Advocacy & Development
News on gender issues in children's media
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
"Glammed-up" Princess Merida ignites backlash; Disney stands firm
5/15/2013
- Guardian (London), The
- Deadline.com
A Disney "glammed-up" makeover of "Brave"’s Princess Merida for a The Disney Princess Collection toy line sends a negative message to young girls, according to a petition launched on Change.org. The… Read More
News about the LGBT community
Gay Politics Report
Published in partnership with: Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute
LGBT activists disrupt Rubio speech
5/21/2013
- Advocate.com
Activists affiliated with the group GetEqual on Saturday interrupted a speech by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., urging him to include LGBT families in a Senate immigration bill. Rubio has said he opposes a… Read More
Cancer news and resources for health care professionals
LIVESTRONG SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: Lance Armstrong Foundation
New fertility treatment being studied for women with cancer
5/14/2013
- Tennessean (Nashville) (tiered subscription model), The
An experimental new fertility treatment called ovarian tissue cryopreservation is being studied at about 50 locations nationwide as a way to preserve fertility in female cancer patients. The procedure… Read More
News to help people with disabilities lead a life without limits
UCP SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: United Cerebral Palsy
How special educators are using "mainstream" technologies
5/17/2013
- T.H.E. Journal magazine (exclusive preview for SmartBrief subscribers)
From bring-your-own-device initiatives to flipped classrooms, technology-driven educational practices are changing the face of education for all students. For example, using a flipped instructional mo… Read More
News covering the UN and the world
UN Wire
Published in partnership with: United Nations Foundation
Excerpts from UN Dispatch
5/22/2013
- UN Dispatch
"Warfare is disruptive. The economist Paul Collier likes to call it 'development in reverse.' And one of the way that war erases hard fought social and economic development gains is by interrupting ch… Read More
News for community association managers
Community Association Management SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers
New directors revamp HOA and improve community
5/21/2013
- Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (tiered subscription model), The
Five new directors on the HOA board in the Vineyards in Chandler, Ariz., have turned things around for the community by cutting HOA fees, integrating consistent landscaping and keeping up with mainten… Read More
Housing industry news and information
Housing Matters SmartBrief
Published in partnership with: The MacArthur Foundation
Foreclosure-settlement dollars diverted from housing in Texas
5/15/2013
- Dallas Morning News (free content), The
Texas budget writers plan to spend $134 million that the state received from a 2012 national foreclosure settlement on general budget expenditures, not housing-related programs. Housing advocates are … Read More
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