#Lawyers fight back following attack on SPACs

#Lawyers fight back following attack on SPACs

“#Lawyers fight back following attack on SPACs” The nation’s top law firms are clapping back against an explosive lawsuit filed last week that argues so-called special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, should be regulated as investment vehicles. In a letter released Friday, 49 of the most prestigious law firms in the US came to the defense…

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#Deep parental divisions exist on COVID controversies about schooling, poll finds

#Deep parental divisions exist on COVID controversies about schooling, poll finds

“#Deep parental divisions exist on COVID controversies about schooling, poll finds” A new survey of city parents revealed deep divisions on several schooling controversies ahead of the new academic year. Organized by the pro-accelerated learning advocacy group PLACE-NYC, the poll of more than 5,000 city families found divides on issues ranging from mandatory masking and…

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#Rivian reportedly seeks valuation of up to B in IPO

#Rivian reportedly seeks valuation of up to $80B in IPO

“#Rivian reportedly seeks valuation of up to $80B in IPO” Amazon-backed electric vehicle company Rivian is seeking a valuation of around $70-80 billion in its initial public offering, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Rivian confidentially submitted plans to federal regulators for an IPO, the company said in a statement. The company, which aims…

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#San Diego students told to mask up outdoors at school, bus stops

#San Diego students told to mask up outdoors at school, bus stops

“#San Diego students told to mask up outdoors at school, bus stops” San Diego’s largest school district, the second-largest in California, is requiring students to wear coronavirus masks outdoors as well as indoors on campus grounds – and at their bus stops as part of its fall reopening guidelines. “Masks are always required indoors,” page 14 of the San Diego…

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