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America’s Business Community Is AWOL in Local Politics
27Oct By adminNo Comments
Health

America’s Business Community Is AWOL in Local Politics

Oct. 27, 2023 12:22 pm ETNew YorkAmerica’s business community directs most of its political efforts at the national level, which it perceives to be the most relevant to its interests. But in many cities, particularly in the Northeast, local government leads the charge to regulate business, particularly with respect to employment.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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North Side High School’s mariachi program honors its Hispanic roots through music
14Oct By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

North Side High School’s mariachi program honors its Hispanic roots through music

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — What sometimes starts out as chaos, occasionally has a way of developing into perfect harmony. For more than 40 years, North Side High School's mariachi ensembles have racked up countless awards and honors. And for the last 20 years, they've been under the direction of a man who had to learn mariachi music from the students he was teaching. When Ramon Niño became the director of the mariachi program, Espuelas de Plata, at Fort Worth's North Side High School, he'll be the first to tell you that he might have been in a bit over his head. "So, I was a trombone player. Like, I'm a jazz guy," says Niño. "The only reason I teach mariachi now was because I got the job to teach marching band. And so, by the way, there's mariachi tied to the job. And I just fell in...
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Teacher convocation turns into back-to-school shopping spree – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
5Aug By adminNo Comments
Money

Teacher convocation turns into back-to-school shopping spree – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

It happens every year in many school districts, the superintendent hosts a welcome back "convocation" or luncheon for staff where they go over goals, eat, and get inspired from hearing from a speaker. "It can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $18,000 for a one-hour keynote address," said Lisa Stanley, superintendent of North Texas Collegiate Academy. It's a lot of money just to hear someone give a speech. Stanley said it needs to stop and she realized it at the last school year. "I overheard a conversation in May between two teachers who were talking about taking out a credit card payment or a short-term loan to fund their classroom," she said. She invited staff for the usual speech, but this year Little Elm's mayor did the honor free of charge and his words were short...
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