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The Department of Education released the first draft of proposed health standards in March (Screenshot from Dept. of Education)
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Opinions about draft health education standards remain divided, as the state board of education prepares to consider revisions. Some want them scrapped altogether, while others fear a missed opportunity.
Since the draft standards were proposed in March they’ve been controversial, particularly the parts dealing with sex education. The draft standards range from teaching accurate names of body parts in kindergarten, to differentiating between sexual orientation and gender identity in fourth grade, to discussing different types of sexual activity and their relationship to sexually transmitted diseases in seventh grade.
Nebraska senators urge school boards to reject state s proposed health education standards
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GRIFFIN â Over the past few decades, pollinators have been in decline worldwide, which is concerning because 70% of crops used for human food depend on pollinators. Turfgrasses â used for most residential lawns â often take some of the blame for pollinator decline as they are known to be wind-pollinated and were thought not to serve as a pollinator food source, until now.
University of Georgia and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers identified bees that were collecting pollen from the flowers of a turfgrass called centipedegrass. The researchers have been looking for ways to reverse the decline of pollinator populations by examining centipedegrass as a food source for pollinators, with hopes of normalizing low-maintenance, bee-friendly lawns. Their findings have been published in the Journal of Entomological Science and Insects.
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Over the past few decades, pollinators have been in decline worldwide, which is concerning because 70% of crops used for human food depend on pollinators. Turfgrasses – used for most residential lawns – often take some of the blame for pollinator decline as they are known to be wind-pollinated and were thought not to serve as a pollinator food source, until now.
University of Georgia and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers identified bees that were collecting pollen from the flowers of a turfgrass called centipedegrass. The researchers have been looking for ways to reverse the decline of pollinator populations by examining centipedegrass as a food source for pollinators, with hopes of normalizing low-maintenance, bee-friendly lawns. Their findings have been published in the Journal of Entomological Science and Insects.
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The Nebraska Legislature meets Tuesday (Photo by Fred Knapp, NET News)
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February 16, 2021 - 6:07pm
Major questions involving a proposed new prison and property taxes are being highlighted in a preliminary budget recommendation to the Nebraska Legislature.
In his budget proposal last month, Gov. Pete Ricketts included $115 million over the next two years to start on a new 1,500 bed, $230 million prison. In its preliminary budget released Tuesday, the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee reserves that money, but it doesn’t specifically approve using it for the new prison. Committee Chairman Sen. John Stinner said he wants to hear more before committing to a new facility.
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