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U.S. Department of Education to Plans ‘2024 Engage Every Student Summit’

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Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. It was first launched in 2022 by U.S. Department of Education plans to convene youths, school leaders, elected officials, and afterschool and summer learning program providers for this year’s Engage Every Student Summit at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Tana Fitzpatrick, University of Oklahoma

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Tana Fitzpatrick was named associate vice president of tribal relations at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in March 2022. In her position at OU, she serves as a strategic adviser to the Office of the President on university relationships with tribal nations and indigenous communities.

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Free Expression Group Sues Florida School District Over Book Bans

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Dr. Jonathan Friedman The school district’s recent attempts to challenge what books its students have access to began in 2022, with Northview High School language arts teacher Vicki Baggett challenging more than 100, including picture books, young adult novels, and nonfiction pieces.

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Vermont College of Fine Arts to Sell Three Campus Buildings to Local Business Owners

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The school recently agreed to sell the Crowley Center, the Gary Library, and the Martin House to a group of business owners named “150 Main Street.” And in 2022, the low-residency college announced plans to move its summer residency program to Colorado College. The buyers aim to turn the buildings into a health and wellness center.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

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Bluford Library Archives at A&T. Shirley Frye received the 2022 Triad Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Special Achievement Award, the (Greensboro, North Carolina) News & Record Woman of the Year Award for 2017, and the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of North Carolina’s highest civilian honors. and Shirley T.

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Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software

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Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software. Tue, 12/06/2022 - 20:07. The increasing advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, digital, and analytics have transformed the way libraries offer many services. It’s the time of Library Management Software. Simple and easy to use.

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Student Worker Organizing Efforts See Drastic Uptick

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Researchers found that the total number of student worker bargaining units has now risen to approximately 85 units, with many of them from 2022 and 2023 – 30 units in total over the two years. From 2022-2023, a staggering 91% of eligible student-workers on average voted in favor of unionization in representation elections.