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There is no way a school should operate in a vacuum and not actually be deeply rooted in the broader context that our students live in. I see many examples across the city of where schools are really working much harder to do that. A lot of what i focus on the last four years has been helping both leaders who may not be from here but actually have good intentions figure out ways they can bridge more effectively within their community. Walter you have been a critic a times mr. Perry at times. Walter you always have Something Interesting to say. You are critical of two things. One, the expulsion policy which is if you are in one of these types of schools, you have an incentive to expel the back kids so that your scores go up and you dont the deal with it. And then there was the other criticism. Mr. Perry special needs. The way i explain it is that the development of what we have in new orleans occurs generally in three stages. The immediate aftermath. We were literally pulling schools to
University of iowa students are starting early to improve the relationship between police and the communit. Community. Students invited local Police Officers to participate in a public discussion yesterday. The goal is to break down barriers and better understand organizers of the thin line between black and blue event say they have to start the conversation early to build healthy relationships. Without us understanding the logistics of what they go through then how can we wedge the gap . Without them understanding the history of students and black americans have gone through. Wedge the say they have to do more than talk. Actions have to be taken in order to truly see change. A federal judge has now closed a hearing in the racefueled Charleston Church shooting case involving suspect dylann roof. Roof. The 22yearold is facing federal hate crimes and other charges in the Church Massacre last year that killed 9 black parishioners. A judge ruled late last night that closing todays hearing
Craig tierney hopes to finish a business and marketing degree at the university of iowa in a couple of years and believes hell have good job prospects then. Right now, he depends on a minimum wage job, plus tips, as a bartender. And even when he moves on to better work, he knows ny wholl still depend on jobs paying near minimum wage. I have a lot of friends working in the tipped wage and minimum wage industry. A lot of them are single mom w just for themselves but for kids to provide for them. As a member of the living wage linn county group, tierney and others watched anxiously as supervisors took up the minimum wage question. Some supervisors still believe setting a minimum wage is a function of state government. But the feeling was since the state wont that hasnt been increased for almost a decade and not expect a local Government Entity not to take this up. Supervisors did make one significant change. The linn county ordinance no longer calls for automatic wage hikes based on infla
University of iowa students are starting early to improve the relationship between police and the communit. Community. Students invited local Police Officers to participate in a public discussion yesterday. The goal is to better understand each other. Organizers of the thin line between black and blue event say they have to start the conversation early to build healthy relationships. Without us understanding the logistics of what they go through then how can we wedge the gap . Without them understanding the history of students and black americans have gone through. Wedge the say they have to do more than talk. Actions have to be taken in order to truly see change. A federal judge has now closed a hearing in the racefueled Charleston Church shooting case involving suspect dylann roof. Roof. The 22yearold is facing federal hate crimes and other charges in the Church Massacre last year that killed 9 black parishioners. A judge ruled late last night that closing todays hearing will be the