• Low-Income Consumers Choose Retailers Over D2C When Shopping Online

    When low-income shoppers tap digital channels, they prefer to shop with retailers rather than going straight to brands’ eCommerce shops, trusting stores to offer them the best price. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands, Retailers or Marketplaces,” which drew from a survey of more than […]

  • Have Fun Staying Poor: Washington Announces $45 Million Subsidy For Low Income Families To Buy EVs

    Have Fun Staying Poor: Washington Announces $45 Million Subsidy For Low Income Families To Buy EVs Just when you thought you've already witnessed a lifetime's worth of examples of the government being excellent capital allocators with your tax money, one more shining example comes along. Last week it was reported that Washington Governor Jay Inslee has announced $45 million worth of subsidies that is going to allow "low income" families to purchase an electric vehicle. The...

  • Holyoke Public Schools receive state funding for electric school buses

    Holyoke Public Schools is one of five school districts in the state set to receive the next round of funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to help fund electric school buses.

  • Iowa City schools lose $1.3 million due to private school vouchers

    After facing a needed $3.75 million budget reduction that led to the closure of Hills Elementary, the Iowa City Community School District also saw millions in losses from private school vouchers this year. The district board of directors voted on Tuesday to approve its budget for fiscal 2025, which has declined since the previous year.

  • Council work to reunite children leaving care with their families highlighted at Parliament – Coventry City Council

    Coventry’s work on reunification and helping more children return home from care was highlighted at Parliament last week.

  • High School Receives Computer Donation

    The Speaker of the Tshwane Council Mncedi Ndzwanana handed over 31 computers and 34 chairs to Winterveldt High School on Wednesday, April 24. The donation was made possible through a partnership with Tshwane North College (TNC), the Telkom Foundation, the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), the school governing body, and Eskom. Ndzwanana […]

  • Housing complex for low-income seniors to close

    BHI Senior Living has announced plans to close an affordable housing complex for seniors in Columbus next year. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • Shop Mommy and Me-Inspired Fashions for the Whole Family

    We’ve all seen the reluctant photos of the whole brood in matching Hanna Andersson Christmas pajamas and while I’m a big fan of that family ritual there are updates to

  • List of schools that received bomb threat in Delhi-NCR

    NEW DELHI: Several schools in the Delhi-NCR region received bomb threat emails, leading to immediate evacuations and school closures on Wednesday morning.As per TV reports, 50 schools have received the bomb threat. List of prominent schools that received the bomb threat:Mother Mary’s School in Mayur ViharSt. Thomas' Girls Senior Secondary SchoolSanskriti School in ChanakyapuriArmy Public School, DPS International SchoolDPS schools in RK Puram, East of Kailash, Vasant Vihar, Dwarka, Noida, Sector...

  • Life in Sunderland in 1974, from sport to industry, shopping and schools

    Life on Wearside in 1974 gets our attention here. From schools to shipyards and sport to shopping, we have included it all in this poignant look back in time. Woolworths is all lit up in Fawcett Street, and Deptford shipyard workers are smiling in the sun. The Marsden tug is hard at work and Ryhope School was preparing to put on its version of Tommy the rock opera. Over at Hillview Infants, the new starters were settling in and at Roker Park, Joe Bolton and Bobby Kerr were celebrating a goal....

  • The Coventry school where 'everyone is welcome' receives praise from Ofsted

    Grange Farm Primary School in Finham has improved their curriculum since the last inspection

  • Low incomes set to benefit from holiday pay boost

    This year’s holiday pay packages are likely to be a disappointment for people earning more than the modal salary, but those on low incomes will get more than last year, according to calculations by salary processor ADP. Holiday pay is traditionally paid out in May, but the amount changes every year along with shifts in income tax and tax discounts that depend on the individual’s own situation. This year, people on the modal salary of €3,395 per month will take home €19