Had scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon. For the scottish conservatives, Ruth Davidson. For the Scottish Labour party, Kezia Dugdale. Representing the scottish liberal democrats, Willie Rennie. This Ukip David Coburn and for the scottish greens, Patrick Harvie. Applause we also want all of you to join in at home. You can argue along with the debate using social media. The hashtag is Leaders Debate. We will come back shortly and take opening state m e nts come back shortly and take Opening Statements from all of our panel, but first jackie bird statements from all of our panel, but Firstjackie Bird is statements from all of our panel, but first jackie bird is with the watching press. Thank you. From the majesty of the Debating Hall to be more modest surroundings of the press room or the so called spin room. Its here that the journalists and bloggers and Party Politicians will be scrutinising the performances of their Party Leaders and crafting tamaras headlines. I feel a their Par
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For marginalized students from low-income backgrounds, unexpected expenses like a $500 car repair can make or break their chances of finishing college. Nobody knows this better than the staff of UNI’s Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE), which serves around 15,000 people annually with several programs designed to promote continued education in marginalized communities.
Yolanda Williams, director of UNI’s Classic Upward Bound program pictured below a college-readiness program housed in the UNI-CUE that helps prepare low-income and first-generation students for college experienced several moments of financial uncertainty herself. She received a partial scholarship for college in high school, and took every other financial aid option available work study, Pell Grants, and a small student loan but still fell short of tuition, so she decided not to attend.
A BATTLE of the billboards is taking place in Greenock as pro-union activists and independence supporters vie to get their message across. The new Inverclyde YES to the United Kingdom and Scotland Matters poster at the junction of Campbell Street and Brougham Street in Greenock focuses on Education not Separation . The groups launched their campaign recently by unfurling a billboard urging the Scottish Government to focus on Vaccination not Separation . They say they are rallying strong support locally as recent opinion polls have shown slips in support for the SNP and indyref 2. But Inverclyde SNP MSP Stuart McMillan seeking re-election to the Scottish Parliament in May today branded the billboard part of desperate efforts to save a failing union .