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Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.

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Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.

A recent NPR story amplifies what multiple studies—and people of color—have been saying for decades: when students have teachers that look like them, it helps those students go farther and achieve more in school.

Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.

Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.

Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.

We are heartbroken by what happened in Charolottesville. Sadly, our state is not and has never been immune to this hateful ideology either. Today, we double down on our commitment to fighting for justice and the full protection of the law for all people.

Maine Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick knows that prisoners in jail have a better chance of being productive members of society when they are released if they stay connected with their families while they are locked up. Even those without Fitzpatrick’s background in clinical psychology know from common sense that cutting someone off from in-person contact with their loved ones can be psychologically troubling.