Author: Team NIDO

Last month, the Maine Department of Education (Maine DOE) launched the nation’s first project to bring a collection of children’s picture books about race, diversity and immigration to every public school in the state. [RELATED: Maine Education Chief: “Academic Learning” Takes Backseat to Social-Emotional, Gender, and Race…] The initiative, called “The Pine Project’s Welcoming Libraries,” is a collaboration between the Maine Department of Energy and the Portland-based nonprofit I’m Your Neighbor Books. “By increasing access to and engagement with children’s literature for immigrants and new generations, I’m Your Neighbor Books fosters welcoming behaviors and builds a sense of belonging in…

Vilma Fermin, a second-year master’s student in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership and a Trinity Fellow at Marquette University, dedicates her time and energy to advocating for equitable education and community development. Her identity and passion for empowering others stems from her Jesuit teaching experience, which motivated her to study education policy and pursue roles that allow her to put her passion into action.In June 2023, Fermin was invited to serve as the first graduate of the Board of Directors of St. Ignatius School in the South Bronx, New York. St. Ignatius School is a tuition-free Jesuit middle…

ERA Real Estate announced its latest partnership with ERA Prospera Real Estate, a Minneapolis-area-based brokerage serving clients in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs, the Northern Lakes region, and western Wisconsin. Founded just last year, the brokerage has already developed an extensive portfolio of past and present clients, referral channels across adjacent industries, and unique real estate niche insights that draw clients to Minnesota, the company said. He added that the company’s quick success is mainly due to the following effects: This is due to the leadership of current owner Keith Taylor, who has nearly a decade of experience in…

The positive developments in Japan’s economy and business environment, which have helped attract large amounts of investment over the past two years, could be undermined by the political turmoil resulting from Sunday’s parliamentary elections.Although Japan’s economy is not experiencing dramatic growth, it is gradually recovering from the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The arrival of long-awaited inflation has given the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly 20 years.Warren E. Buffett’s move last year to increase his holdings in Japan’s largest trading companies has prompted investors to move money away from China,…

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announces that it has arranged a $35.2 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily community in College Station, Texas. I did. The transaction was procured by Greystone Senior Managing Director Eric Rosenstock on behalf of Partin Development, and Greystone Managing Director Thomas Wayda and Associate Dante DiStefano were responsible for arranging the debt. 1720 at Harvey is a 288-unit Class A multifamily community consisting of one, two, and three-bedroom units. This community offers residents a wealth of amenities, including a fitness center…

New research from ISG finds that software providers are integrating automation and AI to enable more intelligent platforms, workflows, and processes STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 28, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Half of all businesses will utilize integrated intelligent automation technologies to optimize digital efficiency by 2026, according to Information Services Group (ISG) ) (NASDAQ:III) analysts said. The world’s leading technology research and advisory firm. The ISG Buyers Guides™ for Intelligent Automation, created by ISG Software Research (formerly Ventana Research), reveals that over the next two years, more companies will leverage intelligent automation to improve their performance across public and private cloud computing environments. They…

PITTSBURGH — Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban on Saturday retracted his assessment of Biden’s controversial Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and suggested Harris’ White House appointment. “I don’t want any repercussions,” he previously told the Post. The FTC chairman shatters trust. While stumbling over Harris at language learning technology company Duolingo’s headquarters in Pittsburgh, the Shark Tank celebrity said he doesn’t lobby vice presidents about specific staffing choices. “I’m not trying to get involved in personnel matters at all,” Cuban told the Post, adding that he had not discussed Khan “at all” with the campaign. “I’m not saying, ‘Hire this…

The Hope Border Institute (HOPE), in collaboration with the UTEP Chicano Studies, Languages ​​and Linguistics Department, hosted “Elections and Migration: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope” on October 17. The event invited students and community members to discuss dangerous immigration policies and community resistance to them. HOPE policy analyst Amy Santillan discussed the Securing the Border Proclamation signed by President Biden, which went into effect on June 5th. The proclamation suspends and restricts the entry of immigrants through the U.S.-Mexico border, except for those with legal authorization or permits. Must meet certain standards. “Elections and Immigration: Challenges, Opportunities, and Hope,” hosted by…

A home sold for $349,000 topped the list of most expensive residential real estate sales in Illyria over the past week.A total of 19 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area over the past week, with an average price of $176,447. The average price per square foot was $129.The listed prices below are for real estate sales where title was recorded during the week of October 21st, even though the property may have been sold previously.77 High Street, Illyria10. Single-family home at 77 High Street, $138,000.The sale of a detached house at 77 High Street, Illyria has been…

A leading member of a Malawi rebel group has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s president, Lazarus Chakwera.Patricia Cariati, secretary general of the UTM party, was arrested last week on charges of “conspiring with others to commit serious crimes.”The 57-year-old man did not speak when he appeared in court in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe on Monday. However, according to local media reports, her lawyer claimed that the politician maintained her innocence.Few details of the alleged plot have been shared, and various opposition parties maintain that the charges against Cariati are politically motivated.UTM supporters gathered outside the courthouse ahead of…