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Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black America

Joe Biden knows that African Americans can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at opportunity. He is running for President to rebuild our economy in a way that finally brings everyone along—and that starts by rooting out systemic racism from our laws, our policies, our institutions, and our hearts.

Harmony Public Schools Awarded $27.8 Million U.S. DOE Grant For Campus Leadership Program

“Great teachers deserve to be treated as the professionals they are and to be compensated accord- ingly,” U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a statement Wednesday, September 1. “All too often, though, they lack access to relevant pro- to rethink all of that, and they have risen to the chal- lenge.” The new funding brings the total amount awarded to Harmony by the Department of Education within the past few years to $92.5 million. • In 2012, the DOE awarded Harmony a $30 million Race to the Top grant to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and edu- cator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student to succeed in college and their careers. • In 2016, the DOE awarded Harmony a $26.7 mil- lion Teacher Incentive Fund grant to develop a merit-based system for rewarding its highest-per- forming teachers. (The system, known as H-STEP, was foundational in Harmony being named to the Texas Education Agency’s inaugural class of Teacher Incentive Allotment districts in Fall 2020.) • In 2018, the DOE awarded Harmony an $8 million Education Innovation Research grant to build upon Harmony’s project-based learning STEM model for Grade 6-12 students by introducing similar curricula to students in Grade K-5, and by creating a system of support and professional development for elementary school teachers. Harmony Public Schools is a Texas-born, Texas-wide public charter school system with cam- puses serving PreK-Grade 12 students in 23 cities across the state, including Greater Houston, DFW, San Fatih Ay – CEO/Superintendent, Harmony Schools Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Waco, Lubbock, Odessa, Bryan, Beaumont, and the Rio Grande Valley. Har- mony’s curriculum places a heavy focus on STEM skills, Character Education, project-based learning, and college readiness. In 2020, all 23 Harmony high school campuses were named among the Best High Schools in America by U.S. News and World Report, 13 named to the Best STEM High Schools in America by Newsweek, and earned two National School of Character recognitions from Character.org. Harmony Public Schools is currently accept- ing applications for the 2020-2021 school year for both students and team members. To learn more about Harmony Public Schools and our 58 campuses across Texas, please visit: www.harmonytx.org, and follow us on Twitter at @HarmonyEdu and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/HarmonyTexas fessional devel- and are com- step-scale ladder like cogs in a ma- of as individu- talents and inter- challenged to- opment courses pensated on a that treats them chine instead als with unique ests. We’ve

Mayor Sylvester Turner Named As Board Of Directors Chair Of Resilient Cities Network

The Network Focuses Its City-Led Entity On Strengthening Cities Capacity To Recover From COVID-19

Mayor Sylvester Turner has been tapped as chair of the board of directors for the Resilient Cities Network.

"We're Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy"

Things could always be worse. You didn't sleep well last night, your day started earlier than usual, and traffic, ugh; then you forgot your lunch and lost a bag of chips in a vending machine, and you never did catch up. You had a rotten day but look on the bright side: you're above ground and breathing and, as in "We're Better Than This" by Elijah Cummings with James Dale, someone had your back.

Comerica Bank: Raising Expectations in the Community

Comerica Bank And The Comerica Foundation Have Invested $8 million In COVID-19 Relief Efforts To Support Strategic Underserved Programs

As a relationship bank, helping our customers and the community navigate through difficult times is why Comerica Bank is here. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be extraordinary and far-reaching.

The mighty dollar has weakened under Trump. A Biden win could change that

The value of the dollar has taken a hit this year as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged America's economy. Conventional wisdom holds that a Biden presidency would drag the US currency down further. But there's nothing conventional about 2020 — some argue a Biden win would actually boost the dollar.

Michelle Obama releases closing campaign message calling Trump's actions 'morally wrong' and 'racist'

Former first lady Michelle Obama made her closing message to Americans in a campaign video released less than a month before Election Day, saying President Donald Trump and his allies are "stoking fears about Black and Brown Americans" to win an election and calling the President's actions "morally wrong" and "racist."

Houston Ballet Expands On Its 2020 Plans For Digital Programming and Launches New Digital Program This Week

A Look at the Rest of 2020 for Houston Ballet and the Premiere of its First 2020-2021 Repertoire

Houston Ballet prepares to present the rest of its programming in 2020 digitally, beginning first with A Night at Jacob’s Pillow on October 9. While the organization fulfilled subscribers’ benefits with previously recorded digital programming in the remainder of its 2019-2020 season, its opening repertoire of the 2020-2021 season will be the first on-demand program available to single ticket buyers as well.

City of Houston Support and Prioritize the Sunnyside Community

When I became mayor in 2016, I said I did not want to be the mayor of two cities – the haves, and the have nots.

As COVID-19 pandemic continues, bikes remain a hot commodity

Thinking of buying a bicycle? It’ll likely be more difficult than you realize, especially for those shopping for entry-level and kids bikes.

Palantir, the controversial data company, makes its Wall Street debut

Palantir Technologies, the secretive data company best known for taking on controversial work for the US government, made its Wall Street debut Wednesday.

Parents of Mexico's missing students remain hopeful, six years after their disappearance

Luz María Telumbre still clings to the hope that her son is alive, even though many people in her town believe that he's gone forever.

All Blaq Everythang Festival Presents Blaq Fridaze + Pop-Ups

All Blaq Fridaze + Pop-Ups Presented By The All Blaq Everythang Festival, a celebration of black culture and creating a space of collective energy for economic impact.

Biden Makes Class-focused Pitch to White Voters in Wisconsin

Joe Biden is making a bid to win back White working-class voters around smaller cities and towns in the Upper Midwest from President Donald Trump, targeting them with a cultural and economic pitch that was on display Monday in Wisconsin.

Hickenlooper attacks Gardner over Supreme Court vacancy in Colorado Senate race

Former Gov. John Hickenlooper attacked Sen. Cory Gardner in a new ad released Wednesday, charging that the Colorado Republican is "ready to rush through a Supreme Court justice at lightning speed" rather than address a host of other issues.

Fight over Supreme Court already shaking up Senate races

The brawl over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor began before her body was buried. Within hours of her death on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate."

Let's Talk About Clean Energy

GREENTOWN LABS is a community of clean tech pioneers collaborating to design a more sustainable world. It is a clean tech startup incubator founded by entrepreneurs, to bring together startups, corporations, investors, government leaders, and many others to shape our best future. Recently, they announced their expansion to Houston—an energy hub unlike any other that’s capable of leading the way in renewable energy and the decarbonization of our planet, to define Houston as the Energy Transition capital of the World.

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