By Ella Tyler The Sustainable Endowments Institute, a special project fund of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, has released its report card on the sustainability practices of the country’s 100 best-endowed colleges and universities. These schools hold more than $258 billion — approximately 75 percent of all higher education endowment investments.
By Ella Tyler Many area voters will find a surprise at the end of their ballots. After a long list of candidates for senator, governor, judge, and more, there will be a list of propositions asking for votes on bonds, smoking, or liquor by the drink. Some of these are hot contests, but others have had little public attention.
By Ella Tyler “Texas has some of the most progressive laws in the country about pesticides in schools, but not many parents know about these laws,” laments Charlotte Wells, executive director of Texans for Alternatives to Pesticides.