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Aug. 28, 1942

The Florida Department of Education named a Sarasota and a Manatee County teacher as two of five finalists for Florida Teacher of the Year Wednesday.

Newest "Saints" volume shares stories of Church leaders and members from around the world as they navigate challenges from 1893 to 1955.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is releasing the third installment of its official multivolume history, “Saints.” Read a summary of what to expect.

In January, Johnson told the Herald-Tribune that she loves kindergarten students because everything is new for them.  “They are so honest, so nonjudgmental, they love school,” Johnson said. “It’s such a happy place.” Johnson creates weekly YouTube videos for her students families, offering tips on how they can reinforce the lessons she is teaching at school and giving them a glimpse of their child’s life in the classroom.  Fruitville Elementary Principal Steven French said Johnso...

14 Apr 2021 The Woke Gestapo have succeeded with another blacklist. “A school in Waukegan, Illinois, will not be renamed after former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, following protests from members of the Latino community in the city,” reports the far-left Newsweek. Remember, you can never be woke enough. Honestly, there are only two ways to avoid these Woketard Nazis. You can either comply 100 percent, which means you have to do things like memorize all 167...

Another idea in contention for the schools name change was "Barack and Michelle Obama Middle School," which had the backing of board members Anita Hanna and Jeff McBride.  Despite many members of the public speaking passionately during Tuesday nights board meeting in support of using the Obama name, Waukegan School Board President Brandon Ewing ultimately pushed back against the idea. "I think [Obama] was a great president and he did things to move us forward," Ewing said, according to F...

Latinx activists in an Illinois town oppose renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after the Obamas Updated 12:21 PM ET, Thu April 1, 2021 Latinx activists in Waukegan, Illinois, voiced opposition to renaming the school after Barack and Michelle Obama at a school board meeting, citing the former presidents record on immigration. (CNN)Residents of one Chicago suburb are divided over how to rechristen a school named for a founding father who enslaved hundreds of Black people. A majority of res...

Grantham police constable Edith Smith rightly spoken of as a woman of national significance Column by Grantham and Stamford MP Gareth Davies On Monday, we celebrated International Women’s Day which provides an opportunity for us this week to look back on the women who have inspired future generations. Here in Lincolnshire today, there are of course many women who inspire the next generation, but I wanted to look back at one specific Lincolnshire woman who clearly paved the way for others ...