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EDITOR: Had enough yet? Multiple mass shootings within several days and what we hear from people like Ted Cruz and other Republicans are the same ignorant words opposing any additional gun control measures. Even Sandy Hook where numerous children were murdered was not enough for those people to take common sense action. These are the same people who claim to care so much about babies that they want to eliminate a woman’s right to an abortion even when her life is at stake. I guess their attitude is once the baby is born it is on its own and fair game to any lunatic with a gun.
Outdated Research and Ideas About Teacher Quality Render Report Useless
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Key New NEPC Review Takeaway: Despite its urgent calls to improve teacher quality in the midst of educational struggles suffered because of COVID-19, a new NCTQ report fails to provide useful information that might help teacher prep programs do so. BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB) March 16, 2021 Professors Jamy Stillman and Katherine Schultz of the University of Colorado Boulder reviewed 2020 Teacher Prep Review: Clinical Practice and Classroom Management. They found it unlikely to improve teacher preparation due to its use of invalid measurements, limited research base, and reliance on questionable methods.
12 classical music performances to stir and soothe winter of our discontent
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Even though the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on musical organizations everywhere, artists have dug deeper to find ways to connect with audiences. Portland is fortunate to have excellent online options that will broadcast familiar and new works, including the dozen mentioned here.
- Portland Opera s 2020/21 Resident Artists (from left) Michael Parham, Lynnesha Crump, David Morgans Sanchez, Edwin Jhamal Davis, and Jasmine Johnson.Photo by Gia Goodrich
Resident Artist Series – Portland Opera
It is always fun to hear some of the best up-and-coming singers before they are discovered by everyone else. Portland Opera’s Resident Artist Program has an excellent record of finding such talent. This year’s crop will be beamed live from the Hampton Opera Center in three programs of solos, duets, and ensemble numbers accompanied by coach and pianist Joseph Williams. The first program
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ALPENA One of the applicants for a medical marijuana provisioning center in Alpena has sued the city, accusing officials of violating the Michigan Open Meetings Act and failing to follow the city’s own rules in deciding who could open such businesses.
Bob Currier, of Neighborhood Provisions, Currier LLC, and Katherine Schultz, a personal friend of the Currier family, filed the lawsuit against City Manager Rachel Smolinski, Building Official Don Gilmet, and Northeast Michigan Council of Governments Deputy Director Denise Clines, all of whom were involved in the application scoring.
In court documents obtained by The News on Tuesday, the plaintiffs claim the city violated Michigan’s Open Meetings Act when a committee reviewed and scored the licensing applications because that wasn’t done in an open meeting. The filings also claim the city allowed several applicants to pay deposits after the deadline for payments had passed.
Arts Alliance Davis: State advocacy efforts mobilize local artists
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This graphic is an example of messaging arts organizations can use to show how artists are a big part of making communities healthier.
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Artists need their work to be seen and heard. But a statewide arts advocate says the arts industry is being overlooked in the pandemic.
Julie Baker, executive director of California Arts Advocates and for the statewide nonprofit Californians for the Arts, told some 25 participants at a Dec. 9 Arts Alliance Davis video meeting that their organizations need to demonstrate how essential they are.