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Adrian Florido , Republican state lawmakers across the country are advancing bills that limit how public school teachers can talk about race in the classroom. Listen • 6:33 ....
NPR's Noel King talks to Meghan Hughes, president of the Community College of Rhode Island, about the state's Promise program that offers recent high school graduates two years of free tuition. ....
PSC offers Elementary School Students a Chance to Win a Ride to School in New Fire Truck The Park Forest Fire Department on a clear day with trucks and an ambulance parked in front. (Photo: PFFD) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) has a new fire truck and is seeking the help of elementary school students in Illinois Community College District 515 to help give it a name. The winner will receive a gift card, a PSC swag bag, and a ride to their school in the new fire truck. “This is a great way to get our young community members involved in activities at the college, said Dr. Megan Hughes, Interim Dean, Allied Health and Emergency Services. “Children have such great imaginations, and I can’t wait to see what names are submitted for the new truck.” ....
Rhode Island voters on Tuesday approved seven proposals that call for the financing of public projects with borrowed money. The most popular proposal to win approval in Tuesday s referendum calls for borrowing $74 million for environmental and recreation projects. It drew 78% of the vote. The borrowing package finances a wide range of spending from $33 million for upgrades at state beaches and parks to $6 million for dredging the Providence River. The $7 million for municipal resiliency initiatives to help cities and towns deal with rising seas and climate change was dear to Jeffrey R. Diehl, one of the many ballot proponents who was quite pleased with the mid-winter decisions of referendum voters. ....
POTSDAM â A rhinoceros, a scaled dragon and a trail of ducklings visited Ives Park on Saturday afternoon. Potsdamâs inaugural Snowman Festival brought about 50 people to the frozen shore of the Raquette River, where snow whimsy emerged from north country kids, parents, college students and teachers â all artists for the day. Organized by the North Country Childrenâs Museum, the St. Lawrence County Arts Council, Big Spoon Kitchen, SUNY Potsdam and the village Chamber of Commerce, the festival and competition was staged near the Ives Park gazebo, with building stations cordoned off to keep teams distanced. Teams get creative with snow in sectioned-off areas of Ives Park on Saturday at Potsdamâs first Snowman Festival. Christopher Lenney/Watertown Daily Times ....