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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reports on a trio of Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action, student debt forgiveness, and LGBTQ equality. And we unveil CHN's latest Human Needs Report, which examines the debt ceiling agreement, FY24 appropriations, and the House GOP tax proposal. Finally, we release the newest Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, which this week reports on how we are failing our children. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
CHN member groups and allies react: A 'rogue" Court denies the reality of racial inequality -- and life -- in America
June 30
CHN member groups and allies reacted with anger and angst over Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the use of affirmative action in college admissions – as well as with fear that the country’s institutions of higher learning will become re-segregated. But they also expressed a spirit of determination – a collective will that the six justices who struck down affirmative action will not have the final say when it comes to fighting racial discrimination in our country. READ MORE »
Supreme Court ends term with two more defeats for human needs advocates
June 30
Just 24 hours after handing down an historic and momentous decision striking the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court Friday handed human needs advocates two more significant defeats. The Court struck down President Biden’s $430 billion signature program to forgive student loan debt, a move that would have aided nearly 40 million Americans. And it ruled unconstitutional a Colorado law that banned some private businesses from discriminating against LGBTQ people. READ MORE »
CHN's latest Human Needs Report: Debt limit agreement, FY24 approps, GOP tax bill
June 28
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for a look at the recent debt ceiling and budget agreement, FY24 appropriations updates, and a House GOP proposal to cut taxes mainly for wealthier Americans .To download the PDF version, click here. READ MORE »
CHN's latest Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship
June 16
The we’re-failing-our-children edition. The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress test scores are out and the news is not good. The math and reading performance of 13-year-olds has hit the lowest level in decades. The last time the math performance was this low for 13-year-olds was 1990 – in reading, the last time it was this low was 2004. READ MORE »
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