JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police expressed their concerns for youth in the city following a series of crimes, but one story is gaining a lot of attention. Two women were arrested and charged with felony child neglect after a five-year-old was found wandering alone in South Jackson on Tuesday, February 6. Emily Silas, the [.]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Police arrested and charged two women with felony child neglect after a child was found wandering a street in South Jackson. Deputy Chief Sequerna Banks said Tamara Silas and Emily Silas were both charged on Thursday, February 8. Police said the child was found wandering in the area of Shalimar Drive [.]
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Civics Education Drive: Edward M. Kennedy Institute Offers Online Classes to 10,000 Students This Semester
January 15, 2021 GMT
BOSTON (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 15, 2021
Responding to calls from across the nation for increased and improved civics education, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is offering slots for 10,000 students and their teachers to participate this winter and spring in virtual, interactive classes led by Institute staff and focusing on major current political issues.
Highly trained, non-partisan instructors from the Institute, presenting both Democratic and Republican viewpoints, lead classes focusing on issues such as voting rights, the Green New Deal, the Electoral College, mandatory minimum sentencing, and the confirmation of new Cabinet members. Through the Institute’s “Virtual Today’s Vote,” students can also participate by videoconfe