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Steve Barnett, co-director for the National Institute for Early Education Research and a professor at Rutgers University, regarding the importance of kindergarten for children. In California, kindergarten enrollment dropped 10.1 percent between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 school years. (Associated Press — Dec. 19, 2023)
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Gov. Brian Kemp, regarding the state’s announcement that state, university and public school employees will receive a $1,000 year-end bonus amid the state’s record-breaking budget surplus.(Associated Press — Dec. 18, 2023)
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Jill Sidebottom, a spokesperson for the National Christmas Tree Association, regarding the national tightening of the Christmas tree market. The decadelong growing period means that long-ago events, such as the recession in 2007-2009, can still affect the industry today. A survey also found that 20 percent of Americans plan to buy a real tree for the first time this year. (VTDigger — Dec. 12, 2023)
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Robert Earl Council, a prisoner at the Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Ala., and one of the founders of the Free Alabama Movement. A lawsuit has been filed against the state, claiming that its prison practices amount to a “modern-day form of slavery.” The prisoners who brought the case are joined by three labor unions and a nonprofit that monitors prison conditions in the state. (NPR — Dec. 14, 2023)