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No Justice, No Peace (7.8.16): Some powerful shit just went down in Atlanta. Thousands came out to protest the lives stolen by police and vigilante violence, both locally and across the country. They shut down parts of both I-85 and I-75, A BIG FUCKING DEAL if you know the city (these are all 6+ lane interstates). So proud of all of my Atlanta fam tonight! Y’all have been working towards this for months, and I know you’re just getting started. #farfromover

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Frank Gehry‘s Biomuseo in Panama finally opened its doors today after a decade of construction.

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HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – There are new opportunities for Holyoke Public Schools as the new school year begins. Students and teachers at Holyoke’s Joseph Metcalf School noticed changes on the first day Monday.

Their unique dual-language program is expanding. Spanish-speaking students are learning English and English-speaking students learn Spanish. The program is something the Holyoke Local Stakeholders Group suggested the district offers more. That’s something Holyoke Schools Receiver Dr. Stephen Zrike took to heart. He said he admires the program and wants it to continue into more grades, under his leadership.

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted in favor of a state takeover of the underperforming district back in April. Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester appointed Dr. Zrike as the permanent “receiver” or leader of the district. Dr. Zrike’s first day in the district was on July 6.

Amy Burke is the principal at Metcalf, and has worked in the district for 20 years. She said she’s noticed many changes over the years, but feels optimistic about the state takeover. She said school leaders had a positive three-day retreat this summer with Dr. Zrike. “What I thought was great was that the transition was acknowledged, and that we’re now in a place of excitement to move forward and see what comes next,” Burke added.

Dr. Zrike said all school libraries are fully functional this year, some for the first time. Permanent security officers are posted at both Dean Tech and Holyoke High School. Some teachers were paid to visit close to 100 families at their homes, to make new connections this summer.

Dr. Zrike told 22News more than 100 teacher and administrative positions were open following the state takeover of Holyoke schools. He said over the summer, most positions were filled, but there are still open spots even after the school year has begun. “I think at last count we have five or six positions that still need to be filled in hard to fill areas,” Zrike said, “We’ve hired I think 105 teachers of which about 50 percent are new to the profession.”

Some parents and teachers opposed the state takeover back in April. Hundreds had filled the Holyoke War Memorial Building to voice their concerns to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education the night before their vote. The board voted in favor of the takeover.

“We were nervous, we were sad, we were afraid…At the same time, now that we see where this is going, kind of we get into the positive of the new change,” said Kennys Dominguez, a Holyoke mother and paraprofessional in the school district. The district is expected to release its turnaround plan for Holyoke Public Schools in September.

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