In the Lower East Side of manhattan. She worked along her husband. Michael and rita in 6364. Drove to mississippi in their vw beetle. Opened up their cofo center in the 4th Congressional District in meridian, mississippi. There they endured in extraordinary harassment, which culminated when michael along with his companions were murdered. Rita she continued to work in the movement thereafter. She participated in the Mississippi Free democratic parties. I believe she gathered affidavits for a suit brought by arthur kanoy, another name that should be remembered here today, trying to get the federal officials to intervene against local Law Enforcement in the state of mississippi. She practices as a lawyer. She is today a principal at skellinger and bender in seattle. She and her husband, bill bender are teachers. She went back to mississippi and taught a course on education at university of mississippi and are currently teaching a course at seattle law school. Last but not least, is charl
Good evening. Both sides in washington can end the standoff and stop this Government Shutdown any time they please. But instead, as one veteran former member of congress put it today, this country is hurting as we head into this weekend. While this has been caused by washington, the impact from it has spread across america throughout this country. In a moment the prospects for a solution to this any time soon. But first tonight, how this government closed for business is hitting hard for so many. We begin with nbcs miguel almaguer. Reporter in talladega, alabama, Wendy Robinson has been furloughed. A single mom with three mouths to feed, today she got her last paycheck. Robinson blames congress. I do think that it is nonsense. They need to get their acts together. Reporter a teacher in the governmentfunded head start program, robinson also lost her child care and has no savings. Im at a loss for words really about it. Im not used to not giving my kids a christmas. Reporter in oaklawn,
This is the final of three pieces from a Knowledge Matters tour of school districts in Delaware, in recognition of the state’s new initiative – called DE Delivers – to encourage adoption of high quality instructional materials in its 19 districts. In this piece, Claymont Elementary School Principal Tamara Grimes Stewart describes the Wilmington school’s journey since its 2017 rollout of the Bookworms Reading & Writing curriculum. Part of the Brandywine School District, Claymont saw English Language Arts proficiency scores rise 21 percent in just three years after the new curriculum was implemented.
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Claymont Elementary School was constructed in 1969 as a high school. It played a pivotal role in our nation’s fight to create fair and equitable schools for all students, being one of two northern Delaware schools named in the landmark