McCarthy touts record $2.9 billion rise in California education budget
Assembly Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy argues the governor's plan raises K-14 funding to a record $50 billion and adds $362 per pupil, while urging accountability and district empowerment to improve teacher retention, with 50,000 teachers retiring in five years and reforms to prioritize children over special interests. The claim counters critics who say funding is cut.
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Self-Help Enterprises plans 41 new homes in Shafter project
On February 18 2005 Self-Help Enterprises outlined a program at the Shafter Collaborative Meeting. Lupe Felix said 41 new Self-Help homes will be developed near Los Angeles Street and Shafter Avenue with construction starting about a year later. Families contribute 40 hours weekly labor and Sweat Equity toward a down payment while guided by Self-Help through a roughly 10 month build. The program serves about 150 low income families annually and requires solid employment history good credit and flexible housing terms. For more information contact Lupe Felix at 559 651 1000 ext 641 or visit www selfhelpenterprises org.
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Black History Month highlighted on FREE resources site
The February observance marks Black History Month and Presidents Day with daily FREE web features from federal agencies. Resources include The African American Mosaic and profiles of Ralph Bunche and Jackie Robinson, showcasing African American history and achievements.
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National Archives
National Park Service
National Endowment For the Humanities
Library of Congress
Federal Resources For Educational Excellence
Liberia
United States
Ralph Bunche
Jackie Robinson
Remembering Rosa Parks and MLK Civil Rights influence
Deanna Rodriguez reflects on how Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr shaped American civil rights. She recalls 1950s segregation experiences, notes ongoing discrimination, and laments imperfect progress while praising legal protections and broader cultural learning.
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Martin Luther King
Hasta Luego
Joy and the Joyful Life Through Faith and Forgiveness
A compact devotional summary linking happiness to Christian faith. It emphasizes that unhappiness spreads, bitterness blocks joy, and forgiveness restores fellowship with God. Biblical references to John 15, Galatians 5, Psalm 51, Hebrews 12, Ephesians 4, Nehemiah, Exodus 15 show how trust, obedience, and mercy convert bitterness into joy and strengthen the believer's life.
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Christ
Nehemiah
Red Sea
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Moses
Women Should Plan Retirement Incomes For Surviving Spouses
The article urges women to prepare for retirement with focus on surviving spouses finances. It cites Administration on Aging figures that seven of ten women outlive husbands and notes lower benefits from pensions 401(k) plans and Social Security due to time out of workforce. It stresses saving early, life insurance, and examining household finances to maintain comfort in golden years.
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