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A Native American tribe partners with a conservative Christian academy and seeks to expand its charter school network.

Who would have guessed that Biden would attack not only the virus and Trump’s toxic politics, but also the anti-government legacy of Ronald Reagan?

Kids Are Getting Vaccinated—So Should Ron Johnson Our vaccine-resistant leaders could learn something from my eighth grader. "Ron Johnson" by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 My eighth-grader cannot wait to get her COVID-19 vaccine. Gone are the days of needle dread, when every trip to the doctor’s office prompted the same anxious question: “Will I have to get a shot?” Now the question is, “How soon can I get vaccinated?” and, “Then can I hug my friends?” White, Republican men are the biggest anti-maskers and the least willin...

Most members of NC delegation vaccinated, but not all WASHINGTON — Members of Congress were among the first people in the U.S. to have access to the sought-after COVID-19 vaccine when the initial doses became available in December. Three months later, a States Newsroom survey across 22 states—making up a large swath of Congress— found at least 155 members of the U.S. House and Senate have been vaccinated, based on a tally of responses from their offices and other public statements. Most, but not all, are Democrats, even as pollsters find greater hesitancy and even disinterest among Repu...

Blake Family Plans To Take Struggle Beyond Charging Decision Patch 1/7/2021 January 5, 2021 For the family of Jacob Blake, the pursuit of justice will not end with the district attorney’s decision not to charge the officer who shot Blake in the back, during an interaction in August, 2020. “It’s a new day,” Justin Blake, Jacob’s uncle, reassured a crowd of press and supporters on the eve of the announcement on Jan 5 that there would be no charges in the case. “It’s 2021, not 2020. In 2020 we learned a lot. We were able to really analyze a lot and see where we stood. 2021 is the...