Amanda Geduld

1 week ago | dailyadvance.com | Amanda Geduld

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3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amanda Geduld

A historic bill creating a first-of-its-kind, nationwide tax credit scholarship program to expand private school choice is part of a sweeping Republican tax bill approved by the House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday. “It is a true game changer that we think would really supercharge school choice across the country,” said John Schilling, senior advisor for the American Federation for Children, a conservative school choice advocacy group. Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.

1 month ago | the74million.org | Amanda Geduld

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Ashlie Crosson has always loved the classroom. Growing up in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, as one of seven kids of divorced parents, “I found school to be this place of stability, while some other parts of my life were in transition and in changes,” Crosson told The 74 in a recent interview.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Amanda Geduld

NowStudio Theatre’s “Paradise Blue” transports audiences to a gentrifying Detroit for a gripping exercise in empathy. A portal is open on 14th Street NW to one of the most captivating theatrical experiences in D.C. this year. Through a side entrance to Studio Theatre, jazz age ghosts linger in the …

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Amanda Geduld

On Tuesday afternoon, instead of welcoming her son’s Early Head Start teacher for their weekly home visit, Gricelda Valenzuela brought 2-year-old Abram to his teacher’s office to say goodbye. The mom said she got choked up as she gave the teacher a parting thank you gift and Abram reached out for a hug. “He looked at her, and when she carried him to say goodbye, he kind of just put his head on her shoulder,” Valenzuela said.