Idaho adds 233 COVID-19 cases; state awarded money for response and vaccine efforts Ian Max Stevenson, The Idaho Statesman
May 12 National entities have awarded Idaho health officials funding to support ongoing vaccination efforts in a state where coronavirus caseload numbers are improving, but vaccine resistance means Idaho is lagging national averages.
On Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it is awarding $22 million to Idaho s Office of Emergency Management, according to a news release. The money is meant to help state and local agencies that have had to increase staffing, purchase supplies and equipment, or divert resources to vaccinate their populations.
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Monroe police are investigating the discovery of a vial of powdered cocaine at Monroe Elementary School last week. (Rachel Nunes/Patch file photo)
MONROE, CT Local police are investigating the discovery last week of a vial of powdered cocaine at Monroe Elementary School.
The vial was found by a staff member in a third grade classroom, and Monroe police were notified about the discovery immediately, according to School Superintendent Joe Kobza. Preliminary testing of the substance revealed it was cocaine. We immediately turned the situation over to the police department which, in turn, initiated an investigation, including a canine search of the room while the children were outside, Kobza wrote in a letter to parents, a copy of which was obtained by Patch.
By McKaila Poppen
May 6, 2021
Mr. White teaches at Monroe Elementary school in Brooklyn Park and this week, he was surprised by Box Tops for Education and Black Men Teach Twin Cities with $50,000 to help pay off his student loans! Check out the incredible video below!
Brooklyn Park teacher surprised with $50,000 to pay off his student loans
The series Their Calling tells the story of 5th grade teacher Thetis White, a former football coach making an impact in the lives of students at Monroe Elementary. Author: Shelley Stridsberg Updated: 7:16 AM CDT May 5, 2021
BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota It s Teacher Appreciation Week, which makes it the perfect time to introduce our special month-long series, Their Calling.
We re partnering with Box Tops for Education and Black Men Teach Twin Cities to share the stories of extraordinary teachers who are statistically underrepresented yet have an immensely positive impact on students.
The first story in our series centers around Thetis White, who found his calling later in life after working on the sidelines coaching football. I wanted to see students go beyond high school and become more or a better part of the community.
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Truman Elementary fifth-grade teacher Juan Renteria celebrates winning district teacher of the year Thursday during the Norman Public Schools Celebration of Excellence at Embassy Suites. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
Juan Renteria knows he represents something.
As he stood onstage at Norman Public Schoolsâ Celebration of Excellence Thursday, Renteria â the newly-minted district teacher of the year, a son of two parents who immigrated from Mexico, a teacher to 21 fifth graders â told the educators watching that in a difficult year, he brings something important to his students and his district.
âI am eternally grateful for the opportunity to stand in front of a classroom and offer something so profound to our teaching profession: Hope,â said Renteria, who teaches at Truman Elementary. âMe, a young man with immigrant parents, who has dark hair and caramel-colored skin, who speaks multiple languages and wh