September 15, 2025

Four panelists, three women and one man, sit on chairs on a stage with a white curtain backdrop during a discussion event. Two water bottles are on a small table between them.

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Milwaukee’s new coalition pledges all K-3 students will read at grade level in 3 years, focusing on educator training.

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Jill Freeman urges the Berwick Area School Board to reject policies that she said would harm LGBTQ+ students.

Berwick School Board’s Policy on LGBTQ+ Students Sparks Debate

Jill Freeman urges the Berwick Area School Board to reject policies she claims would harm LGBTQ+ students.

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Connie Sung, the Annmarie Hawkins Research Professor of Disability Justice and Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Work, outside the School of Social Work

Connie Sung Becomes First Annmarie Hawkins Research Professor at U-M

Connie Sung’s appointment as the Annmarie Hawkins Research Professor in Disability Justice honors decades of advocacy.

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