The board's decision places charter staff statewide beyond its authority, leaving teachers without an outside body to turn to when dealing with school leadership.
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Flu was already at epidemic level before Fat Tuesday
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On this week’s episode, we sit down with Grammy award-winning singer, actor and author Dr. Francois Clemmons.
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States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.
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In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions - and harming working-class boat captains while sparing industries with powerful lobbies.
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Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are failing to meet federal standards.
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