WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $9.4 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to 11 airports in Utah. This investment in Utah’s airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America’s airports that was announced today by Secretary Chao.
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“This $520.5 million in federal support to airports across the country will help to keep our nation’s airports in good shape and make air travel a better experience for passengers,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao.
With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $11.42 billion in more than two thousand American airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017.
The airports receiving Airport Improvement Program grants in Utah include:
The Administration not only supports infrastructure through funding – it is making it possible to deliver these much-needed improvements more quickly. The Department is working hard to streamline the approval process, cut unnecessary red tape and reduce unnecessary, duplicative regulations that do not contribute to safety.
These investments and reforms are especially timely because the U.S. economy is surging. Employers have added more than 7 million jobs since January 2017. To kick off the new decade, a robust 225,000 American jobs were added in January 2020 and the unemployment rate is still a remarkable 3.6 percent—the lowest in 50 years.
Aviation is an important part of that growth. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. civil aviation supports more than 5% of U.S. gross domestic product; $1.6 trillion in economic activity; and nearly 11 million jobs.
“America’s airports provide a gateway to the world for our citizens while at the same time delivering first impressions of the United States to visitors from abroad,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “It’s in our national interest to make them the crown jewel in our transportation system. The Airport Improvement Program allows us to do just that.”
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Secretary Perdue to Announce New USDA Innovation Initiative at USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum
(Washington, D.C., February 19, 2020) – Tomorrow, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will announce a new, department-wide initiative regarding sustainability, productivity, and innovation. Following the Secretary’s presentation, he will participate in a fireside chat with John Hartnett, Founder and CEO of SVG Ventures-THRIVE, and host a press conference.
On Friday, Secretary Perdue will host agricultural leaders from key Western Hemisphere countries. Joining Secretary Perdue at the February 21st plenary session, titled “Feeding the World through Innovation,” will be Argentina’s Minister for Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Luis Basterra, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos. They will discuss cooperative approaches to promoting agricultural innovation and global trade as foundations of global food security.
*NOTE: Media interested in attending any event must RSVP on the Forum Website by TODAY, Wednesday, February 19th at 4:00pm ET.
TOMORROW, Thursday, February 20th
Secretary Perdue to announce Ag Innovation Agenda and participate in a fireside chat
WHAT: Secretary Perdue will announce a new, department-wide initiative regarding sustainability, productivity, and innovation, and participate in a fireside chat with John Hartnett, Founder and CEO of SVG Ventures-THRIVE.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, February 20th beginning at 8:30am ET.
WHERE: Arlington Ballroom, Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
Secretary Perdue to host press conference
WHAT: Secretary will host a press conference with members of the media immediately following the fireside chat.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, February 20th beginning at 9:50am ET.
WHERE: Salon K, Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
Friday, February 21st
Secretary Perdue to host a plenary session with Agriculture Leaders of the Western Hemisphere
WHAT: Secretary Perdue will host a plenary session, titled “Feeding the World through Innovation” with Minister Basterra of Argentina, Minister Claude-Bibeau of Canada, and Secretary Villalobos of Mexico.
WHEN: FRIDAY, February 21st beginning at 8:30am ET.
WHERE: Arlington Ballroom, Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
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The Resilient Mindset presents the Way of Champions Coaching and Leadership Workshop- Utah
" Dr. Lynch's innovative approach to the relationship game between coach and athlete is profound, perceptive and unparalleled in the world of sports leadership. I use his wisdom in my coaching these days with the Jazz."
~ Quin Snyder ~ Head coach, Utah Jazz
"The Way of Champions Conference changed the way I think about coaching. What you learn through Jerry and John allows you to create a culture where performances can thrive. My work with Way of Champions played a big role in our success in the 2018 Masters Tournament." - Kevin Kirk, Coach of 2018 Masters Champion Patrick Reed, and 3x Way of Champions Conference attendee
The Resilient Mindset will present the Way of Champions Coaching and Leadership Workshop (WOCCLW), taking place at Mount Jordan Middle School on March 21, and featuring Dr. Jerry Lynch, John O’Sullivan and Dr. Robin Cecil.
The Resilient Mindset is proud to be bringing the second event of this kind to Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy, Utah. The WOCCLW will continue to focus on the benefits of creating a positive coaching atmosphere while helping coaches and other leaders better understand how to create a high-performance atmosphere in the organizations and teams that they work with.
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“The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other means, in my opinion, must fail.” - George Washington
“Education is the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.” - Abraham Lincoln
The week started with President’s Day, in honor of two of our most distinguished citizens — let alone Presidents. They both had strong opinions on the importance of education to the formation and preservation of our Republic. We’ll be picking their successor later this year, but let’s honor them year round by keeping their ideals and sacrifices in mind.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES GAMBLE ON VEGAS. The remaining Democrat candidates for President - former Vice President Joe Biden, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg along with Senators Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren - will gather tonight for the latest debate but not before a vocal crowd of thousands of diverse families and students rally for the freedom to best direct their children’s education. Nevada charter school families and the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools are taking the choice of the next president seriously. They will be gathering at 4 pm just a few miles from the debate stage asking the critical question #WHATABOUTUS. Join them on Twitter or follow the action live on Facebook. For your own debate prep — or therapy afterwards — check out CER’s comprehensive Education 2020 website.
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WHICH CANDIDATE SAID. “We showed that when charters are granted carefully, and overseen rigorously, results can be incredibly impressive among millions of kids, giving them the opportunity to succeed in life and pursue their dreams." (Read to the end to learn the answer!)
FREEDOM’S RING. After nearly 30 years of experience and data, the research just gets better. Which is why this pathbreaking report by Northwestern University scholar David Figlio documenting the power of choice to improve all schools where competition is fierce would give The Great Emancipator reason to cheer.
WE CANNOT TELL A LIE. GEORGE WOULD LOVE OUR “WHY AMERICA” PROJECT. Washington & Lincoln knew that in the arc of history, the time had come for a country like America. CER is bringing these stories to life for DC area charter students through our “Why America?” project. DC students travel to landmarks and little-explored places of history in DC to learn why the Constitution exists, what it does, who manages it, who executes, who ensures its fidelity. Schools across the country can join in, too! Learn more about the details.
KENTUCKY IS THE REAL LAND OF LINCOLN. Illinois has the motto, but Honest Abe was born in Hogdenville, KY. But the “rail-splitter” would be disappointed in the lackadaisical attitude his home state’s politicians have toward education. Kentucky enacted the weakest of charter school laws in 2017, resulting in ZERO charter schools. Despite their impact in other states, lawmakers just couldn’t repel the status quo even though a rigorously researched and documented study finds that charters opened just in the city of Louisville would reap “$138 million in economic benefits from higher lifetime earnings associated with increases in academic achievement.”
GEORGE AND ABE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS - THE GREAT DISRUPTERS. Like Washington (ask King George III) and Lincoln (ask Jefferson Davis), charter schools are also disrupting a dysfunctional and unjust status quo. Says a great piece in Reason Magazine, “The growth of choice has helped expose the realities and shortcomings of many traditional public school districts, such as how kids aren’t being funded equally, the financial fragilities of the district model, the lack of quality at some schools, and how different students need different environments to learn.”
JUSTICE IN COLORADO. It’s hard to believe that Vega Collegiate Academy would have to fight for the right to continue successfully serving some of the most economically distressed families in Aurora, Colorado. Vega has proven that the kids attending its school, despite all the difficult challenges they face every day, can learn. As you will see in this moving video, parents who chose Vega for their kids continue to support the school, but the local Board of Education chose to ignore them and voted to close it. Vega fought back and after a successful appeal to the State Board of Education was UNANIMOUSLY permitted to keep the school open. That’s a win to make the Father of Our Country smile, even through his wooden teeth.
ANSWER TO QUIZ. Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. When he was mayor, minority students who attended charter schools performed better academically than their peers at traditional public schools. Will he stand by his principles in the face of mob pressure to conform? Time will tell….
If you didn’t get to really celebrate Presidents’ Day this week, we hope you’ll find time to contemplate its meaning and purpose. But now it's back to work for you — and for us! If you’d like to find out more about us or help out, it’s as simple as visiting edreform.com.
Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education. We’re always delighted to hear from our readers...suggestions, questions and even the occasional complaint!
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VIVID-PIX LAUNCHES “YOUR CITY - YOUR STORY” 11 CITY TOUR --
IMAGE RESTORATION SOFTWARE
BRINGS FAMILY STORIES & MEMORIES BACK TO LIFE
Crosses U.S. to Showcase Patented AI Photo & Document Restoration Software and Education Programs for Family Historians, Genealogists, & Hobbyists
Release at: http://www.thomas-pr.com/vividpix/vividpixrootstechtourrelease.html
Vivid-Pix RESTORE Before & After Photo
Savannah, GA, February 18, 2020 – Vivid-Pix www.vivid-pix.com launched a “Your City - Your Story” 11 city U.S. tour to showcase its patented Vivid-Pix RESTORE AI photo and document restoration software that automatically restores treasured memories with just one-click. The Vivid-Pix journey includes the largest family history event in the world, RootsTech, held Feb. 26-29 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Vivid-Pix tour includes events throughout the U.S. at genealogical society conferences, libraries, and other points of interest to educate attendees on how to create and share family stories and illustrate the power of Vivid-Pix RESTORE. Vivid-Pix tour dates are listed below. Follow the tour at: https://vivid-pix.com/your-city-your-story.
RESTORE, the one-stop solution for family historians, genealogists, hobbyists and others, automatically corrects old, faded sepia, black and white, and color photographs. Not limited to just photographs alone, RESTORE’s patented artificial intelligence also improves documents, and provides image organization, editing, and searchable IPTC and EXIF compliant metadata tagging. The U.S. Patent Office has awarded a patent to Vivid-Pix for its imaging processing techniques used to automatically correct faded images.
Vivid-Pix at RootsTech 10th Anniversary Conference – Attendees can “Create & Share Your Story” by Recording Videos that Document Stories for Future Generations
At RootsTech 2020, Vivid-Pix will be exhibiting at Booth #533 and providing the opportunity for attendees to create a free “Share Your Story” video to document their history for future generations. Videos will be created by Vivid-Pix and posted on the Vivid-Pix website and on a dedicated YouTube page for viewing.
“Genealogy is the second most popular hobby in the U.S. (second to gardening). A Vivid-Pix restored picture says a thousand words and brings back memories of the past,” said Rick Voight, CEO, Vivid-Pix. Rick Voight will be speaking at the RootsTech conference on February 27 at 1:40 PM at the RootsTech Demo Theater.
The Vivid-Pix Tour Crosses the U.S.
The Vivid-Pix “Your City - Your Story” tour includes stops at:
Vivid-Pix RESTORE Availability
Vivid-Pix RESTORE is available for Mac and Windows for $49.99 at: https://vivid-pix.com/restore/buy.html, with a no credit card required free trial at: https://vivid-pix.com/restore/free-trial.html. For more information, see the website at: https://vivid-pix.com/.
About Vivid-Pix
Vivid-Pix was founded by Rick Voight and Randy Fredlund, who have a combined 47 years of experience from Eastman Kodak Co. They brought Kodak’s “You Press the Button, We Do the Rest” philosophy to the design of Vivid-Pix RESTORE. For more info, see the website: https://vivid-pix.com/.
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On World Day of Social Justice, 24 Organizations Are Empowering Global Communities
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24 Organizations Finding Food Justice
Dear Friend,
Greetings from Chicago!
February 20th is the World Day of Social Justice—a day that gives everyone a chance to promote justice and fair treatment for all people. This year, the United Nations chose the theme of "Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice," which calls attention to the one in five workers around the globe who still live in moderate or extreme poverty.
Farmers, farmworkers, and food service workers, in particular, face a lot of challenges. In rural areas of developing countries, eight out of ten agricultural workers make less than US$1.25 per day. And in the United States, nearly one-third of farmworker families make annual incomes below the poverty line. "It is now urgent to put human rights and nature before profit," says Paula Gioia of La Via Campesina.
This year, Food Tank is celebrating the organizations that are helping empower communities to control how they grow—and how they distribute, access, and eat food. These 24 organizations are using education and programming to advocate for each community’s right to healthy, culturally appropriate, and resilient food systems.
This week, Food Tank is highlighting 24 organizations supporting participation and inclusivity in the food system: Agriculture Justice Project, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, Australia Food Sovereignty Alliance, Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge, Bread for the City, Brooklyn Movement Center, Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive, Diyalo Foundation, Food First, Front Line Farming, Harlem Grown, HEAL Food Alliance, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Inter-faith Food Shuttle, La Via Campesina, Los Angeles Community Action Network, Planting Justice, Rock Steady Farm & Flowers, SeedChange, Soil Generation, Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network, Surplus People’s Project, The Natwani Coalition, and We Are The Solution.
Read more about these organizations or share the article by CLICKING HERE.
How will you get involved in your community to celebrate the World Day of Social Justice? Please email me at danielle@foodtank.com to share with us!
Sincerely,
Danielle Nierenberg
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With Black History Month and primary season in full swing, the personal finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s States with the Highest Political Engagement Among African Americans as well as accompanying videos.
To determine where black Americans are most engaged in the political process, WalletHub compared 49 states across six key metrics. They include black voter turnout and registration during the most recent midterm and presidential elections as well as the proportional representation of blacks in the state legislature and national party conventions.
Political Engagement of African Americans in Utah (1=Most Politically Engaged; 24=Avg.)
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/where-are-blacks-most-least-politically-engaged/19026/
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Get a glimpse into the world and characters of At The Bottom in our new trailer. Click to watch, then get your tickets at pinnacleactingcompany.org!
About the Show
A flop house in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of a large city is home to a rag-tag group of people struggling to survive from one day to the next. When a mysterious stranger comes to live there, he brings hope to the hardscrabble lives of the residents.
Adapted from Russian playwright Maxim Gorky’s classic play The Lower Depths, At The Bottom shines a light on those living at the margins who are, almost literally, invisible to the rest of society. Reimagined for the 21st century, with elements of the fantastic, the play explores the tension between pessimism and hope and asks which is better, the truth, or the comforting lie?
Behind the Scenes: At The Bottom in Rehearsal
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WHEN: February 27-29 and March 5-7 at 7:30 PM, with
2:00 PM matinees on March 1 & 8
WHERE: 31 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City
At The Gateway
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NEWS: Bernie 2020 Announces Utah Staff Expansion and Salt Lake City Headquarters
News follows the announcement of five Utah Campaign Co-Chairs last week
February 18, 2020
Contact: press@berniesanders.com
SALT LAKE CITY – Today, Bernie 2020 announced a substantial expansion of its Utah operation with four new staff hires and a state headquarters opening in Salt Lake City.
The slate of Bernie 2020 Utah staff members includes State Coordinator Jodi Clemens, Regional Field Director Rose Asaf, and two full-time field organizers. Last week, the campaign announced five Utah Campaign Co-Chairs: State Representative and Democratic Caucus Assistant Whip Angela Romero, Murray City Councilwomyn Rosalba Dominguez, Midvale City Councilmember Dustin Gettel, Murray City School Board Member and Utah Progressive Caucus Chair Elizabeth Payne, and Black Lives Matter Utah and United Front Civil Rights Organization Founder Lex Scott.
“We are building an unrivaled grassroots operation across Utah that will ensure Bernie wins on Super Tuesday and defeats Donald Trump in November,” said Utah State Coordinator Jodi Clemens. “Our team of committed staff members and thousands of volunteers is working in every corner of the state to reach voters and expand our already unprecedented people-powered movement.”
With just over two weeks until Super Tuesday, momentum for Bernie Sanders is surging in Utah. According to a new Salt Lake Tribune poll, 27% of likely Utah voters are backing Bernie－more than double the percentage of support held by the next highest polling Democratic candidate. Bernie 2020 also recently launched a 5.5 million dollar ad campaign across Utah and other Super Tuesday states.
The campaign will host an office opening event and debate watch party in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
Here are the event details:
Wednesday, February 19
5:00 p.m. Salt Lake City Office Opening & Debate Watch Party
Teamsters & Chauffeurs Union Local 222, South Entrance
2641 3270 W, West Valley City, UT 84119
Information for the public: The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is encouraged.
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