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Diana Panuncial / DIANA PANUNCIAL, diana.panuncial@journaltimes.com  Devin Anderson, a graduate of Park High School, speaks at the NAACP press conference on May 12. Anderson called on Racine Unified School District to expand summer school offerings, a call the district responded to Tuesday. RACINE — The effort of community advocates for the underserved has been effective in bringing about change. After advocacy from the Racine Branch of the NAACP, the Racine Unified School District is expa...

There will still only be three RUSD schools open for traditional, morning summer school four days a week: Gifford School, 8332 Northwestern Ave., Caledonia, Jerstad-Agerholm School, 3601 LaSalle St.; and Mitchell School, 2701 Drexel Ave. But under a plan announced Tuesday, the district’s two community schools — Julian Thomas Elementary, 930 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; and Knapp Elementary, 2701 17th St. — will be open for no-cost Extended Learning programs after summer scho...

RACINE — The City of Racine has no real way to prevent Racine County from building a $45 million juvenile detention facility on Taylor Avenue. The county plans to replace the current outdated, nearly windowless Racine County Juvenile Detention Center on the fourth floor of the county human resources center at 1717 Taylor Ave. Construction of the new facility would be mostly paid for by the state, which has been looking to close larger, troubled facilities rife with abuse with more rehabili...

It is frustrating to see young people with whom I’ve grown up work just as hard as me and be compensated with burdens rather than freedom. In my work as a branch leader at Canvas Credit Union, our mantra is to support clients in being able to “afford life.” To that I add my personal Tree of Three: Understanding credit, striving toward homeownership and saving for retirement. I work with amazing people and take great pride in my role in developing my team members. However, Im most proud of...