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Tensions run high over worksheet outside Southington Board of Education meeting

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Tensions ran high outside a board of education meeting in Southington Thursday night over a worksheet that was given out in a tenth-grade English class at Southington High School.

The handout was about race and identity and included words like “white privilege” and “transgender.” School officials looked into the matter and said while the worksheet was not properly vetted the teacher was only creating a space in the classroom for discussion.

“I resent that a personnel matter regarding one of our teachers is turning to a political platform,” said Colleen Clark, the Southington Board of Education

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LCS and ACS approves FY 2023 budgets and capital plans

Sept. 20—This month, the Limestone County and Athens City Boards of Education approved budgets and capital plans for the 2022-23 school years.

The Fiscal Year will end on Sept. 30, 2023.

FY 2023 budget terms

For more in-depth coverage of the terminology and definitions used in the budget, visit The News Courier’s website to read the Aug. 27 article when the school boards first proposed their budgets for the 2022-23 school years.

FY 2023 capital plan

Capital Plan Capital Planning is the process of budgeting for system and campus growth and renewal for buildings, infrastructure, and land.

The FY 2023

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New oversight rules for NY private schools, yeshivas expected to be approved

New oversight rules that would make it easier to crack down on religious and other private schools are expected to be approved by state education officials on Tuesday.

The New York State Board of Regents is set to vote on the guidelines, which unanimously sailed through committee on Monday.

The regulations would require that private schools provide instruction that’s “substantially equivalent” to what’s offered at their public counterparts.

Nonpublic schools would be subject to reviews by local education agencies, as well as less intrusive means to make sure they meet academic standards — such as department-approved exams or accreditors.

The

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Estate Planning FAQs – Rickard & Associates

As estate planning attorneys, we have come across a variety of interesting circumstances, situations, and assets. However, we tend to get asked a lot of the same questions over and over. Find our answers to those frequently asked questions here.

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Some of our most frequently asked questions are the following:

  1. Do I really need a full estate plan? Many of our clients came to the initial meeting with the desire
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Estate Planning After Divorce – Rickard & Associates

Our clients all have unique pasts that need to be considered when drafting their estate planning documents. Many of our clients are newly married or newly divorced and want to make sure their assets and families are protected, given their recent life changes.

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After a divorce, it is essential to update your estate planning documents or work with your attorney to draft new estate planning documents.

First and foremost,

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MAGA Republican Actions Fit ‘Definition of Fascism,’ White House Says

(Reuters) – The actions of some Republicans allied to former President Donald Trump fit the definition of fascism, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday, a day after President Joe Biden said they edged toward “semi-fascism.”

“I was very clear when laying out and defining what MAGA Republicans have done and you look at the definition of fascism and you think about what they’re doing in attacking our democracy. … That is what that is. It is very clear,” Jean-Pierre told a press briefing.

MAGA refers to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. Fascism is a political philosophy

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Family, Fiduciary, or Both? – Rickard & Associates

In estate planning, the people that you appoint to act as your trustee will have to act as a fiduciary. The fiduciary relationship requires that person to perform in your best interest.

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When you decide to plan for your future and create your estate plan, you will appoint a variety of individuals to act in your interest.

You will need a trustee, who will administer your trust. You will also

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Feds cancel $10B in pupil loans for public staff as Biden weighs broader debt choice

Greater than 175,000 individuals are accredited to obtain about $10 billion in pupil mortgage debt cancellation by means of a authorities program designed to encourage folks to work in public service, the Training Division mentioned.

The figures, shared Tuesday, emerge as President Joe Biden is anticipated to announce as quickly as Wednesday if the federal authorities will cancel $10,000 in debt for debtors making lower than $125,000 yearly. Although the $10 billion determine is a fraction of what’s anticipated to be erased, modifications to this system for public service staff nonetheless mark a few of the largest swaths of debt

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