beteko baitu Mundialak eta Montevideon egin zen lehen edizioa. Baina posible da orain Espainiako Estatuan ez jokatzea partidu bakar bat ere. Gakoa da finala non jokatuko eta egoitza zentrala zein izango den. Esaten da FIFAk hautatzen duela egoitza, baina esan daiteke inperio yankiak oniritzia eman behar diola. Horregatik, hariak lotuta, Marokok ditu aukera gehien. FIFAko Gianni Infantinoren laguna da Donald Trump, eta bere adiskide, berriz, Marokoko Mohamed VI erregea. Hor dago klabeetako bat. Casablancan, gainera, aspaldi hasi ziren Bartzelonako eta Madrilgo estadioak baino handiago bat eraikitzen. Futbolaren gibelean dago Ceutako migrazio krisia. Beste behin pobrezia erabili dute arma gisa, eta ez da, ez, erlijio kontu bat, edo batzuek deskribatzen duten “ordezkatze” prozesu bat, baizik eta kolonizazio eta botere auzia. Argi ikusten da Maroko-AEB bikotea trinomio bihurtzen denean arabiarren ustezko etsairik handienarekin juntatzean, Israelekin. Yankiek eta sionistek harreman estua dute, gero eta estuagoa herrialde persiar eta arabiarrak elkarrekin bonbardatzen dituztenean; yankiek ere harreman onbera dute marokoarrekin, geografikoki leku interesgarrian daudenez gero; eta hor sartzen da Israel, gero eta gehiago ari baita gerturatzen Marokora, lurrak erosita eta hainbat erako inbertsioak eginda. Israelgo Gobernuak argi dio, gainera, Marokorenak izan behar dutela Espainiak Afrika iparraldean dituen hiru lurraldeak. Ez da kasualitatea; hala balira, trinomioak leukake Mediterraneoaren sarbide-kontrola. Eta tentsio geopolitiko horrek, burrunba sismikoek bezalaxe, Andaluziako itsas bazterretan kolpatzen du. Kasuon, Almerian. Hor baitago Espainia Aljeriako kostarekin lotzen duen gasbide esanguratsua, Medgaz, batere begiko ez dutena ez Marokok, ez AEBek eta ez Israelek, hirurak etsaituta baitaude Aljeriarekin. Eta haserre daude, baita ere, Espainiaren norabide politikoarekin. Kazetari jarduna ez da igarle izateko konduktua, baina han eta hemen esaten ari dira, munduaren ordena dagoen bezala, Medgaz gasbidea Nord Stream berria bihur daitekeela; hau da, erasoren bat jasan dezakeela.

Asteartetako Goizean argi buletinaren azpiko atala da hau. Izenak dioen moduan, postaletako irudiei buruzkoa da, “benetako” irudiei buruzkoa nahi bada, edo, bestela esanda, liluraren atzeko aldeaz. Atal horren bilduma da orrialde hau, argitaratutako hurrenkeran ekarrita. Ez bazaude buletinean izena emanda, eta goizero zure postontzian jaso nahi baduzu, debalde, eman izena hemen.

Iraila. Batzuentzat goizegi eta besteentzat nekez iristen den hilabetea. Hausnarketarako eta helburu berriak zehazteko hila. Gauzak hobetzeko aukera berriak ematen dizkigun hasiera. Aurtengoan, ordea, zaila da irailaz hitz egitea udak utzi dizkigun irudiei erreparatu gabe. Tartean, Ceutakoak. Milaka dira uztailaren amaieran Maroko eta Ceuta arteko muga zeharkatu zuten etorkinak. Beste herrialdeetako etorkinen gisa kapitalismoak, gerrek eta krisi klimatikoak eragindako egoera kaxkarretatik ihesi. Horien artean ziren hainbat gazte eta adingabe. Hiriak eta baliabideek gainezka egin eta Europako migrazio politiken gabeziak agerian geratu ziren. Erantzun politikoa? Muga, kontrola, segurtasuna, itzulketa eta beldurra. Italiak kontrolak aireko eta itsasoko mugetan; Schengen eremuaren aldi baterako etetea; eta, Europar Batasuneko zirkulazio askea, paper bustia. Hau da Europako eskuinak eta eskuin muturrak migrazio politikak ezartzearen ondorioa. Migrazioa mehatxu, inbasio eta segurtasun ezarekin parekatzea.  Marokoren, AEBen eta Israelen arteko aliantzaren ondorioz, Maroko Hego Europako mugaren zaindari nagusietako bat bihurtu da eta AEBek eta Israelek eskualdean duten posizio estrategikoa indartu dute. Egoera horrek migratzaileak egoera geopolitiko larri batean utzi ditu, non beren eskubideak gero eta zapalduagoak diren.  Analisi geopolitikoaren atzean, zifra bakoitzaren atzean, pertsona bat dago. Iristen den adingabe bakoitzaren atzean, haur edo nerabe bat. Hor egiten dute topo migrazio eta hezkuntza politikek.  Hezkuntza publikoa da gizarte osasuntsu bat eraikitzeko erreminta, non kanpotik datorrena ez den betiko kanpoko norbait izatera kondenatua izango Gaur Europara iristen dena, bihar gure eskoletan egongo da. Nafarroa Garaian, ikasle atzerritarrak hezkuntza sistema osoaren %13 dira. Horien artean, %80 inguru dira sare publikoak hartzen dituenak. Ezin dira berdintasuna, ekitatea, inklusioa edo aniztasunaren trataera bezalako leloak ikastetxeko webguneak apaintzera mugatu, are gutxiago diru publikoz finantzatu, errealitatea ikasgela publikoetan pilatzen den bitartean. Hezkuntza eskubide bat da, gizarte kohesioa erantzun kolektibo bat eta ikasle migratzaileen harrera eta integrazioa guztion ardura. Eskola publikoa defendatzen dugunean, ez gara hezkuntza sistema antolatzeko modu bat bakarrik defendatzen ari. Gizarte kohesiorako gune nagusia erdigunean jartzen baizik. Eskola publiko indartsu bat izanen da segregazioari aurre egiteko tresna, arrazakeriaren kontrakoa, desberdintasunen aurkakoa. Hezkuntza publikoa da gizarte osasuntsu bat eraikitzeko erreminta, non kanpotik datorrena ez den betiko kanpoko norbait izatera kondenatua izango.  Benetako integrazioa gerta dadin, Nafarroa Garaiko hizkuntza politikak iraultzea ere ezinbestekoa izanen da etorkinak euskarara hurbiltzeko. Hizkuntza gutxitu baten etorkizuna gure herrira iristen direnak hizkuntza horretan murgiltzeko dugun gaitasunaren araberakoa izango baita. Etorkinek euskara behar duten moduan behar baititu euskarak ere etorkinak.  Ezin ahaztu irailean, gure eskoletako ateak irekitzen direnean, eskola publikoa gure garaiko erronkei aurre egiten ari zaiela ia bakardadean. Migrazioa, aniztasuna, desberdintasuna, bizikidetza, arrazakeria eta euskararen suspertzea. Aldarrikatu ditzagun, beraz, migrazioari duintasunez aurre egiteko bide seguruak, harrera politikak eta erantzun partekatuak. Aldarrikatu dezagun aukera berdintasuna bermatzeko gai izango den eskola publiko indartsu bat.  STEILAS prest dago ikasturte berriari ekiteko. Mugak jartzen dituztenen aurrean, eskolak eraikitzeko. Inbasioez ari diren horiei, bizikidetzaren bidez erantzuteko. Europa itxi nahi dutenen aurrean, gizarte solidario bat eskaintzeko. Euskara desagertzera kondenatu nahi dutenei aurre egiteko. Eta zeregin horiek, goizero, gure eskoletan hasten dira.  Ane Apezetxea Gorrotxategi eta Miren Ustarroz Goñi, STEILAS Nafarroa

Most San Diego public schools have been open for several weeks, despite the sweltering heat. The post Why San Diego Schools Open So Early in August Now  appeared first on Voice of San Diego.

Preston reconstruye en Downfall of a King la trayectoria de Juan Carlos I, desde su formación bajo la tutela de Franco y su papel decisivo en la Transición hasta el declive personal y financiero que marcó sus últimos años como monarca.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Denver Public Schools will not close any schools this year under a new policy that calls for shuttering persistently low-performing campuses.Four schools that were at risk under the policy boosted their state ratings, saving them from a closure recommendation, according to preliminary data released Monday by the Colorado Department of Education. The ratings are largely based on state test scores.The higher ratings are a boon for those schools. They may also be a positive sign for Superintendent Alex Marrero’s carrots-and-sticks strategy of providing extra support to a cohort of struggling schools but threatening closure if they don’t improve.“Yes, the threat prompted a response,” Marrero said in an interview. “But I wouldn’t say the threat by itself is the reason.” Rather, he attributed the progress to how the threat mobilized the community to get involved and the district to deploy “the who’s who” of leaders to help the school.Only one of the four schools, Oakland Elementary, was part of last year’s extra-support cohort, called the Elevate Schools Network. Oakland improved its rating from orange, the third-highest of four ratings, to yellow, the second-highest, preliminary data shows.The largest of the four schools, John F. Kennedy High, increased its rating from orange to green, which is the highest possible rating. Kennedy wasn’t part of the Elevate Schools Network, but its leaders participated in another district improvement strategy called the Data MINE that is part help desk, part accountability hearing.Two independently run Denver charter schools were also facing a possible closure recommendation. Rocky Mountain Prep Noel boosted its rating from orange to yellow. Academy 360 earned a green rating for the second year in a row. Because Academy 360 has a history of low ratings, it could have been at risk for closure if its rating had dipped.Marrero introduced the School Transformation Process last year as a way to beat what’s known as the state accountability clock, which ticks toward intervention. After five years of low ratings, the State Board of Education can order an intervention.Marrero doesn’t want the state to step in. Instead, his policy calls for Denver Public Schools to take action after four years of low ratings, preempting any state orders.Although the four schools are safe for now, three of them — John F. Kennedy High, Oakland Elementary, and Rocky Mountain Prep Noel — could be at risk for intervention next fall if their ratings were to backslide to orange or red, which is the lowest.The preliminary ratings show another three schools could be at risk next fall, too: Ashley Elementary, Cheltenham Elementary, and Traylor Academy. All three earned preliminary orange ratings this year, marking their third year of low ratings.Schools can appeal their preliminary ratings to the state by presenting additional academic data. The state will finalize the ratings later this fall.But if those orange ratings stick, and if the three schools earn orange or red ratings next fall, they could be subject to closure under the School Transformation Process. Under the policy, a school with one to three years of low ratings could be “renewed” or “reconfigured,” which means the principal could be fired, the teachers could have to reapply for their jobs, or the district could cut some grade levels from the school.After four years of low ratings, a school could be “reimagined,” a euphemism for closure. The school could be permanently closed or replaced with another school.Melanie Asmar is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Colorado. Contact Melanie at masmar@chalkbeat.org.

Kebakaran hutan dan lahan gambut di Kalimantan Barat makin parah sejak akhir bulan lalu. Hingga pekan ini, kabut asap pun menyelimuti Kalimantan Barat. Sekolah-sekolah seperti di Kota Pontianak,  beberapa kali belajar daring ketika udara memburuk. Daniel, Koordinator Harian Pusat Pengendali Operasi Penanggulangan Bencana Provinsi (Pusdalop), Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Kalbar mengatakan, terdapat 355 […] The post Kebakaran Gambut Kalbar Tak Kunjung Padam appeared first on Mongabay.co.id.