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Despite Budget Woes, This Legislative Session Held Bright Spots For Local Ag - Honolulu Civil Beat Many legislators voted to create a more sustainable, resilient Hawaii. About the Author Micah Munekata is director of government affairs at Ulupono Initiative. The role that local farmers and the agricultural industry play in Hawaii’s push toward greater sustainability and resilience cannot be overstated. If anything, the ongoing pandemic has shown just how critical their roles are to both indiv...

Positive COVID-19 cases within RSU 24 STEUBEN — Positive COVID-19 cases have affected several schools within Regional School Unit 24 (RSU 24) since last week. Students at the Ella Lewis School attended classes remotely on Friday after an individual associated with the school tested positive for COVID-19. According to a May 6 letter from RSU 24 Superintendent Michael Eastman, three staff members and 23 students were initially required to quarantine and be out of the building until May 17. Then...

Thu, 05/06/2021 - 1:48pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) visited Sharon Elementary School Thursday to highlight new federal Farm to School legislation. The Farm to School Act, introduced by Leahy on April 22, seeks to reauthorize and expand the popular federal Farm to School program.  Sharon Elementary School actively participates in Farm to School programing with a school garden, farm tours and an ongoing focus on health and wellness. Leahy, who chairs th...

Foundation For Springfield Public Schools Adds New Category In Grant Program, Focusing On Mental Health Posted By: Hewson Beattie May 3, 2021 @ 8:38 pm Coronavirus, Local News, News, State The Foundation for Springfield Public Schools is adding a new category in its Back To School Grant program. The newest branch is focused on helping students with mental health. The foundation’s executive di...

Benita Urey with Christiana, who underwent her first surgery at the government hospital in Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount County. Christiana needs three more surgeries to ensure she can walk with straight legs. Benita Urey is on the move — not as a business or political heavyweight that other members of her family members are known to be — but as an evolving public-spirited person whose job is looking after people who can’t afford to look after themselves. The young Urey, who is just 23-y...

CISR High School Program Expands into Birmingham School System Sponsored Content By Newswire | May 3, 2021 The National Alliance CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representatives) High School Program Expands into Birmingham School System May 3, 2021, Austin, TX – The National Alliance today announces the expansion of the CISR High School Program into seven high schools in Birmingham, Alabama. The program was approved for accreditation with t...

Updated at 8:04 AM increase font size Maine Sen. Susan Collins wants to renew Farm to School grant program Sen. Susan Collins says the bill is designed to raise the programs funding to $15 million. Associated Press Read Article BANGOR — Maine’s Republican senator is joining with colleagues to renew the Farm to School Program, which helps get local food into schools. Sen. Susan Collins said the bill “would ensure that students in Maine and across the country will continue to have access...

Maine senator wants to renew Farm to School grant program May 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maines Republican senator is joining with colleagues to renew the Farm to School Program, which helps get local food into schools. Sen. Susan Collins said the bill “would ensure that students in Maine and across the country will continue to have access to local and healthy foods while supporting Maine farmers.” The proposal is designed to raise the programs funding from $5 milli...

​ 04/30/2021 ​ Harrisburg, PA – Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today announced the approval of nearly $400,000 in Farm to School Grants to fund 39 projects that will improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agricultural awareness opportunities for children pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. "The children of today are the future of Pennsylvania agriculture," said Redding. "Reviewing these 39 projects and their goals to invest in programming that not only improves child...

1 of 8 On April 17, Marion elementary students who are involved with the SEEDS After School Program and their families gathered at the Marion Mill Pond for a day of fishing, fun and learning. Trout Unlimited also supplied a variety of displays and activities to engage children in learning about fish and their habitats including a stream-table to teach about maintaining clean watersheds and a work table for identifying macroinvertebrates in the water. Courtesy of Erin Hor...