“I’m a person who likes to keep on challenging myself,” explains Emily Berge of Eau Claire. Those challenges can be personal, such as running 50-kilometer races. They can be professional, like earning a master’s degree in mental health counseling from UW-Stout .
Public education advocates in New Hampshire say the results of recent school board elections showed families overwhelmingly support their public schools and the communities they help create. In most races, pro-public education candidates beat those who pushed for a "parental bill of rights," book bans or cuts to school budgets. Sarah Robinson, education justice campaign director for the group Granite State Progress, said voters rejected divisiveness, opting for candidates who support fully-funded and inclusive schools. .
Indiana News Service: New Programming Fills Gaps in Rural Areas Indiana radio stations and online media will have free access to high quality, public interest news with today s launch of an early morning, state-level newscast - Indiana News Now! - plus additional updates throughout the day. The new program from Public News Service, a national network of news producers, is part of a larger effort in Indiana (and beyond) to bolster independent reporting at a time of alarming declines in state and local media coverage. .
As the state of Wisconsin analyzes the outcome of this week's state Supreme Court election, environmental advocates are hopeful about what it means for their efforts.