Samantha Hernandez
@svhernandez
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@dmregister state education reporter, rural school researcher, Iowa’s Book Ban Battle, TBI survivor. Past @spencer_fdn fellow, @dcadvocatenews, @gbpressgazette
Des Moines, Iowa
Joined July 2009
The red lenses are not only fashionable but useful. The FL-41 tint helps me and others in the traumatic brain injury community deal with light sensitivity. #tbi #NewProfilePic
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RT @AmesTribNews: Will voters approve $265M DMPS overhaul? We analyze the success of recent school bonds
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Iowa voters turned down a majority of school bond measures in 2024. But 2023's slate paints a rosier picture for the Des Moines Pubic Schools effort.
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RT @writefelissa: A story @svhernandez and I were working on for some weeks is finally out in print. Here’s what we know so far about Iowa’….
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RT @writefelissa: @svhernandez and I spent some weeks looking at the state’s new Healthy Kids Iowa program aimed at helping feeding low-i….
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Food pantries across Iowa are taking part in the Healthy Kids Iowa pilot, which gives $40 worth of food monthly to 65,000 kids from June to August.
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RT @DMRegister: DMPS to serve free lunch at 31 area sites this summer. What you should know:
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The new DMPS locations bring to 31 the number of meal sites and include several apartment complexes.
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Last day of school for @DMschools! #tellewa
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RT @DMRegister: Capital City Pride loses sponsors as part of national pullback on DEI
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Executive Director Wes Mullins said Capital City Pride has lost some corporate sponsors but gained support from area partners and businesses.
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RT @DMRegister: Joni Ernst posts sarcastic apology video following comments that 'we all are going to die'
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Ernst, a Republican, posted a video to her Instagram story on Saturday, May 31, where she spoke directly to camera about the incident
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RT @DMRegister: Photos: Faces in the crowd: Des Moines Public Schools Hoover High School enjoys 2025 graduation
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Hoover High School hosted its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 at Des Moines Public Schools, celebrating 150 new Huskies alums on May 26.
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RT @DMRegister: Photos: Faces in the Crowd: Des Moines Public Schools Options Academy celebrates 2025 graduation
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Des Moines Public Schools' Options Academy celebrated 180 graduates Friday, May 23, 2025, at Hoyt Sherman Place.
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RT @DMRegister: Photos: See photos of Perry High School's 2025 graduation
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Perry High School's 2025 graduates crossed the stage inside the school's gym on Sunday, May 25.
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RT @DMRegister: Photos: Faces in the Crowd: Des Moines Public Schools Lincoln High celebrates 2025 graduation
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Lincoln High School celebrated more than 500 graduates during the Class of 2025 commencement ceremony at the Knapp Center on May 25, 2025.
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RT @svhernandez: Just a normal career day: Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Grammy award winner Bangladesh give career day advice to Iowa kids https:….
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Music producer and songwriter Shondrae Crawford, known as Bangladesh, and Sid Wilson of Slipknot spoke at Callanan Middle School's career day.
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Just a normal career day: Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Grammy award winner Bangladesh give career day advice to Iowa kids via @DMRegister.
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Music producer and songwriter Shondrae Crawford, known as Bangladesh, and Sid Wilson of Slipknot spoke at Callanan Middle School's career day.
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RT @writefelissa: An African family in Des Moines lost their home and three loved ones in a fatal house fire early Wednesday morning — and….
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The Easter Lake house fire killed Yotamu Nyedetse's mother, daughter-in-law and granddaughter and destroyed everything in their home.
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A guitar-strumming lawmaker sang a Beatles tune during overnight Iowa Legislature session by @marissajpayne & @sgrubermiller via @DMRegister.
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Sen. Dave Rowley, R-Spirit Lake, lifted spirits with an impromptu concert at the Iowa Capitol, singing "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison.
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RT @DMRegister: Democrats claims victory in special election for Iowa House seat representing Cedar Rapids
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Making history as the first Latina elected to the Iowa Legislature, Democrat Angelina Ramirez was elected to the empty Iowa House District 78 seat.
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RT @svhernandez: Small and rural Iowa schools see 4-day weeks as a way to compete. But does it help kids? via @DMRe….
desmoinesregister.com
Nationally, more than 2,100 schools in over 859 school districts across at least 24 states have moved to 4-day school weeks, a 2024 study says.
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Small and rural Iowa schools see 4-day weeks as a way to compete. But does it help kids? via @DMRegister.
desmoinesregister.com
Nationally, more than 2,100 schools in over 859 school districts across at least 24 states have moved to 4-day school weeks, a 2024 study says.
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