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FCPS faces controversy over two policies

Nov 15, 2024 | fairfaxtimes.com | Yiqing Wang

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is facing mounting controversy over two major policies: inaccurate student enrollment projections and a proposed redevelopment plan for Dunn Loring Elementary School. These policies have heightened community concerns about overcrowded schools and traffic safety risks.
Herndon Council member faces ethics scrutiny

Nov 1, 2024 | fairfaxtimes.com | Yiqing Wang

Herndon Town Council Member Pradip Dhakal is facing community backlash over potential ethical violations. Concerns grow about his use of public office to advance campaign interests, including his ties to former Mayor Michael O’Reilly. Dhakal, a tech entrepreneur and former planning commissioner, has served on the council since January 2019.
Cleaning up voter rolls brings controversy

Oct 25, 2024 | fairfaxtimes.com | Yiqing Wang

The Fairfax County Electoral Board approved a new policy last month based on a long-existing law that could result in the prosecution of people removed from voter rolls after they were identified as possible non-citizens. The Board passed the new policy in a 2-1 vote. This follows Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. The backlash has intensified tensions surrounding election integrity and voter access in the lead-up to the Nov. 5 general election.
Herndon Town Council members face ethics violation allegations

Oct 18, 2024 | fairfaxtimes.com | Yiqing Wang

Two Herndon Town Council members face allegations of ethics violations related to their involvement in a Juneteenth celebration and concerns over partisan influence in local elections. Councilmember Pradip Dhakal and Cesar del Aguila, both seeking reelection for the upcoming Herndon Town Council election, are accused of personally sponsoring the Juneteenth celebration.
Once the top-ranked school in the nation, TJHSST drops again

Oct 11, 2024 | fairfaxtimes.com | Yiqing Wang

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, once the top-ranked public high school in the nation, has fallen to 14th place in the latest U.S. News rankings, sparking concern among parents and county residents. Critics attribute the decline to changes in the school’s race-neutral admissions process, which was overhauled in late 2020 to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Outcry erupts over FCPS boundary review firm

Oct 4, 2024 | fairfaxtimes.com | Yiqing Wang

As Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) prepares to adjust school boundaries to better align students with local schools, parents and a nonprofit organization are raising concerns over the division’s decision to award a boundary review contract to a consulting firm without proper bidding and oversight, calling the move “arbitrary and capricious.”The FairFACTS Matters Foundation, a nonpartisan group advocating for county families, sent a letter to FCPS on Sept.
Klinkert Thomas et Paschoud Adrien (dir.), Lecteur et acte de lecture dans les écrits de Diderot, Genève, Slatkine, coll. " La journée critique de Zurich ", 2023 - Dialnet

Jul 1, 2024 | dialnet.unirioja.es | Yiqing Wang

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Loscam owners revive sale efforts with UBS advising

May 17, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Yiqing Wang |Maggie Yueyang |Wong Ka-Chun |Eva Ng

The owners of Asia Pacific’s leading pallet pooling company Loscam have just revived sale efforts, with UBS as sell-side advisor, three sources familiar with the situation said. Based in Victoria, Australia, the company is majority owned by China Merchants Group, together with private equity firms Trustar Capital and FountainVest Partners. The owners have sent out IMs to sell the whole business as a preferred option, according to the sources.
Rep. French Hill (R-AR) to join Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) as co-keynote speaker at the James W. Foley Freedom Awards — James W. Foley

Apr 3, 2024 | jamesfoleyfoundation.org | Yiqing Wang

WASHINGTON - The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation announced today that Rep. French Hill (R-AR) will join Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) as a co-keynote speaker at its Foley Freedom Awards dinner on May 1st at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, which will also mark the foundation’s 10th anniversary. The foundation is named for James Foley, a freelance journalist who was captured in Syria by ISIS in 2012 and murdered in 2014.
MIT graduate utilizes waste to build a foldable and adaptable home prototype

Mar 28, 2024 | designboom.com | Yiqing Wang

Nothing Unwanted Redefines Waste in Architectural DesignNothing Unwanted is a home prototype built almost entirely out of waste by MIT graduate Yiqing WANG. Waste perpetuates its existence, accumulating silently whether hidden or recycled. From the depths of the basement to the refined environs of the MIT Media Lab lounge, diverse forms of refuse undergo a transformation process.