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Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer reflects on his tenure, criticizes right-wing extremism ⋆ Michigan Advance
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)Although the city of Detroit was facing significant budget woes on Jan. 2, 1994 — his first day on the job — former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer told the Advance that he is proud of his two-term tenure…
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In Massachusetts’ richest towns, many top-ranked schools cling to outdated methods of teaching reading
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)More than a third of children in the state's 50 wealthiest communities failed to meet expectations on last spring's English Language Arts MCAS exam, according to a Globe analysis of test results for grades 3-8.
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January 3, 2024 Davison County Commissio
Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
via Mitchell Republic (South Dakota)JANUARY 3, 2024 CALL TO ORDER Auditor Kiepke called the first meeting of 2024 of the Davison County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. Members of the Board present were Claggett, Kiner,…
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South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
via The Associated Press (South Carolina)Republican lawmakers who pull all the levers of the South Carolina Legislature want to dispense with so-called 'social issues' this session and focus on pocketbook matters.
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Alabama’s ‘outstanding teacher of American history’ talks teaching controversial topics
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)Marcee Hinds, awarded "Outstanding Teacher of American History" by the Alabama Daughters of the American Revolution, talks teaching post-pandemic.
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Anti-DEI bills in the works for Utah’s upcoming legislative session
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Here's what we know so far about the three bills being drafted by Republican legislators to hem in DEI efforts across Utah.
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‘We can do better’: Idaho governor announces $2 billion in funding for school buildings
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday announced a $2 billion investment in public schools over the next 10 years, a large contribution aimed at shoring up dilapidated infrastructure at schools across the…
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Gov. Katie Hobbs’ goals, lines in sand as legislative session begins
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)Arizona's Democratic governor says she's "optimistic'' about working with the GOP-controlled Legislature. She describes the State of the State on Monday.
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4 officer-involved shootings recorded in Valley in 2023
Monday, January 8th, 2024
via The Vindicator (Ohio)WARREN — Newly released data from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation shows Mahoning Valley law enforcement called on the state agency four times in 2023 when officers had to fire their weapons.…
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Stanford is searching for a new president — a job more political and scrutinized than ever before
Sunday, January 7th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Stanford University searches for a new president as the role becomes more scrutinized after the departures of Harvard and Penn leaders.
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Lollipop concert, ‘Portrait of Aretha’ and garden planning: Things to do in January 2024
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)Lollipop concert, ‘Portrait of Aretha' and garden planning: Things to do in January 2024
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COLUMNIST: Nikki Haley is the GOP’s best hope
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Arkansas)Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, represents the Republican Party's best hope to vanquish Donald Trump. While many foes and pundits have piled on Haley for her…
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December 27, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Chairper
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
via Mitchell Republic (South Dakota)December 27, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Reider called the regular meeting of the Davison County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. All members of the Board were present. Also present was…
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Jim Kenyon: Windsor’s Hudson Ranney goes to Washington
Saturday, January 6th, 2024
via Valley News (Vermont)When I met 16-year-old Hudson Ranney at the Boston Dreams coffee shop in Windsor, it was 10 in the morning and he was munching on a Moose Tracks ice cream cone while checking messages on his Apple…
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Sultan: Francis Howell students could teach their school board an important lesson
Friday, January 5th, 2024
via St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)Students in the Francis Howell district could drive home the Streisand effect by signing up en masse for the Black history and literature classes when they are offered again.
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‘Excessive celebration’ and the fall of Claudine Gay
Friday, January 5th, 2024
via Deseret News (Utah)After Harvard's president resigned, Christopher Rufo listed three ways to wage a successful campaign. But humility matters, too.
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Review: Guthrie’s entertaining ‘Art’ punches hard into men’s feelings
Thursday, January 4th, 2024
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)Yasmina Reza's 1994 play gets a taut and timely staging in Minneapolis.
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For Harvard’s First Black President, Race Became the Unavoidable Issue
Thursday, January 4th, 2024
via The New York Times (New York)Claudine Gay celebrated her history making appointment. But after she resigned, she spoke very differently about her experience.
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Chris Doyle: A discomforting anniversary and teaching the Capitol riot in 2024
Thursday, January 4th, 2024
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)Students deserve to be shown how recent history contributes to ongoing events
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