Knight Institute funded to defend First Amendment rights
An editorial notes rising threats to free expression worldwide and welcomes a $30 million gift from the Knight Foundation and $30 million from Columbia University to establish the Knight First Amendment Institute. The aim is research education and litigation to protect freedom of expression in the digital age.
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Columbia University
Knight First Amendment Institute
Knight Foundation
Alberto Ibarguen
Institute
Cleveland County Schools to pay 55k to charter group
NC Supreme Court ruled Cleveland County Schools must pay 55000 dollars to a charter operator. The case centers on funding and oversight of charter schools in North Carolina. Lincoln Charter funded a 40000 dollar park project in Lincoln County, with LCS also mowing a 30 acre park. Similar scrutiny targets state appointments and charter management.
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NC Supreme Court
Cleveland County Schools
Lincoln Charter
Lincoln County
Lake Norman
LCS
Dave Machado
N.C
Poll results show demand for Common Core and traditional math courses
Online poll asks which math courses should be offered in public schools with 4 percent for Common Core, 76 percent for traditional math, and 20 percent for both. A second online poll invites Gaston residents to rate road conditions at gastongazette.com.
Pride Month Reflection on LGBTQ History and Solidarity
Jim Kellogg of Gastonia argues for Pride Month as a celebration of LGBTQ history and solidarity. He highlights historical acceptance, discrimination, and heroic figures while urging continued equality and visibility through June events.
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Lucy C. Talley
Hunter Bretzius
GastonGazette.com
Opinior
Editorial
Economist
China
Egypt
United States
Reporters Without Borders
Tuscaloosa News
Halifax Media Group
Trump
Chad Barker
Denton Benfield
Gaston
Sara Digh
Tamie Barnett
Raleigh
Alan Turing
George Washington Carver
Oliver Sipple
Florence Nightingale
Bayard Austin
Hans Scholl
Teresa Butz
Tori Johnson
Leonardo di Vinci
Daniel Hernandez
Eric Alva
Frances Power Cobbe
Jim Kellogg
Gastonia
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