Ron Weiser, UM regent, former ambassador, to lead Michigan GOP after contentious race
Ron Weiser won his third term Saturday as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, two days after party leadership leveled payoff allegations against him.
Weiser, a University of Michigan board regent and longtime Republican donor, will take the reins of the Michigan GOP alongside his co-chair Meshawn Maddock, a grassroots organizer for former President Donald Trump who led calls last year to overturn the state s election results.
Weiser said his win Saturday, where he took 66% of the vote, was just the beginning of the party s plan for victory in 2022 and unifying our party.
Education Technology Nonprofit ReadWorks Launches Offline Mode to Grant Access to Students Without WiFi at Home
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As the COVID-19 pandemic rages into 2021, students across our nation continue to face interrupted learning. Though the education community has been hard at work in tackling the issue, the digital divide persists. Students in low-income and rural communities, and in Black and Hispanic households in particular, are still left behind as many districts continue to rely on online learning either full or part-time.
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In response to the ongoing crisis, the education technology nonprofit ReadWorks announces the release of offline mode. This new feature enables students to use public WiFi to load ReadWorks materials to then use at home. Research shows that students who do not have broadband access at home often have access in public spaces, such as libraries. Also, students in a