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Public Schools Face Funding ‘Death Spiral’ as Enrollment Drops
Congress is sending more relief money to schools, but coronavirus-related costs and declining state funding tied to student enrollment are driving districts toward a financial crisis.
Erin Wall, 44, Dies; Acclaimed Soprano in Mozart and Strauss
Ms. Wall, who started her career at Lyric Opera of Chicago, had a silvery soprano voice that grew more opulent as it evolved.
Carole Brookins, a Rare Woman on 1970s Wall Street, Dies at 76
She was an expert in the global political economy, with a specialty in agriculture, and served as executive director of the World Bank. She fell victim to the novel coronavirus.
Cheryl A. Wall, 71, Dies; Champion of Black Literary Women
An author and longtime professor at Rutgers, she pressed for the inclusion of black authors in curriculums and was an expert on Zora Neale Hurston.
Elaine La Roche, a Power on Wall Street Despite Its Barriers, Dies at 70
She was one of the most influential women in investment banking in the ’90s, helping to orchestrate a landmark partnership with China.
Alex Navab, Prominent Wall Street Dealmaker, Is Dead at 53
He was once considered to be in line to run the private equity giant KKR and had recently started his own ambitious firm.
Joe Overstreet, Painter and Activist, Is Dead at 85
Like many of his fellow African-American artists, he infused his work with burning political issues of the 1960s and ’70s.
Warren H. Phillips, Longtime Wall Street Journal Publisher, Dies at 92
Starting as a $40-a-week proofreader, he rose through the newsroom and corporate ranks, becoming chairman and chief executive of Dow Jones.
Scores Dead in Bangladesh Fire: ‘This Isn’t About Poverty, It’s About Greed’
The inferno, which was set off when a car’s gas cylinder exploded, ravaged one of the most historic neighborhoods in Bangladesh, a country with a horrible record of deadly fires.
DealBook Briefing: Reliving Wall Street’s Near-Death Experience
Ten years on, we remember the turmoil of the weekend that marked the inflection point of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
Terry Martin Hekker, a Happy Housewife Scorned, Dies at 92
She wrote two popular memoirs: the first about the joys of married life, the second about her husband serving her divorce papers on their 40th anniversary.
Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.
Mark Mellman, 70, Dies; Helped Democrats Understand Their Voters
A pollster and political strategist, he was a key figure in John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and used his prominence to speak out in defense of Israel.
Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
Robert L. Stirm, Returning P.O.W. in Pulitzer-Winning Photo, Dies at 92
The image immortalized a Vietnam veteran’s joyous homecoming to his beaming family, but it hid the truth about his unraveling marriage.
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