Leading national experts on economic issues will brief Latino elected officials on the economic crisis facing the United States and discuss strategies for creating sustainable communities in the midst of a national economic downturn.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-06-2008/0004898727&EDATE=

San Francisco calls for statewide legislation on product waste responsibility

News | americancityandcounty.com | 6 hours 49 minutes ago

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is calling on California lawmakers to pass legislation to make product producers responsible for the costs of disposing of those products

http://americancityandcounty.com/pubwks/solid_waste/state-legislation-e-waste-0810/

End of an era

News | news.bbc.co.uk | 8 hours 35 minutes ago

Mike Baker says the removal of Lord Adonis from his job as an education minister marks the end of a policy era.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7654857.stm

Social Services gets $9 million to help children and their families (Burlington Times-News)

News | www.thetimesnews.com | Sep 25, 2008

Top News: Social Services gets $9 million to help children and their families | services, children, social, families, gets, help, million

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/services_18020___article.html/children_social.html

McBride named associate dean for public health (Washington University in St. Louis)

News | news-info.wustl.edu | Sep 25, 2008

Timothy McBride, Ph.D., professor, has been named the first associate dean for public health at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12207.html

Book Review: The Pursuit of Permanence

News | www.communitycare.co.uk | Sep 24, 2008

At times this is a tough read, with several charts that take time to interpret. The research was commissioned through the Quality Protects government programme and aims to incorporate Choice Protects and Every Child Matters.

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/09/24/109454/book-review-the-pursuit-of-permanence.html

Latino conference at Grand View in October (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

News | www.altoonaherald.com | Sep 23, 2008

The 10th annual "Strengthening and Valuing Latino/a Communities in Iowa" conference will be Oct. 10-11 at Grand View College. The conference is coordinated by a statewide volunteer planning committee and the University of Iowa School of Social Work.

http://www.altoonaherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080923/NEWS/809230304

NCLD schedules next LD talk session

Blog | blog.reading.org | Sep 22, 2008

Almost three million students in America's schools receive special education services because of an identified learning disability (LD). For these students, learning and mastering grade level content can be challenging, even when provided with specialized instruction, accommodations, and assistive

http://blog.reading.org/archives/004144.html