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Northeast Regional Editor for @thecentersquare. Always reluctant Twitter user. Tips: csmith@thecentersquare.com

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The Dangerous Game of Mourning the Dead: Police Violence and the Black Community in Brazil

The Dangerous Game of Mourning the Dead: Police Violence and the Black Community in Brazil

Police violence does not end when someone dies in a confrontation. The kindred of the dead suffer for years t…

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The Crisis of Citizenship in the Dominican Republic - JetMag.com

The Crisis of Citizenship in the Dominican Republic - JetMag.com

An uncertain future for many Haitian-born Dominicans lies ahead...By Christen A. Smith & Jheison V. Romain JE…

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Mayweather Blues: Why #BlackWomensLivesMatter

Mayweather Blues: Why #BlackWomensLivesMatter

(WOMENSENEWS)-- Saturday was by many accounts a good day for the movement. On Friday last week, chief prosecu…

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America's Willful Ignorance of Our History of Lynching Feeds Racial Hatred

America's Willful Ignorance of Our History of Lynching Feeds Racial Hatred

National condemnation of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma has a cruel irony that…

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Charlie Hebdo: We Must Grieve the Dead Without Misconstruing Racism as Democratic Ideal

Charlie Hebdo: We Must Grieve the Dead Without Misconstruing Racism as Democratic Ideal

The recent attack on the headquarters of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo was devastating, undersc…

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Electricity ‘tax’ axe, school choice funding boost delivered to state House

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(Credit: PA Capital-Star) Electricity ‘tax’ axe, school choice funding boost delivered to state House A Decrease font size. A Reset font size. A Increase font size. (The Center Square) – Eliminating a de facto “electricity tax” and boosting funding for school choice programs share space in one legislative proposal handed back to Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives late Thursday afternoon.
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Report: Fewer students, more spending, less achievement in public schools

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| Morning Times Verified
At 1.5 million, fewer students today attend Pennsylvania’s public schools than in 2019 by roughly 5%. That figure climbs to 18% when analyzing enrollment figures since 2000, as the Commonwealth Foundation did in its latest report on public education funding, using state data. The raw data equates to 8 in 10 districts – of which 500 exist – and comes even as schools spend more money on staff, facilities and bolstering reserve funds. kAm%96 A@=:4J 8C@FA[ 7@4FD65 @? 7:D42= 4@?D6CG2?4J :?
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Report: Fewer students, more spending, less achievement in public schools

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| The Sentinel Verified
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