Jess Clark

1 week ago | recipes.hypotheses.org | Jess Clark

By Kathleen Sheldon In 1982 I moved to Mozambique in southern Africa to pursue dissertation research on urban working women. I was a doctoral candidate in African history at the University of California in Los Angeles. I went there with my husband, a pediatrician, who had a two-year contract with the Ministry of Health, and our toddler-aged daughter. We were somewhat prepared for living in a newly independent socialist country that ranked as one of the poorest in the world.

1 week ago | lpm.org | Jess Clark

After a months-long search and two days in closed-door meetings, the Jefferson County Board of Education and its search committee announced two finalists in the hunt for the next leader of Jefferson County Public Schools: Ben Shuldiner, superintendent of Lansing School District in Michigan and H. Brian Yearwood, former superintendent of Columbia Public Schools in Missouri. Shuldiner has led the Lansing School District, a school system of 10,000 students and 25 schools, since 2021.

2 weeks ago | yorkshirepost.co.uk | Jess Clark

Hull and East Yorkshire are about to be transformed into an open-air gallery as A Mischief of Rats sculpture trail goes live on Saturday, 3 May 2025. Featuring 45 giant, artist-decorated rat sculptures, this ambitious project celebrates Hull’s cultural heritage, inspired by local music legend Mick Ronson and his band, The Rats. This first rat sculpture to be installed is Mutiny on the Bounty, by Beverley Artist, Nick Matson and sponsored by ResQ, located in Paragon Square, Hull.

2 weeks ago | wkms.org | Jess Clark

With millions of dollars in federal funding on the line, all but two Kentucky school districts signed a pledge with the U.S. Department of Education agreeing not to use "illegal DEI practices."The state's largest school districts, Jefferson County Public Schools and Fayette County Public Schools, were the only school systems not to sign the document. The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting obtained the signed letters through the Kentucky Open Records Act.

2 weeks ago | lpm.org | Jess Clark

With millions of dollars in federal funding on the line, all but two Kentucky school districts signed a pledge with the U.S. Department of Education agreeing not to use “illegal DEI practices.”The state's largest school districts, Jefferson County Public Schools and Fayette County Public Schools, were the only school systems not to sign the document. The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting obtained the signed letters through the Kentucky Open Records Act.