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Some of Kodiak’s subsistence fishermen have missed out on fishing trips during the past year because of COVID-19 restrictions, making it challenging to provide for their families. Earlier this month, subsistence fishermen became eligible to apply for emergency funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.  Some of that funding could come in the form of financial assistance to families of subsistence fishermen enrolled in the Migrant Education Program. The program helps the children of families that move for fishing activities stay at the same level of their cl...

Edinburg Rotary Club honors seniors in Edinburg CISD Migrant Education Program Edinburg Rotary Club honors seniors in Edinburg CISD Migrant Education Program 7 hours 53 minutes 25 seconds ago Wednesday, April 07 2021 Apr 7, 2021 April 07, 2021 8:42 PM April 07, 2021 in News - Local Share: The Migrant Education Program has been around since the 1960’s helping migrant students in the Rio Grande Valley achieve their goals.  At the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, the program currently serves about 1,400 migrants students, providing them assistance with school supplies, couns...

Print In a bid to foster trust and cultivate relationships, San Diego County deputies recently connected online with three dozen Spanish-speaking community members during an inaugural, five-week academy. The academy began in January and ended with a drive-by ceremony last month. It covered issues such as traffic stops, immigration, gangs, hate crimes and domestic violence during weekly, two-hour Zoom sessions. The sessions were held in Spanish. Some in the Spanish-speaking community — as deputies acknowledged — don’t always trust in law enforcement and call 911 as a last resort. The r...

Alyson Shields Over 500 Gainesville City School System employees will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by lunchtime Friday. The school system hosted a clinic Friday morning to get their Pre-K through 12th grade teachers and staff vaccinated, following new rules set forth by Governor Brian Kemp last week. Director of Pre-K Services and Migrant Education Program Donna Allen said she was nervous but pushed through. "What really gave me a little bit of comfort was Gainesville City Schools, we've been immersed in the community really since March," Allen said. "We've really been at work since we sh...

The Daily Yonder How a Federal Program Is Filling an Education Gap for Rural Migrant Students During the Pandemic Many migrant workers and their families rely on the Migrant Education Program to help students access school work. The pandemic has made it even more challenging. This story was published in partnership with Southerl This story also appeared in Southerly Linda Traylor got custody of her six grandchildren so they could stay put. Stability and the fact that they liked the schools in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, was important. Their father, who worked on tobacco and horse...