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New In-Depth Analysis of High School Graduation Rates Reveals Progress is Real, But Slowing, Indicating Urgency to Double Down on Equity Gaps
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The national high school graduation rate reached an all-time high of 84.6 percent in 2017, up from 79 percent in 2010 and 71 percent since 2001. Hispanic, Black, and low-income students have continued to drive this increase with Hispanic students reaching an 80 percent graduation rate in 2017, Black students climbing to a 77.8 percent graduation rate, and low-income students reaching a 78.3 percent graduation rate. This progress over the last decade and a half means that more than 3.5 million additional students have graduated on-time instead of dropping out. Despite these gains, progress has slowed, signaling the need for a concerted and coordinated response at the national, state, community, and school levels to meet the needs of every young person and close remaining gaps.
“Thanks to sustained and focused efforts by districts, states, and the nation over the past decade and a half, millions of additional students have graduated high school rather than dropping out,” says John Bridgeland, CEO and Founder of Civic. “Yet, students continue to live in two educational nations — with most students in high schools with a graduation rate already at 90 percent, while other students remain trapped in low-performing high schools where the average graduation rate is only 40 percent.”
Connecting the Dots: High School and College Readiness
In recognition that high school graduation does not represent a finish line, this year’s Building a Grad Nation report, released today, includes a first-ever analysis of secondary school improvement to assess whether gains in high school graduation rates nationally and by state are accompanied by better preparation for postsecondary education.
The Secondary School Improvement Index uses the percent of students scoring proficient in reading and mathematics on the 8th grade NAEP exam, the percent of high school graduates who score a three or higher on Advanced Placement tests, and the percent of students who graduate on time within four years to determine the extent to which states have improved both graduation rates and academic outcomes. This analysis indicates there is no strong evidence at the national level that gains in high school graduation rates have come at the expense of college readiness. And, in most states, improvements in other measures of secondary school success have coincided with graduation rate increases—signaling that increases in high school graduation rates represent legitimate gains in preparedness. This is balanced by the fact that nearly one third of states did not experience these outcomes and can do better in making gains in both high school graduation rates and other indicators of academic achievement.
“Many states and districts have worked very hard over the past decades to raise graduation rates and academic achievement,” states Robert Balfanz, Director of the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. “While considerable work remains to ensure all students are graduating high school prepared for post-secondary success, the secondary school index highlights that the majority of states’ efforts have paid off with more students graduating and being prepared for college level work.”
Closing Gaps To Reach 90 Percent Graduation Rate
Despite steady progress, the nation remains off-pace to reach the 90 percent graduation rate goal, which would require graduating an additional 199,466 more students on time and more than doubling the annual graduation rate of gain from since 2011 through 2020. To achieve an equitable path to 90 percent, the majority of these additional graduates would have to be students of color, low-income students, and students with disabilities.
The 2019 Building Grad Nation report provides the first-ever glimpse of homeless students’ graduation rates. Homeless students face multiple barriers to graduation above and beyond poverty alone, and preliminary data suggest that this population may have the lowest graduation rate of any subgroup in the country. The Education Leads Home campaign of Civic, Schoolhouse Connection, and America’s Promise, is engaging schools, states, and the nation in an effort to boost these graduation rates.
“To press forward, we need to focus on the places and populations where we still need to make progress. The preliminary data on homeless youth provide a window into the kind of challenges many young people face and the need for urgent action to address the needs and unlock the potential of every young person,” said John Gomperts, President and CEO at America’s Promise Alliance.
The Every School Succeeds Act requires all states to submit disaggregated graduation rates for homeless students for the first time in 2017-2018, holding states accountable for their progress. This year, however, the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) calculated a national graduation rate of 64 percent for homeless students based on data voluntarily shared with the Department of Education by 44 states. In addition, 26 states shared their graduation rates for homeless students with the Education Leads Home campaign, which are highlighted in this report.
“There are more than 1.3 million homeless PreK-12 students—an all-time high. We know that youth experiencing homelessness are 87 percent more likely to drop out of high school,” said Barbara Duffield, Executive Director of SchoolHouse Connection. “And without a high school degree, youth are at much greater risk of experiencing homelessness as young adults. But this tragic outcome can be prevented. States and schools can embrace the strong policies that are already on the books, and adopt best practices to support the social, emotional, and academic needs of homeless students.”
“Preparing students for a successful future certainly does not end with a high school diploma; however, it is a critical first step,” said Deb Delisle, CEO of the Alliance for Excellent Education. “We can celebrate the historic gains in high school graduation rates, but we must also recognize that a high school diploma remains out of reach for many of the nation’s students of color, students from low-income families, and other historically underserved students. We know that all students can succeed when given the necessary supports and opportunities. Our challenge is to energize a collective political will to do so.”
Authors and Sponsors
Building a Grad Nation is authored by Matthew Atwell, John Bridgeland, and Erin Ingram of Civic and Bob Balfanz of the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and released in partnership with America’s Promise Alliance and the Alliance for Excellent Education. Together, the four organizations lead the GradNation campaign, a nationwide effort to boost the on-time high school graduation rate to 90 percent and prepare young people for postsecondary enrollment and the workforce. This year’s report, presented by lead sponsor AT&T and supporting sponsors Pure Edge and the Raikes Foundation, is the tenth annual update on the progress and challenges in raising high school graduation rates. AT&T’s support of Building a Grad Nation is part of AT&T Aspire, the company’s signature philanthropic initiative focused on investing in education and job training to create a skilled and diverse workforce.
To read the full report and to access state and district data and other resources, visit: americaspromise.org/2019-building-grad-nation-report.
Civic is a public policy and strategy firm that helps corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities, and governments develop and spearhead innovative public policies to strengthen our communities and country. Created to enlist the private, public and nonprofit sectors to help address our nation’s toughest problems, Civic fashions new initiatives and strategies that achieve measurable results in the fields of education, civic engagement, economic mobility, and many other domestic policy issues. www.civicllc.net
The Everyone Graduates Center at the Center for Social Organization of Schools at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education seeks to identify the barriers to high school graduation, develop strategic solutions to overcoming these barriers and build local capacity to implement and sustain the solutions so that all students graduate prepared for adult success. www.every1graduates.org
America’s Promise Alliance is the driving force behind a nationwide movement to improve the lives and futures of America’s youth. Its work is anchored in the belief that every young person deserves to succeed, and every adult is responsible for making that happen. By bringing together hundreds of national nonprofits, businesses, community and civic leaders, educators, citizens, and young people, the Alliance does what no single organization can do on its own: catalyze action on a scale that reaches millions of young people. www.AmericasPromise.org
The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC-based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship. www.all4ed.org
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Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant to Help Reduce Opioid Use & Get Care to People Who Need It
BRONX, New York, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In New York State the numbers are staggering: in 2017, there were 3,224 opioid-related deaths and in 16 of New York’s counties, the number of overdose deaths is nearly double the national average. To tackle this crisis, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is dedicating $86 million—to studying new ways to get resources in these 16 counties to people most in need. Four million dollars will go to Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
“We desperately need to remove the barriers that block primary care doctors, social support services, and community-based organizations from providing the best care to people suffering from opioid use disorder,” said Bruce Rapkin, Ph.D., division head of community collaboration & implementation science, Epidemiology & Population Health, Einstein and Montefiore. “We have therapies and programs that we know are effective in treating this disorder, but there are significant hurdles that prevent access from occurring. By partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), I’m confident that we will more effectively deliver needed resources for underserved patients and families throughout New York.”
Tackling an Evolving Crisis
Despite well-publicized changes in opioid prescribing guidelines, the crisis continues. The first wave of opioid overdoses, from the 1990s until 2010, was associated with prescription opioid painkillers. The second wave, from 2010 until approximately 2013, was associated with a large increase in heroin-related deaths, often occurring when people had moved from prescription opioids to more accessible alternatives. The third and current wave, which began around 2013, involves a rapid increase in deaths associated with synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that drug overdose deaths have more than tripled since the late 1990s, when prescription opioids first hit the market. Nearly 70 percent of the 700,000 overdose deaths since then have been from opioids. While the national toll is high, certain states and counties have been particularly hard hit, many in the northeast.
The new multi-year study, part of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative, and led by Columbia University, aims to reduce overdose deaths by 40 percent over three years. The focus in New York will be 16 counties with the most opioid deaths.
Montefiore and Einstein’s “No Wrong Doors” Approach
The HEAL Initiative will leverage Montefiore and Einstein expertise in three areas: improving community health services, addiction treatment, and developing scientific models to help forecast behaviors in order to tailor care services and resources.
A key component is leveraging the partnerships established by the Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative (MHVC), which since its inception five years ago, has brought together providers, community-based organizations, and government programs to improve the quality of care to Medicaid recipients in the Hudson Valley.
The team will take a “no wrong doors” approach, meaning no matter how and where, people will get directed to the appropriate services. Specialists in the treatment of substance use disorders from Montefiore and Einstein will provide guidance and training to local providers in areas of the state that lack needed expertise. This includes working with community stakeholders, such as behavioral health centers and prevention and outreach programs, in each county to develop their own action plans. Plans will focus on community members’ understanding of local patterns and opioid use trends in their area. Models will be used to help each community decide on strategies, based on the number of people they can reach and impact on communities they can have.
“Last year, only 20 percent of people with an opioid use disorder received suitable medications,” said Damara Gutnick, M.D., medical director of MHVC and clinical associate professor, Epidemiology and Population Health, Einstein. “This grant money will really help us build on our relationships with local partners, like the police and faith-based organizations, to bolster education, increase the number of trained prescribers, and reduce stigma related to this disease. By transforming the treatment landscape, we can get to the heart of what each community requires and ensure people get the medications they need.”
Einstein will also lead the analysis of the community-level decision making and how different counties and states can organize their local responses to addiction.
The 16 New York counties of focus are: Lewis, Broome, Yates, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Columbia, Cortland, Erie (Buffalo), Geneseo, Greene, Monroe (Rochester), Orange, Putnam, Suffolk (Brookhaven), Sullivan and Ulster. Montefiore and Einstein will be working with Columbia University, City University of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York University School of Medicine, University of Miami and Yale School of Medicine.
In addition to Drs. Rapkin and Gutnick, other Montefiore and Einstein collaborators include Joan Chaya, senior director, Workforce Development at MHVC, David Lounsbury, Ph.D., assistant professor, Epidemiology and Population health; Family and Social Medicine, Einstein, Chinazo Cunningham, M.D., M.S., professor and associate chief, General Internal Medicine, Aaron Fox, M.D., M.S., associate professor, General Internal Medicine, and Joanna L. Starrels, M.D., M.S., associate professor, General Internal Medicine.
The study is supported by the NIDA, part of the National Institutes of Health (1 UM1 DA049415 01). It is being carried out in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Fall in Love with Sprint and Get in Fútbol Mode During the 2019 Gold Cup
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — There have never been more reasons to fall in love with Sprint (NYSE: S)! Marking its seventh year as the official wireless sponsor of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, Sprint is getting into the Fútbol Mode spirit and sharing the excitement with consumers through their Fútbol Mode Rewards program, Fútbol Fiesta Experience, soccer legend meet-and-greets, Gold Cup ticket giveaways, and giving users the ability to watch the game from practically anywhere with unlimited plans.
“Helping consumers connect with their passion for soccer and expressing their cultural duality is what Sprint is all about,” said Alberto Lorente, Sprint director of Multicultural and Marketing. “This season, our Unlimited plan will ensure everyone celebrates their love for soccer while streaming the games and share with others their favorite moments and pride for their team without limitations.”
Fútbol Mode Rewards
Sprint has created the Fútbol Mode Rewards platform, allowing users to get into Fútbol Mode by completing challenges to earn coupons for over 500,000 items on Amazon1. With Amazon Moments, winners can redeem their rewards fast and make sure they arrive right at their doorsteps. To have the chance to earn rewards, simply download the Fútbol Mode Rewards platform at futbolmode.com from your mobile device and get started!
Sprint Onsite Fútbol Fiesta Experience and soccer legends
Sprint is bringing the passion of fútbol to Gold Cup matches in select cities as a participant of the Fútbol Fiesta Experience. Sprint’s partnership with former soccer legends gives credence to this extraordinary event, giving people a chance to meet former Mexican All Star Oswaldo Sánchez and former USA legends Clint Dempsey and Taylor Twellman. In addition, Fútbol Fiesta guests will have the opportunity to customize a Gold Cup shirt of their own, refresh in a charging lounge, score with a “futbowl” interactive game, and rock out to a live DJ spinning Latin hits.
Sprint is also putting the Gold Cup Trophy on tour, making appearances alongside soccer legend meet-and-greets at select Sprint stores around the country leading up to the games.
“I am excited to partner with Sprint. They are the carrier that best supports the sport that I and so many others love,” said soccer legend, Clint Dempsey. “Together we will bring fans closer to their passion and get into Fútbol Mode!”
Sprint’s deep and longstanding commitment to the game of soccer has been extended as the company announced it will partner with Concacaf for the 2019 Gold Cup. The agreement, which will mark Sprints seventh year as a Gold Cup partner, was facilitated by Soccer United Marketing, Concacaf’s agency of record.
2019 Concacaf Gold Cup
The 2019 Gold Cup will be the biggest-ever edition of the event, with more participating nations (16 up from 12 in 2017), more host countries (three, including first-time matches in Costa Rica and Jamaica), and more stadiums (17 up from 14 in 2017, eight of which are in contention to become a 2026 FIFA World Cup venue).
The 15th edition of the competition will be held in 15 venues across 13 U.S. cities, including Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul (a sold-out game at state-of-the art Allianz Field), and New York. The knockout rounds will be played in Houston, Nashville, Philadelphia and Phoenix, with the championship match set for Soldier Field in Chicago on July 7.
The 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup will be broadcast nationally on the Univision and FOX family of networks and transmitted on radio in Spanish by Fútbol de Primera Radio Network, and broadcast by television partners in countries around the world. The Valvoline and Concacaf agreement was facilitated by Soccer United Marketing, Concacaf’s agency of record.
For more information on how to get into Fútbol Mode with Sprint and how you can score big with incredible offers, visit FutbolMode.com.
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about most. Sprint served 54.5 million connections as of March 31, 2019, and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Today, Sprint’s legacy of innovation and service continues with an increased investment to dramatically improve coverage, reliability, and speed across its nationwide network and commitment to launching the first 5G mobile network in the U.S. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
About Concacaf
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) is the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and one of the six continental confederations that comprise FIFA. Concacaf is composed of 41 Member Associations, including nations and territories from Canada in the north, south through Central America and across the Caribbean to Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on the South American continent. Concacaf provides and manages a network of unified competitions and development activities to unite this diverse region in football, with the goals of actively promoting universal access to our sport, and raising the quality of football across the Confederation.
About Soccer United Marketing
Soccer United Marketing (SUM) has become the preeminent commercial soccer enterprise in North America overseeing commercialization, marketing, promotion and operational execution of the region’s most successful soccer entities. SUM holds exclusive rights to Major League Soccer, the United States Soccer Federation, the Mexican National Team (for the U.S. market) and Concacaf properties.
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Survey: Americans Increasingly Support Transgender Rights
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Amid rollbacks of federal protections for transgender individuals, a new PRRI survey finds that 62% of Americans say they have become more supportive of rights for transgender individuals over the last five years, compared to just 25% who say they have grown more opposed.
The survey finds that 63% of Americans, including 47% of Republicans, 47% of Americans who view Trump favorably, and majorities of almost every major religious group support transgender military service.
Increasing and Widespread Support for Transgender Rights
Seventy-six percent of Democrats, independents (64%) and Republicans (47%) all say they have become more supportive of transgender rights in the last five years. Conservative Republicans (40%) are the only ideological group with less than half reporting increased support for transgender rights; even among this group, only 43% report they have become more opposed to transgender rights over this period.
“This broad and growing support for transgender rights from nearly every group and across party and religious lines demonstrates just how dramatically American attitudes have shifted across the last decade,” notes PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones. “This emerging consensus of support for transgender rights and increasing comfort with transgender people, especially among more conservative groups, is a sign that we may be seeing the beginning of the end of transgender issues being used as political wedges.”
Notable Findings
- 24% of Americans report having a transgender close friend or family member.
- 46% report having a bisexual close friend or family member and 68% report having a gay or lesbian close friend or family member.
- Nearly two thirds (63%) of Americans today favor allowing transgender people to serve in the U.S. military. This level of support is virtually unchanged from 2017 (64%).
- Republicans have grown more supportive of transgender military service, up from 37% in 2017 to 47% today.
- 45% of Americans favor policies that would require transgender people to use the bathrooms consistent with their sex assigned at birth (47% oppose).
- 63% of Americans say they would be somewhat or very comfortable having a close friend tell them they are transgender.
- 56% of Americans say they would be somewhat or very comfortable with learning a teacher at their local elementary school is transgender.
- 48% of Americans say that they are somewhat/very comfortable vs. 48% somewhat/very uncomfortable) with having their child tell them they are transgender.
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Survey: Texans Increasingly Support Transgender Rights
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A new PRRI survey finds a majority of Texans have become more supportive of rights for transgender people in the last five years. By a nearly two-to-one margin, 59% of Texans say their support has grown during this time, compared to 29% who say they have grown more opposed. This is in line with national trends: 62% of Americans say they have become more supportive of rights for transgender people over the last five years, compared to just 25% who say they have grown more opposed.
“This broad and growing support for transgender rights demonstrates just how dramatically Texans attitudes have shifted across the last decade,” notes PRRI CEO Robert P. Jones. “This emerging consensus of support for transgender rights and increasing comfort with transgender people is a sign that we may be seeing the beginning of the end of transgender issues being used as political wedges.”
Support for Transgender People and Military Service
Despite the Trump Administration’s ban on transgender personnel joining or enlisting in the military not in their assigned sex at birth, the survey finds more than six in ten (63%) Texans support transgender military service, on par with national opinion numbers. More than six in ten (63%) Americans, including an increasing number of Republicans (47%), Americans who view Trump favorably (47%) and majorities of almost every major religious group, support transgender military service.
This support exists despite the fact that Texans are less likely to have close connections with transgender people than with gay, lesbian, or bisexual people than overall Americans. Just 28% of Texans report having a transgender close friend or family member. Almost half (42%) report having a bisexual close friend or family member and 63% report having a gay or lesbian close friend or family member.
Divisions Over Use of Public Accommodations by Transgender People
Texans increasingly support transgender rights, though attitudes toward so-called “bathroom bills” reveal that these beliefs are complex. Despite widespread support for transgender rights, Texans are still divided over “bathroom bills” that have appeared in recent years in state legislatures that would require transgender people to use bathrooms consistent with their sex assigned at birth. Some 44% of Texans favor these laws, with 44% opposed. This is in line with all Americans, as 45% of Americans favor these laws, with 47% opposed.
“We’re seeing Texans’ attitudes towards transgender people shift rapidly,” said Jones. “While the general trends are clearly toward more support for transgender rights, there remains some fluidity and uncertainty among some Texans as their general opinions and commitments get applied to specific policies.”
Support for Transgender People in Everyday Life
Texans’ support for transgender rights is reflected in their reported comfort levels with transgender Americans in their everyday lives as friends, teachers, and family members.
- Transgender friends: 62% of Texans say they would be somewhat or very comfortable having a close friend tell them they’re transgender.
- Transgender teachers: 61% of Texans say they would be somewhat or very comfortable learning that a teacher at their local elementary school is transgender.
- Transgender children: 46% of Texans say they would be somewhat or very comfortable with having a transgender child.
Methodology
The survey was designed and conducted by PRRI. The survey was made possible by generous grants from the Arcus Foundation and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. Results of the survey were based on bilingual (Spanish and English) RDD telephone interviews conducted between April 9 and April 20, 2019, by professional interviewers under the direction of SSRS. Interviews were conducted among a random sample of 1,100 adults 18 years of age or older living in the United States (668 respondents were interviewed on a cell phone). The survey also over-sampled those living in Texas (150). The selection of respondents within households was accomplished by randomly requesting to speak with the youngest adult male or female currently living in the household.
PRRI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to conducting independent research at the intersection of religion, culture, and public policy.
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March Of Dimes Adds WWE’s Rajan Mehta As Honoree At Get S.E.T. Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Rajan Mehta, WWE’s Executive Vice President, Chief Product & Technology Officer, will be honored along with four other sports, entertainment and technology industry during the inaugural Get S.E.T. Los Angeles event on Thursday, June 27th. The event will benefit March of Dimes, the non-profit leader in the fight for the health of all moms and babies. Rajan joins six-time Olympic gold medalist, Allyson Felix, Marcellus Wiley, cohost of FOX Sports 1 and former NFL player, Kevin LeGrett, President, West Division iHeartmedia, and Don Olender, technology disruptor and Executive Director of Innovate@UCLA. CBS2’s Jim Hill, former NFL player and one of the nation’s most respected sports anchors, will emcee this incredible evening to be held at The NOVO at L.A. Live for the unique and immersive event.
“I am thrilled to be recognized by March of Dimes, an organization who has made such a difference in the lives of families around the world for over 80 years,” says Rajan Mehta. “As a dad of two beautiful daughters, I appreciate all that March of Dimes does to tackle the biggest health threats facing moms and babies.”
“We’re launching an event that celebrates great achievement in sports, entertainment and technology, brings the Los Angeles business community together in a new way, and, most importantly, raises awareness and funds to support the March of Dimes and the fight for healthy moms and babies,” says Jeffrey Pollack, Co-Chair of Get S.E.T. Los Angeles and President of the XFL.
Attendees of Get S.E.T. Los Angeles will get exclusive entrée to an exceptional evening on Thursday, June 27 at 6:00 p.m. at The NOVO, L.A. Live, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015. The event features unforgettable interactive displays and activations and intimate access to world-class entertainment. This is not your traditional fundraising gala! Tickets are only $250 each and are on sale at marchofdimes.org/getsetla.
About March of Dimes
March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We support research, lead programs and provide education and advocacy so that every family can have the best possible start. Building on a successful 80-year legacy of impact and innovation, we stand up for every mom and every baby. Visit marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org for more information. Visit shareyourstory.org for comfort and support. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
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Ismael Cala returns to international TV on channel VePlus
MIAMI, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Ismael Cala interview show, produced by Cala Enterprises, will be broadcast daily starting on June 17 on the international channel VePlus, present in more than 19 countries, basically Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Spain and the United States. It will have a potential audience of more than 15 million households.
“I’m back on traditional TV, just as I promised when I decided to take a break in 2016. During all this time I’ve kept my show on YouTube, a podcast and the rest of my work as a lecturer and strategist, which will keep on going. I’m happy to be joining the VePlus family through a global distribution agreement,” Ismael Cala said in Miami.
For his part, Jonathan Blum, President of Cisneros Media, had this to say: “It’s a great pleasure for us to add Cara a Cala (‘Face to face with Cala’) to VePlus’ global programming. We’re sure that our audience will be very happy to see Ismael Cala in their households once again.”
Cala’s interview show will be appearing on the following signals at the following times:
-VePlus Venezuela: Monday to Friday, 9:00 PM
-VePlus Latinoamérica: Monday to Friday, 9:00 PM (Colombia time)
-VePlus USA: Saturday, 7:00 PM EST
-VePlus España: Sunday 1:00 AM (Madrid time)
Cala’s program is a showcase for interesting people with extraordinary lives; a show featuring intimate, emotional interviews that go into depth and are always entertaining. At present, it is already airing in the United States and Puerto Rico on MegaTV, Monday to Friday and Sundays. Furthermore, in Paraguay, it’s available on Ñandutí TV.
ABOUT ISMAEL CALA
A life and business strategist, for five and a half years he was the prime-time host of CALA on CNN en Español. A businessman and social entrepreneur. Author of eight bestsellers on themes of leadership, entrepreneurship and personal development, including El poder de escuchar (‘The power of listening’), and Despierta with Cala (‘Wake up with Cala’). Cala was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1969, and holds a degree in Art History from Oriente University. He is the co-author of the book “Beat the Curve,” with Brian Tracy. He graduated from the School of Communication at York University in Toronto. He is President and founder of the Cala Enterprises Corporation and the Ismael Cala Foundation
ABOUT VEPLUS
VePlus is the brand for Cisneros Media’s subscription TV signal, present in more than 19 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and the United States. VePlus reaches more than 15 million households. Its programming includes the genres most widely accepted by Spanish speaking audiences: telenovelas, talk shows and varieties. Cisneros Media creates, produces and distributes innovative content for all platforms globally, with a track record that goes back more than 60 years with 30,000 hours of original programming distributed to more than 100 countries in more than 20 languages.
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Goya Foods Announces Winners Of The Annual Goya Scholarship Funds
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Goya Foods, America’s largest Latino food company, announces the eight winners of the Goya Culinary Arts Scholarship, offered nationwide, and the Goya Employee Scholarship, offered to the sons and daughters of company employees.
The recipients of the Goya Culinary Arts Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year are Gabriella Perez, attending City University of New York; Carlos S. Pinilla, attending SUNY College of Tech at Dehlhi; Maya Sobaszek, attending Culinary Institute of America; and Kai Taalib, attending Culinary Institute of America. The recipients of the Goya Employee Scholarship are Eduardo Ruiz, attending Texas A&M University; Raquel Perez, attending Arizona State University; Melanie Palacios, attending New York University; and Alan Castillo, attending University of Massachusetts Amherst.
“Goya has a long-standing history of supporting the community and implementing educational programs to help strengthen the development and growth of our youth and educational systems,” said Bob Unanue, President of Goya Foods. “The Goya Scholarship Programs act not only as a symbol of our appreciation to our employees and to our community but helps promote the importance of higher education.”
Goya’s Culinary Arts Scholarship is available nationwide on a competitive basis to students entering an accredited two-year or four-year institution. Scholarships are awarded in the amount of $5,000 per academic year starting and are renewable for up to three additional years provided the student remains eligible to receive funding. Applicants were selected based on the standard requirements established by Goya and administered by Scholarship America® including academic achievement, leadership, and financial need, as well as an evaluation of an essay explaining how Goya has enriched their family traditions.
For more information about Goya Foods, please visit: www.goya.com
About GOYA: Founded in 1936, Goya Foods, Inc. is America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, and has established itself as the leader in Latin American food and condiments. Goya manufactures, packages, and distributes over 2,500 high-quality food products from Spain, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Central and South America. Goya products have their roots in the culinary traditions of Hispanic communities around the world; the combination of authentic ingredients, robust seasonings, and convenient preparation makes Goya products ideal for every taste and every table. For more information on Goya Foods, please visit www.goya.com
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Salce-Garcia Brings 15 Years of Industry Experience in Customer Advocacy as Operative Extends Global Client Portfolio
NEW YORK, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Operative, the ad management platform of choice for the world’s largest media brands, today announced it has promoted Brenda Salce-Garcia to SVP, Customer Success. Brenda will be responsible for Operative’s global customer base, leading its strategic direction to drive customer engagement and time-to-value. In her new appointed role, Brenda joins Operative’s executive team having successfully managed customer engagement for five years at the company from her previous role in account management and in prior roles at major media and media tech companies. Brenda will report directly to Jason Witt, Chief Operating Officer, Operative.
“Brenda has excelled at delivering exceptional value to our customers. Her promotion is a welcome addition to Operative’s executive team where she’ll expand her role to oversee the full customer journey from onboarding and engagement to the expansion of services offered,” said Lorne Brown, CEO, Operative. “Our customers need to know why and where we are going— and Brenda’s expertise will be invaluable as Operative scales its suite of solutions to better serve the industry.”
This new executive position demonstrates the importance of a customer-centric approach for Operative, which delivers a premium suite of ad management products to the world’s leading media brands, including many Fortune 500 businesses. “Operative’s hyper growth in convergence and cloud technology requires a strong focus on the customer journey, especially during such a transformative time in media,” said Brenda Salce-Garcia. “As our customers modernize and often re-architect their technology stacks, it’s more important than ever to ensure a single synergistic path toward success.” As part of her responsibilities, Brenda will lead the company’s Support and Marketing teams. In addition, she’ll spearhead a new function focused on deeper application and operational support within client portfolios while continuing as a strategic partner liaison.
About Operative
Operative delivers management solutions for premium media companies. The company is the partner of choice for over 300 of the world’s top media brands, including NBCU, CBS, ABC, AT&T, STARZ, Star India, Seven Australia and Sky. No other software company brings a comparable depth of experience to create truly innovative, scalable software that performs across all platforms, revenue models, and business units. Operative has employees in 12 offices around the world and processes more than $40 billion in premium linear and digital advertising revenue. For more information, visit www.operative.com
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