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Wichita schools are adapting to help more English learners succeed

A woman with long brunette hair in a long sleeve gray shirt. Ana Lopez took ESL classes.

Ana Lopez arrived in Wichita from northern Mexico, knowing only a few English words. Unable to talk with classmates or understand her teachers, she started out at Curtis Middle School feeling shy, nervous and frightened. Then, Wichita Public Schools placed her in an intensive language class with only one other English learner.  “My teacher,” Lopez […]

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Promoters of clean-energy data centers in Virginia coal country unfazed by doubters

A drawing of a tiered landscape showing solar arrays, data centers, wind turbines and other infrastructure.

Data Center Ridge is the first phase in a sprawling, state-endorsed plan to advance test sites for solar, wind, pumped hydro, small nuclear and other clean energy innovations.

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Community Justice Center, a centerpiece of local police reform efforts, faces budget cuts in fourth year 

ITHACA, N.Y. — With pressure to reduce all-around spending in the 2025 budget, Tompkins County legislators are considering restructuring the Community Justice Center (CJC), the two-person agency established by the […]

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