
Lily Altavena
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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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Joined March 2009
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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RT @kimberkoz: Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blame via @BridgeMichigan @RonFrench01 @mwil….
bridgemi.com
Ten years ago, Michigan vowed to become a Top 10 state for education. Since then, it’s outspent many other states and seen diminishing returns amid a revolving door of reforms.
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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.
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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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 .
freep.com
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 @brittny_mejia: ‘I already want to cry.’ Undocumented parents prepare for the unthinkable: Giving up their kids
latimes.com
Undocumented parents are preparing for the worst in response to the L.A. immigration raids. Bracing for potential deportation, they’re making emergency care plans for their kids.
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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….
nyunews.com
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RT @dallasnews: Texas can release 2024 A-F grades for schools, court rules
dallasnews.com
The decision follows a similar April ruling that allowed Texas’ 2023 public school accountability grades to be released.
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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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RT @freep: Michigan summer camps want parents to know 'we are prepared'
freep.com
After over 100 were killed in Texas flash floods, Michigan camps grieve and remind families of their safety regulations.
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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.
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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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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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….
providencejournal.com
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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RT @freep: 2 Camp Mystic flood victims ID'd as former Free Press publisher's grandchildren
freep.com
It has been “an unimaginable time,” David Lawrence Jr. said.
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RT @ProfJonTaylor: Texas’ immigration law is unconstitutional, appeals court rules -- @ujohnnyg @TexasTribune .
texastribune.org
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants, continues to be blocked.
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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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RT @arelisrhdz: Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully….
washingtonpost.com
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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