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• You know, if you didn't have parents that went to college, when you stepped into our college with zero
• :38.920> with when you stepped into our college with when you stepped into our college with zero
• experience,<00:13:40.240> you<00:13:40.320> didn't<00:13:40.480> understand zero
• experience, you didn't understand zero experience, you didn't understand how<00:13:40.960> a<
• But you can see here the actual percentage of graduates at public institutions with zero debt went up

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for its first summer interim meeting, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and took roll. The first presentation came from Jerry Gels, principal of Ignite Institute in Erlanger, who focused on the rising cost of dual credit. He said dual credit tuition has increased from about $150 to $290 for a three-credit course over roughly five years, which he argued is discouraging participation, especially for working-class and low-income students. He cited Ignite data and broader college outcomes to argue dual credit improves college persistence, shortens time to degree, and reduces student debt, noting that many of his students enter college with substantial credit and that low-income students at Ignite have increasingly participated after targeted efforts and scholarship use. He also said the instructional labor is largely paid by county school systems, so he questioned the size of the tuition increase and said the committee should examine how the costs are being set and whether college tuition should be stabilizing as more students arrive with credits already earned. Members asked about who pays for dual credit, the role of state scholarship support, and whether tuition varies by institution. Gels said students in his district generally pay the dual credit cost themselves, though some districts may cover it, and he noted the dual credit scholarship now covers fewer classes than before. He said the price appears to be set centrally rather than varying by university, and he emphasized that the higher cost is creating barriers even though the courses are taught largely by local teachers on school payrolls. He also described Ignite’s efforts to expand access for free- and reduced-lunch students, saying participation among that group rose from 27% with no dual credit to about 90-92% taking at least one dual credit class. The committee then heard from the Goldwater Institute, represented by Michael Frazier and Dr. Tim Minella by Zoom. They argued Kentucky’s public universities should face stronger accountability and transparency, citing declining public confidence in higher education, rising costs, and what they described as administrative growth and research spending that does not clearly benefit students or the Commonwealth. They proposed requiring a 10-year accounting of staffing growth by category, comparing it to enrollment and low-income Kentucky enrollment, and limiting non-STEM faculty teaching releases for research unless approved under a baseline consent process. They also criticized certain university-funded research projects as examples of misdirected spending and said public reporting should distinguish Kentucky residents from non-residents more clearly, pointing to a reported decline in low-income in-state undergraduate enrollment. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• The enforcement authority that the Attorney General has around charitable trusts.
• You know, even though Medicaid doesn't pay great, it's better than zero.
• You know, even though Medicaid doesn't pay great, it's better than zero.
• <01:42:54.560> Uh, pay great, it's better than zero.
• Uh, pay great, it's better than zero.

Bills: HF4343

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• We found one true case of MLDD and zero false positives, which is a very remarkable result.
• source for key data provide a trusted source for key data elements<00:34:52.800> needed<00:34
• > have<00:38:50.640> places ...have places like that with expertise, and we would maybe trust
• fees less than a dollar,<00:56:15.839> sometimes<00:56:16.240> even<00:56:16.559> zero
• <00:56:17.240> dollars, dollar, sometimes even zero dollars, dollar, sometimes even zero dollars

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• uh<00:36:02.760> having<00:36:03.040> 15<00:36:03.560> I<00:36:04.160> zero
• general register uh having 15 I zero general register uh having 15 I zero Nays<00:36:05.400>
• <01:35:29.520> the<01:35:30.080> the<01:35:30.280> Community<01:35:30.800> Trust
• <01:35:31.159> that<01:35:31.280> it needs the the Community Trust that it needs the
• the Community Trust that it has<01:35:31.719> built<01:35:32.080> up<01:35:32.760>

Bills: HF192, HF268, HF1214, HF494

Keywords: Minnesota income tax, dependent exemption, personal income tax, tax relief, family tax relief, children, dependents, tax deduction, tax exemption, state revenue, inflation indexing, tax year 2025, taxable income, household tax policy, family tax credit, HF268, Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway, memorial highway, highway naming, road designation

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• On the right side of the screen, you can see we've zeroed into the South Central Region, and then it
• On the right side of the screen, you can see we've zeroed into the South Central Region, and then it
• right side of the screen you can see right side of the screen you can see we've<00:19:17.320> zeroed
• > into<00:19:18.200> the<00:19:18.320> South<00:19:18.640> Central we've zeroed
• <00:59:12.839> fund they're supported by the the trust fund they're supported by the the trust

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Capital Investment held its first meeting of the 2025 session with members and staff introducing themselves and describing their priorities. Senators from both parties repeatedly emphasized the goal of passing a strong bipartisan bonding bill this year, with several members noting that local projects were delayed after no bonding bill passed the previous year. Chair Housley also said the committee would not meet later that week and previewed an upcoming presentation from MMB on federal funds. The committee then heard a presentation from MMB’s Leah Corey and Anna Ming on Minnesota’s federal funding efforts. Corey explained that MMB’s federal funds team coordinates state efforts to maximize funding from IIJA, IRA, CHIPS, and related federal programs. She said Minnesota has secured about $12.3 billion in federal funding so far, including roughly $3 billion more since the last presentation, supporting about 1,800 projects statewide. Most of the funding is going to transportation, roads, and bridges, with other major areas including clean energy and weatherization. She also highlighted an interactive public dashboard showing projects by region and noted that much of the data reflects funds flowing through the state enterprise. Corey also discussed state match programs that helped unlock federal dollars, including the IIJA discretionary match fund, the State Competitiveness Fund, and the Forward Fund. She said $180 million in state match has unlocked about $1 billion in federal investment through the IIJA discretionary match fund, nearly $17 million in state investment has unlocked nearly $90 million in federal funding through the State Competitiveness Fund, and $124 million for the Forward Fund has unlocked nearly $1 billion in federal and private investment. Members asked whether more state dollars could have brought in more federal funds; Corey said she was not sure, but noted the IIJA match fund is expected to run out in the coming months. The presentation also focused on direct pay tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act, which allow tax-exempt entities such as governments, nonprofits, school districts, and tribal nations to receive payments for eligible clean energy projects after they are completed. Corey said the state is building awareness and technical assistance around direct pay, including educational sessions and a tax expert resource. She also described Minnesota’s Green Bank, the Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, which is beginning to issue loans for projects such as community energy, nonprofit geothermal systems, and solar-plus-battery installations.

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• In God we trust.
• Aye. with a perfect record of 15 wins and with a perfect record of 15 wins and zero<00:07:16.840>
• 07:17.960> a<00:07:18.080> season<00:07:18.360> of<00:07:18.479> early zero
• losses after a season of early zero losses after a season of early mornings<00:07:19.319> long
• Lives destroyed, trust violated. Hearts broken. This is the story of illegal immigration.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• and loved ones and trustes and loved ones and trustes protect.<01:35:16.880> One<01:35:17.120
• Next, we can trust people to keep their cars safe. A lot of people are responsible.
• Can we trust our people to be responsible?
• our people to be be can we trust our people to be responsible?
• He didn't have to get the inspection, and we go somewhere we trust.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hampshire to pay for over 30% of the costs, and currently the state has reneged on that and we pay zero
• Hampshire to pay for over 30% of the costs, and currently the state has reneged on that and we pay zero
• Hampshire to pay for over 30% of the costs, and currently the state has reneged on that and we pay zero
• Hampshire to pay for over 30% of the costs, and currently the state has reneged on that and we pay zero
• Hampshire to pay for over 30% of the costs, and currently the state has reneged on that and we pay zero

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They're delivering critical health programming, and these were active contracts with trusted community
• So our first is a $20 million grant focused on children ages zero to five that's about to be awarded
• So our first is a $20 million grant focused on children ages zero to five that's about to be awarded
• I'm speaking for families with births and mothers and families that are zero through five, like myself
• This program is a lifeline for the LGBT+ community in Kern County and would leave zero services available

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Florida has been ground zero for fraud for decades. You've all heard of the story.
• Florida has been ground zero for fraud for decades. You've all heard of the stories.
• Trust me, I've tried. And they're like, we can't do that. And you can see the difference.
• They all said we wouldn't trust you.
• So we provide emergency refills, medication coordination, and just trusted local care.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• But it's time to rebuild trust in our system. HB4 seeks to do just that.
• We've talked about trust a lot.
• It was a real concern because what it did was it broke trust .
• Trust is everything. This bill now says that CCMR.
• I don't trust government employees to do that job.

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• They don't trust you. I would have to follow up with what she said.
• Because that's where you start and build that bond with them, where they trust you, and they want to
• As far as teaching, I know building relationships with kids and having them trust you, but are there
• So right now, if that be the case, we have zero between just our 50.
• we have, if you just glance at this, this is by school district, and there are more that are in the zero

Summary: The committee approved the March 9 and 10 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Department of Education on the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship, featuring three third-grade teachers from Cabot, Poyen, and Drew Central who are also teacher merit pay recipients. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long Zoom-based collaboration with about 23 educators statewide, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about the teachers’ experience, how they share what they learn with their districts, the range of grades represented in the fellowship, and the relationship between the fellowship and merit pay. The teachers emphasized building relationships with students, using data to drive instruction, early intervention, and collaboration across grade levels, while the secretary said the program is intended to identify and elevate high-performing teachers and spread their practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on third-grade reading, retention, and the new ATLAS testing system. Teachers and the secretary said students are screened and progress monitored throughout the year, families are notified early if students are at risk, and schools are using interventions, tutoring, and individualized reading plans. They said ATLAS results are now available much faster than in the past, often within 24 hours or a few days, allowing teachers and parents to respond quickly. Members asked about the impact of poverty, trauma, foster care, DHS involvement, IEPs, and critical shortage areas; teachers said relationship-building, small-group instruction, and coordination with counselors and special education staff are key. The secretary said the fellowship is a small subset of a broader merit pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is trying to build a coherent system with literacy coaches, high-impact tutoring, and clearer standards rather than teaching to the test. Members also discussed broader policy issues, including the need for more positive public messaging about public education, teacher input in decision-making, and support for early childhood education. Several legislators asked whether the state should expand funding for early learning and whether more literacy or academic coaches are needed in districts that improve and then lose eligibility for state support. The secretary said the state has committed literacy coaches to D and F schools and is still working through how to sustain support as schools improve. He also said the administration would look at data and return on investment before supporting additional funding, and he encouraged legislators to help recruit eligible teachers into future fellowship cohorts. After the teacher panel concluded, the committee moved on to the adequacy resource allocation study, where Bureau of Legislative Research staff began a presentation on state and local education funding sources, categorical funds, and district spending patterns.

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• They don't trust you. I would have to follow up with what she said.
• Because that's where you start and build that bond with them, where they trust you, and they want to
• As far as teaching, I know building relationships with kids and having them trust you, but are there
• So right now, if that be the case, we have zero between just our 50.
• And there are more that are in the zero to three percent versus those who are a little higher number

Keywords: 1204, all

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• need to be considerate of what that looks like and making sure that we're not eroding the community trust
• need to be considerate of what that looks like and making sure that we're not eroding the community trust
• and what that looks like and with that I don't know Thank you. community trust and what that looks like
• This training is already in over 300 districts across 22 states, with zero derogatory incidents over
• This training is already in over 300 districts across 22 states, with zero derogatory incidents over

Bills: HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• And then down on to appreciate that on the next section, on the fleet, is when you say zero-emission
• I mean, we try to do our best to be, you know, compliant with the zero emissions there as well.
• We trust them. And for them to move into the DPS side of this rebuild, it just seems like it was...
• We trust them.
• You can see $135 million for the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund, as well as some items on lines 350 and

Summary: The Department of Public Safety presented its FY27 budget request, emphasizing three priorities: improving community engagement through a redesigned website and outreach, expanding statewide data and intelligence integration through intelligence-led policing, and improving emergency response and officer safety through fleet replacement, a driving track, and a requested helicopter. DPS said much of its increase is driven by rising health care premiums, and it is also seeking special appropriations for fleet replacement, the website rebuild, and an Honor Guard program created after the 2022 helicopter crash that killed four public servants. Members asked about vacancies, fleet costs, cybersecurity compliance, the real-time crime center, EV fleet participation, and the Metro DPS facility. DPS said its vacancy rate is about 9%, its fleet replacement needs are driven by mileage and condition, it is compliant with federal CJIS standards even though DoIT has raised concerns, the real-time crime center would be built as a regional model to complement Albuquerque’s center, and the Metro facility is moving toward a January groundbreaking. Committee members also discussed several DPS-related capital and IT requests, including the intelligence-led policing data lake, recurring maintenance for critical systems, and a $5.6 million reauthorization for state crime lab DNA backlog work and a $900,000 reauthorization for fingerprinting equipment. DPS explained that the website request is high because the current site must be rebuilt from scratch to support missing-person alerts, memorial updates, ADA compliance, and better communication with law enforcement and the public. Members also raised concerns about speed enforcement, construction-zone cameras, and whether EVs are practical for patrol use; DPS said it is not pursuing speed cameras and is only partially participating in the state EV initiative because patrol needs make full electrification difficult. The committee then received an LFC quarterly update on non-recurring appropriations from the 2025 General Appropriation Act. LFC reported that of the $1.4 billion appropriated in Section 5, $164 million had been expended and $333 million encumbered, leaving $897.4 million unspent, which is a slower pace than the prior year. Staff highlighted a number of reauthorization requests and slow-moving projects across agencies, including AOC cybersecurity funding, DFA housing and public safety grants, DoIT cybersecurity and higher education funds, EDD economic development and energy programs, OSI mitigation and malpractice funds, EMNRD energy and geothermal grants, Health Care Authority behavioral health-related appropriations, DPS crime lab and fingerprinting funds, PED career technical education and special education initiatives, and higher education loan repayment and technology funds. Members questioned why some large appropriations had little or no spending, discussed the need to monitor reauthorizations more closely, and asked for follow-up on several specific line items and project balances.

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• I will say, as someone who worked for EPA and loved that organization, I don't trust that the federal
• because we have the only storage site here, so bringing in all the other areas in the United States to zero
• The federal government has a trust responsibility to be involved and be helping in these situations and
• that or what their involvement would be when you look at the federal government when they have that trust
• quick note is most of your approved suppliers sell their produce from small farms; it's basically zero

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• charging stations to support EV demand with the requirement that all new cars sold in California will be zero
• We do everything when it comes to zero-emission vehicles.
• Yet at this moment, that trust is really eroded given the fact that we are seeing militarized enforcement
• For these reasons, as stated previously, it is really important that we rebuild the trust.
• It is going to take generations to rebuild the trust that immigrant communities have now, fear because

Summary: The committee heard several bills from Senator Umberg and Senator Allen, with testimony from supporters and opponents before roll-call votes were taken once quorum was established. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two-year notice for substantial changes to the bar exam, including vendor changes, and returning to an older delivery method for the upcoming exam; it was presented as a response to recent State Bar problems and the February bar exam failure. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would require certain merger parties to provide California’s attorney general the same Hart-Scott-Rodino materials filed federally, so state antitrust review can occur in parallel with federal review; supporters said this would reduce delay and uncertainty, while members questioned whether it would add another layer of review. SB 36 would strengthen price-gouging enforcement after the January 2025 Southern California firestorms by requiring rental-listing platforms to report suspected gouging, expanding consumer and prosecutor remedies, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; supporters said it would close loopholes, while opponents from business groups raised concerns. All three bills were later approved on roll call, with SB 36 and SB 413 placed on call before final passage and SB 253 and SB 25 moving forward on committee votes. The committee also heard SB 413, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by or on behalf of the youth who is the subject of the file, allowing attorneys to use heavily redacted records without first petitioning the juvenile court. Supporters, including Los Angeles County counsel and county associations, said the current petition process is costly, slow, and routinely granted, creating delays in civil litigation and court congestion. Opponents, including the Youth Law Center, argued the bill would weaken longstanding juvenile confidentiality protections by bypassing judicial review and could expose sensitive information unnecessarily. After discussion about redactions, sealing, and the scope of access, the bill was passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the notice period for nonpayment of rent from three days to 14 days. Supporters, including tenant advocates, legal aid groups, and several local governments, argued the change would reduce unnecessary evictions, give renters more time to obtain assistance or a paycheck, and help prevent homelessness. Opponents, including apartment associations, property owners, and the California Association of Realtors, said the bill would burden landlords, especially small owners, and could unintentionally affect commercial leases; members also raised concerns about repeated late payment and the lack of stronger guardrails. The author said she would work on clarifying commercial coverage and safeguards, and the bill remained under discussion as the hearing continued.

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• Things have vacillated, and I have zero trust in the way that that agency is operating under these conditions
• So Maryland, by your answer, Senator, then you have zero trust.
• So instead of trying to do this, because quite honestly, I have zero trust that we're going to be left
• These are the ones that we trust in our community to protect us.
• <01:34:40.719> causing is extreme like below zero causing is extreme like below zero causing

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 29, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee. The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• We shouldn't be making young girls answer these questions to people that they don't even trust.
• <03:10:01.160> this who they don't know nor trust this who they don't know nor trust this
• The ayes are 416, the nays are zero.
• <05:37:02.160> fund's America because when the trust fund's America because when the trust
• Seeing 12 zeros when you start talking trillion is hard.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Of the bill and the trust that others will invent and create, as they always have.
• Is the Education Trust West still here?
• Children zero to five: more than 60% are actually from multilingual households.
• That substitute learns the student's communication system, earns their trust, in a substitute.
• For students, families, and taxpayers, transparency is a first step toward trust and results.

Keywords: 987, senate, all