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Essential Skills for Children to Develop in Preschool
Monday, September 2nd, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)(Family Features) The skills young children need for success in elementary school and beyond are developed during the first five years of life. For families, it's critical to select the
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Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • Georgia Recorder
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via Georgia Recorder (Georgia)WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group that has ties to Project…
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Here’s the hot-button education issues to keep your eye on this school year
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via Houston Chronicle (Texas)Houston-area education issues to keep your eye on in the 2024-2025 school year, from book banning to budget deficits.
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Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • Michigan Advance
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group that has ties to Project…
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Ellen O’Clover’s work with a tech startup inspired her first novel
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via The Colorado Sun (Colorado)The author envisioned a young woman's viral app that predicts the future as a starting point for the YA title "Seven Percent of Ro Devereux."
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‘Like a pro’: Dylan Raiola’s first start draws praise from teammates and Matt Rhule
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)"He is him," one Husker said. "Like a pro," said another. The Dylan Raiola reviews are in from Matt Rhule and Nebraska players.
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The country’s largest publishers sue Florida over school book bans
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The Washington Post (Florida)Works by hundreds of authors, from Maya Angelou to Judy Blume, have been challenged and removed from school libraries. Now a group is suing to bring them back.
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Five Stars: Here’s a look at some of the top performances from the first week of high school football
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)The first week of the 2024 high school football season provided plenty of highlights. Here are the Journal Star's Five Stars of the week after the opening weekend of games.
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Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • New Hampshire Bulletin
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via The New Hampshire Bulletin (New Hampshire)Former President Donald Trump rarely touched on education issues at Moms for Liberty conference for conservative group with ties to Project 2025.
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Cornhusker Marching Band makes football season debut today
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 300-member Cornhusker Marching Band makes its 2024 football season debut today, Aug. 31, at Memorial Stadium with pregame and halftime performances at Nebraska's…
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Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Pennsylvania Capital-Star (Pennsylvania)Former President Donald Trump late Friday rarely touched on education issues during the third conference of Moms for Liberty, a conservative parental rights group that has ties to Project 2025, the…
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Youth advance to Pitch, Hit and Run in Kansas City
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)The Star City Optimist Youth Foundation hosted the Nebraska District Tri-Star Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run contest at the Optimist Youth Sports Complex last spring. Winners of local contests competed
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LWV Lunch & Learn to address funding private school vouchers
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)The September League of Women Voters Lunch & Learn will focus on the issue of using public money to fund private school vouchers and the successful referendum petition drives to
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Optimist Club donates supplies to West Lincoln School
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)West Lincoln Elementary School was the August recipient of the Optimist Club of Lincoln's School Supplies project.
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Grants up to $2.5K available for local neighborhood projects
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)Civic Nebraska and members of the Community Builder Coalition are continuing the Strong Neighborhoods grant program to support neighborhood-based, resident-led programs and projects across Lincoln.
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Metro Gallery to open show by Rickers on Friday
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)"Seven Birds & Eight Constructions," a collection of work by featured artist Thomas Rickers, will open from 5-7 p.m. on First Friday, Sept. 6, at Metro Gallery, 1316 N St.
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Recalled school board member’s appointment to library board came as a surprise
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)Gov. Jim Pillen replaced Beth Kabes, an educator who had been accepted for a second term on the Nebraska Library Commission, with former school board member Terri Cunningham-Swanson.
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Nebraska’s top election official: Opportunity Scholarships referendum qualifies for ballot
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)The fate of a Nebraska law allocating $10 million in tax dollars for private school scholarships will be left up to voters in November, the state's top election official said.
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Governor appoints ex-school board member recalled over book ban push to Nebraska’s library board
Friday, August 30th, 2024
via The Associated Press (Nebraska)Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new member to the Nebraska Library Commission — a former local school board member removed from office after trying to ban more than 50 books.
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