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FRISCO, Texas, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — As K–12 district leaders across the country are faced with tough decisions around remote, hybrid, or face to face learning environments, others are using this opportunity to be innovative and creative on how they solve these problems. Berwyn North School District 98 has partnered with SWYE360 Learning, an innovative tech company to deliver remote learning. By using SWYE360 Learning, their teachers will have a system and structure to manage their learners, directly engage with students and parents, initiate and deliver virtual instruction, all in one platform without having to manage several different applications. Using SWYE360 Learning, Berwyn North 98 will be able to support both synchronous and asynchronous instruction.

Through SWYE360,

Students will have unique logins with access to dashboards to their upcoming virtual classes highlighted, built in-game mechanics to drive engagement and access to engage their teacher in a virtual classroom for one on one and personalized instruction.

Teachers will have access to their entire homeroom in the cloud. They will have all the tools they need to be effective in delivering highly interactive and engaging lessons including, multiple whiteboards, and access to online professional development coaches when needed.

Parents will have access to their learners’ dashboards with full visibility to all their virtual classes, assessments, assignments, and a marketplace for tutors if they need additional support for their students.

The district office has access to in-depth reporting and tools and to communicate with parents and teachers directly through the platform.

«Teachers are overwhelmed and facing uncertainty. What happened during the spring was challenging for teachers, students, and parents and it cannot happen again. SWYE360 was created to solve that problem,» says Jacob Makuvire CEO of SWYE360. «K-12 district leaders, including board members need to innovate and think differently to address these challenges.»

Districts that are interested to learn more about SWYE360 can send an email to partners@swye360.com

SWYE360 Learning is a collaborative e-learning platform for school districts and teachers to seamlessly deliver direct online instruction to all students regardless if they are in the classroom or at home learning and with all the reporting tools available for tracking attendance.
Berwyn North School District 98 is a school district headquartered in Berwyn, Illinois, serving K-8 students. The district serves the northern half of Berwyn.

About SWYE360
With SWYE360, schools create content, lesson plans, assignments, assessments, manage classes, initiate, and deliver virtual instruction all in one place. SWYE360 is the only fully integrated collaborative e-learning platform designed as a virtual instructional tool to support teachers, students, parents, and district leaders.

Media Contact
Media@swye360.com

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BOSTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tusk Philanthropies yesterday applauded Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker for signing Breakfast After the Bell legislation into law (H.4218). The bill goes into effect immediately due to an attached emergency preamble.

This legislation will be officially implemented in the 2022-2023 school year. It will require all public K-12 schools in Massachusetts with 60% or more students eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the federal National School Lunch Program to offer breakfast after the school day has begun. Serving breakfast for all students after the bell, as part of the school day, has a proven track record of dramatically increasing breakfast participation among the children that need it most.  

Before the pandemic, 1 in 9 children faced food insecurity in Massachusetts. Now, that number is 1 in 5. Massachusetts law requires high-poverty schools to provide breakfast to eligible students. But because breakfast is typically offered before the school day begins, just 40% of eligible students participate. More than ever, we are aware that solving the challenges contributing to lower participation is critical as communities struggle to recover from this crisis.

«This is a win for Massachusetts. Pre-pandemic, this bill made a lot of sense. The pandemic has only furthered the urgency and need for this bill, as we grapple with rising food insecurity, school funding challenges, and the need to limit cafeteria use to contain the virus. For years to come, we know Breakfast After the Bell will help close achievement gaps, improve physical and mental health, and even better students’ earning potential as adults,» said bill sponsor Rep. Andy Vargas. «In a time of uncertainty, we must give the children of Massachusetts the best opportunities and means to succeed.»

«150,000 students will now have access to breakfast. This legislation is the most impactful way to ensure that kids eat breakfast at school, while also tapping into an estimated $25 million in USDA reimbursements every year. This was the win we needed right now,» said bill sponsor Rep. Aaron Vega.

«No child who shows up to school hungry can possibly be ready to learn,» said Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett). «I have seen firsthand the success of breakfast after the bell in my own district, and I am confident this new law will ensure that thousands of children across Massachusetts will now have access to the nutritious and stigma-free breakfast that they need to start their day. This policy has been one of my foremost legislative priorities for many years now, and I am grateful to everyone who played a role in making this day a reality for our Commonwealth’s students.»

Project Bread led the legislative effort in partnership with Tusk Philanthropies, the family foundation of venture capitalist and political strategist Bradley Tusk. Tusk Philanthropies has seen recent success securing Breakfast After the Bell for students in Maine, New Jersey, Tennessee, Washington, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, and expanded access to food stamps in North Carolina. For nearly 25 years, Project Bread has been partnering with the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to implement breakfast after the bell programs in districts and schools across the state. Their efforts to pass Breakfast After the Bell legislation have been supported by the Greater Boston Food Bank and non-profit partners in the Rise & Shine coalition.

«Getting this bill over the finish line has never been more timely. In a time of unprecedented unemployment and food insecurity, this legislation will contribute to children’s well-being and educational success in Massachusetts,» said Tusk. «I want to thank Governor Charlie Baker for signing this much-needed effort into law and to Senator Sal DiDomenico and Representatives Aaron Vega and Andy Vargas for sponsoring the bill. Thank you also to the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Education Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Alice Peisch, as well as Senate President Karen Spilka and Speaker Robert DeLeo, and Ways and Means Chairs Senator Michael Rodrigues and Representative Aaron Michelwitz.

«Breakfast after the Bell will have an enormous impact on the health and food security of our kids in Massachusetts at what a time when more families than ever are at risk of experiencing hunger. School Breakfast fuels learning for the day and relieves the household grocery budget to help families afford other living expenses,» said Erin McAleer, President at Project Bread. «We have been working school by school, district by district for over a decade to increase access to Breakfast because the potential benefit is so significant. Now we can scale that work with urgency so that all students have the chance to learn unencumbered by hunger.»

Media Contact:
Dani Frese | dani@tuskstrategies.com

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Se’Quette Clark – the mother of Stephon Clark – issued a response to California District Attorneys Association President Vern Piersen in response to his letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Last week, the NFL’s Inspire Change platform released a public service announcement (PSA) around the tragic death of Stephon, an unarmed 22 year-old man who was fatally shot and killed in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento, California by two officers from the Sacramento Police Department in 2018. On August 4, Piersen sent a letter to Goodell, asking him to pull the PSA dedicated to Stephon’s legacy.

As a result, Se’Quette wanted to highlight a few areas where Pierson’s opinion overshadowed the facts of Stephon’s murder.

• The young man guilty of car vandalism turned himself in to authorities a week after Stephon was murdered.
• Stephon was not running from the police – he was running from our neighbor, David, who assumed that he was the suspect. He was chasing Stephon with a bat while on the phone with the 911 dispatcher.
• Since Schubert has been in office, there have been over 50 cases of excessive or deadly force by police officers. Because of her receipt of funds – donated by the police unions to her political campaign – she puts their concerns as her priority and has never filed charges against police officers. She uses the Police Bill of Rights as Justification: https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Police/Transparency/Senate-Bill-1421-Releases
• Attorney General Becerra apologized profusely to me for his hands being tied by his department’s protocol of investigations in cases like Stephon’s.  He explained to me his investigation only reviewed Schubert’s report and was not a new one. He concluded with encouraging me that, as a result of his findings, the United States Attorney General would do their own investigation and I should receive justice there.
• Six months later, I met with the United States Attorney General for California as well as 2 FBI investigators and Police Chief Daniel Hahn. The AG expressed his sincere condolences before he informed me, they would not be indicting the officers who murdered my son. When I asked why not, his response was ‘We don’t believe the case to be convictable.’ I was devastated by the statement. That statement said to me they knew they officers were guilty, but because they didn’t think they would win in court, they chose not to prosecute. Not that they didn’t think the officers were guilty, but that they didn’t think they could prove it: https://www.kcra.com/article/fbi-doj-wont-charge-sacramento-officers-in-stephon-clarks-shooting-death/29255265

In summary, I will leave you all with something I taught my children while they were growing up: «The truth never needs help or proof. Only the guilty offer up explanations to justify their actions or lack thereof.»

I’d like to take a moment to publicly thank Tiana Parker and Kim Kardashian-West for getting over 30,000 signatures on the petition to re-open the investigation of Stephon’s case and fire and charge officers Terrance Mercadel and Jared Robinet with murder. I would also like to extend my most sincere gratitude to the NFL’s Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Inspire Change campaign and Roc Nation for choosing Stephon Clark as the subject of their latest public service announcement. I pray that as the nation becomes more aware of the injustice in Stephon’s case, it will have to be re-opened and investigated honestly and without prejudices or bias.

Sequette Clark
Mother of Stephon Clark; CPO of IAMSAC Foundation and Founder of Stephon Clark Legacy

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — «As we continue to see surges of COVID-19 cases in Hispanic communities, we thank the Committee of 100 (C100) for their generous donation of over 60,000 FDA Approved Surgical N95 Respirator Masks to 15 of our member agencies delivering front-line COVID-19 health and mental health services. More than ever we need to support each other,» said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance).

Rates of COVID-19 are more than 3 times higher for Hispanics than non-Hispanic Whites and the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for those providing front-line care to affected communities. The need for PPE has been the subject of Senate Finance Committee hearings last week and is a part of the House passed HEROES Act and the HEAL Act being considered in the Senate to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

«C100 is proud to provide much-needed PPE to health and mental health community agencies in Hispanic communities and communities of color where people are bearing the brunt of the pandemic,» said Zhengyu Huang, President, C100. «We’re grateful for the Alliance’s partnership to help underserved people and create an allyship between Hispanics and Chinese Americans.»

«All our health care workers deserve the PPE they need to continue to deliver care during this pandemic as well as protect their health and that of their colleagues, families, and communities. This donation helps Alliance members meet their mission and helps ensure that no case of COVID-19 is spread simply because a health care worker did not have a protective mask,» concluded Dr. Delgado.

Note to Editors: Individuals who need COVID-19 or other health related services can call the Alliance’s bilingual (Spanish and English) toll-free Su Familia Helpline at 1-866-783-2645 for referral to services in their community or visit www.healthyamericas.org (English) or www.nuestrasalud.org (Spanish) for the latest in COVID-19 information.

SOURCE National Alliance for Hispanic Health

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose President Trump’s nomination of Retired Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor to the post of U.S. Ambassador to Germany.

Macgregor has a long history or making violent anti-Muslim, anti-Mexican and anti-immigrant remarks. 

CNN: KFile: German ambassador pick disparaged immigrants and refugees, called for martial law at US-Mexico border
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/kfile-douglas-macgregor-german-ambassador-pick/index.html 

While Macgregor’s nomination hearing has not yet been scheduled, CAIR is calling on Republican Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (Idaho), Ranking Member Bob Menendez (New Jersey), and their fellow committee members to reject Macgregor’s nomination on the grounds that his xenophobic, racist and anti-Muslim remarks and should disqualify him from serving as U.S. Ambassador to Germany. 

In a statement that was sent today to the staff and members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw: 

«CAIR is calling on the members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to oppose the nomination of anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant racist Douglas Macgregor for the position of U.S. Ambassador to Germany. 

«Macgregor’s repeated verbal attacks on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and his long history of making Islamophobic and conspiratorial remarks about Muslim refugees fleeing to Europe – disparaging Muslims as ‘invaders’ ‘coming to take over’ and with the goal of ‘turning Europe into an Islamic State’ – makes him totally unfit to serve as U.S. ambassador to a long standing ally like Germany. 

«Last week the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee — in a bi-partisan manner — rejected Anthony Tata, another Islamophobic Trump nominee to a position in the Department of Defense, we call on Senate Foreign Relations Committee to likewise reject Macgregor.» 

Macgregor’s History of Anti-Muslim and Mexican Remarks 

In 2018, Macgregor disparaged Muslim refugees fleeing to Europe as «invaders,» following German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow refugees to enter that county. Macgregor claimed Merkel «seems more concerned about providing free services to millions of unwanted Muslim invaders» than funding «armed forces in the defense of its country.» 

In 2016, Macgregor said on an internet radio show that Muslim refugees are «not coming to assimilate and become part of Europe» but come «with the goal of eventually turning Europe into an Islamic State» adding «That’s a bad thing for the West. It’s a bad thing for Europeans.» 

In 2015, Macgregor similarly said on ABC News that Muslim refugees in Europe «are not coming to assimilate or become Europeans – quite the opposite. They’re coming to take over whatever they can get.» 

On that same program, Macgregor also stated the United States has «more than 9 million Muslims» and «I would be surprised if some were not inspired by the Islamic State.» 

According to CNN’s KFile and its review of dozens of radio and television interviews, Macgregor also opposed the United States’ 1995 NATO-led military intervention against Serbian forces who by then murdered some 8,000 Bosnian Muslims, because it according to him, it «put, essentially, a Muslim drug mafia in charge of that country.» 

Macgregor has also attacked Mexican immigrants to the U.S. stating that cartels were «driving millions of Mexicans with no education, no skills and the wrong culture into the United States, placing them essentially as wards of the American people.» According to CNN’s KFile, Macgregor also «repeatedly advocated to institute martial law at the US-Mexico border and ‘shoot people‘ if necessary.» 

CAIR notes that in 2017,  it called for the resignation of Pete Hoekstra, the United States ambassador to the Netherlands, who told a reporter it was «fake news» that he said there are Muslim «no-go zones» in that country and then lied about making the fake news charge when presented with video evidence of his anti-Muslim comments.

The Washington-based civil rights organization has repeatedly expressed concern about the Trump administration’s Islamophobic, white supremacist and racist policies and appointments. 

SEE: CAIR Condemns Trump’s Disrespect for Congressional Vetting After Appointment of Anti-Muslim Bigot Anthony Tata to Pentagon Post 
SEE: CAIR Condemns Trump’s Appointment of Anti-Muslim Bigot Sebastian Gorka to National Security Education Board  
SEE: CAIR Condemns Selection of Trump’s New Islamophobic Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany  

CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims. 

La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.  

CONTACT: CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com 

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SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — «As we continue to see surges of COVID-19 cases in Hispanic communities, we thank the Committee of 100 (C100) for their generous donation of over 60,000 FDA Approved Surgical N95 Respirator Masks to 15 of our member agencies delivering front-line COVID-19 health and mental health services. More than ever we need to support each other,» said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance).

Rates of COVID-19 are more than 3 times higher for Hispanics than non-Hispanic Whites and the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for those providing front-line care to affected communities. The need for PPE has been the subject of Senate Finance Committee hearings last week and is a part of the House passed HEROES Act and the HEAL Act being considered in the Senate to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

«C100 is proud to provide much-needed PPE to health and mental health community agencies in Hispanic communities and communities of color where people are bearing the brunt of the pandemic,» said Zhengyu Huang, President, C100. «We’re grateful for the Alliance’s partnership to help underserved people and create an allyship between Hispanics and Chinese Americans.»

«All our health care workers deserve the PPE they need to continue to deliver care during this pandemic as well as protect their health and that of their colleagues, families, and communities. This donation helps Alliance members meet their mission and helps ensure that no case of COVID-19 is spread simply because a health care worker did not have a protective mask,» concluded Dr. Delgado.

Note to Editors: Individuals who need COVID-19 or other health related services can call the Alliance’s bilingual (Spanish and English) toll-free Su Familia Helpline at 1-866-783-2645 for referral to services in their community or visit www.healthyamericas.org (English) or www.nuestrasalud.org (Spanish) for the latest in COVID-19 information.

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SOURCE National Alliance for Hispanic Health