Jenna Ebbers
Senior News Editor at The Daily Nebraskan
| K-12 Education Reporter @JournalStarNews | @UNL_CoJMC alum | Previous: Fellow @news21, Sr. News Editor for @DailyNeb, @OWHnews fellow |
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2 weeks ago |
journalstar.com | Jenna Ebbers
Barry McDevitt was kind, intelligent and goofy with a bold sense of humor. He loved to sing anything and everything, from church hymns in the Trinity Methodist Church’s choir to rock hits like Bread's “It Don’t Matter to Me."He was a proud Air Force veteran, a passionate Lincoln elementary school teacher and an even better dad. He played the organ with gusto and loved to water ski at local lakes in the summers. He seemed to be a natural at just about anything he did.
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3 weeks ago |
journalstar.com | Jenna Ebbers
More than a decade ago, Mike Smith dreamed of creating a place where students could nail a flip-kick, jam out in rock bands and explore digital content creation all at once. A place where every student who feels like they don’t belong in a classroom is right at home. And after skateboarding across the state of Nebraska multiple times, sinking a $20,000 winning putt and speaking in front of countless audiences to raise money, he did just that, capitalizing on every single “wild idea” he had.
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3 weeks ago |
journalstar.com | Jenna Ebbers
Nebraska Commissioner of Education Brian Maher would see a more than $10,000 boost to his annual salary under a proposed contract agreement the Nebraska State Board of Education will consider Friday. If approved, Maher would earn $325,237 a year beginning July 1, up from the $315,000 annual salary under his current contract approved last year. The proposed salary increase for Maher is in line with the salary bump recently granted to staff members throughout the Nebraska Department of Education.
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3 weeks ago |
kearneyhub.com | Jenna Ebbers
LINCOLN — Kirk Penner will not seek another term in 2026 representing District 5 on the Nebraska State Board of Education, which includes portions of Lincoln and Lancaster County. Penner, of Aurora, is instead endorsing fellow Republican Angie Eberspacher, an educator who lives in rural Beaver Crossing, according to a Wednesday news release.
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3 weeks ago |
omaha.com | Jenna Ebbers
Kirk Penner will not seek another term in 2026 representing District 5 on the Nebraska State Board of Education, which includes portions of Lincoln and Lancaster County. Penner, of Aurora, is instead endorsing fellow Republican Angie Eberspacher, an educator who lives in rural Beaver Crossing, according to a Wednesday press release.
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Nearly 50 years after his death, a Lincoln woman still remembers her dad as kind and goofy. A good singer and organist. A dedicated teacher. But there's one thing that has since faded away: his voice. And she hopes to hear once it again. @JournalStarNews https://t.co/b6jzhi2iHi
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