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Covering inequities in education across Michigan @freep. alum: @azcentral @Cronkite_ASU. laltavena at https://t.co/1s25wxVbv0. Skeeball machine queen.

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RT @andrejgee: i dont have a degree so im not talking about myself…but journalists do good work &people are often so busy complaining about….
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Though there are students learning English and English instruction is a big component, a program director told me their program is really important for agriculture, because it's a designated place for kids to go while their parents are working.
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I learned something really interesting about the state's biggest summer migrant learning program. The district considers migrants folks of families who move around for (usually) agriculture, and they're often coming from different states, not necessarily from new countries.
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Lily Altavena
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In its legal challenge against the Trump admin, Michigan claims hundreds of jobs are at stake in public education if Title money continues to be withheld. I interviewed a few programs facing unexpected cuts .
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Lily Altavena
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In its legal challenge against the Trump admin, Michigan claims hundreds of jobs are at stake in public education if Title money continues to be withheld. I interviewed a few programs facing unexpected cuts .
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Hundreds of educators and staffers at after-school programs, adult education centers and other federally funded Michigan programs could be laid off.
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RT @llchristyll: The NYU student paper documents a yearslong relationship between NYU and the Academic Engagement Network, “a pro-Israel or….
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RT @meganmmenchaca: The front pages of the @HoustonChron, @ExpressNews + @Statesman are all dedicated to the same story today:. Remembering….
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Lily Altavena
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I struggled reading this story still postpartum. Part of it is because in one of the pictures, the little girl from the story is wearing the same dress I sent my daughter to today in daycare.
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Lily Altavena
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very honestly if you’re struggling with trauma or have difficulty processing traumatic stories, while I truly believe journalism like this is some of the most valuable, it’s OK if you don’t read it.
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Evan
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This is the best piece that I've read about the Hill Country floods. This is the piece that broke me.
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Lily Altavena
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RT @JerodMacEvoy: 🧵 I first met Benson when I was an intern at the Arizona Republic. I was a big fan and would find that he'd leave photoco….
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Lily Altavena
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RT @antoniafarzan: That was my reaction when I saw the GA was considering a bill that would allow people to modify the race on their birth….
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Lucy Rose grew up in a proudly Cape Verdean family, and was shocked to learn that her birth certificate classified her as "Negro."
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Lily Altavena
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I love the stretch of 11 mile between Main and Campbell because it is the world’s most interesting combination of architectural styles. Very few similar or matching eras. No urban planning, just vibes and a toy soldier store.
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Lily Altavena
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RT @freep: 2 Camp Mystic flood victims ID'd as former Free Press publisher's grandchildren
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It has been “an unimaginable time,” David Lawrence Jr. said.
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Lily Altavena
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you simply would not have been able to explain this to me in 2014.
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A Florida store is now selling Dubai chocolate Labubu items
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RT @arelisrhdz: Michael McCown just confirmed that authorities called last night to have him identify Linnie. She was found. She is survive….
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Lily Altavena
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RT @arelisrhdz: Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully….
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Michael McCown drove to the Hill Country when he learned of the flood. His little girl had been at Camp Mystic, among the youngest girls in the Bubble Inn cabin.
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