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A poem written for President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A poem written for President Joe Biden's inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, poet Amanda Gorman vowed to fight back. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb” was challenged by the parent of two students at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes, along with several books. “I'm gutted,” she wrote. “Robbing children of the chance to find their voices in literature is a violation of their right to free thought and free speech." Gorman, who at 17 became the country’s National Youth Poet Laureate, said she wrote the poem “The Hill We Climb,” so “all young people could see themselves in a historical moment,” and that she’s received countless letters and videos from children who were in...

Berlin police say two young children have been seriously wounded in a knife attack at a school in the south of Germany’s capital BERLIN -- Berlin police say two young children were seriously wounded in a knife attack Wednesday at a school in the south of Germany's capital, and a 39-year-old suspect was detained. The girls , ages 7 and 8, were flown to a hospital. One of them had life-threatening injuries, according to a Berlin police statement. Mayor Kai Wegner said that he was shocked by what he described as an “incomprehensible deed.” “My thoughts in these difficult hours are with the two wounded girls ,” he said. “I wish them a speedy and good recovery.” Wegner expressed his sympathy to the parents, teachers and fellow pupils of the victims, and said he was in close contact with police about the attack . Berlin's state Education department said authorities don't have any indication that there was a political or religious motive behind the attack . Source: https://t...

PPS’ annual Most Endangered Property list is our organization’s signature statement on the stewardship of Providence’s rich architectural legacy. This year’s list puts a focus on publicly-owned buildings, an effort to emphasize the urgency of decades of deferred maintenance, neglect, or underutilization that is reaching a critical point.  In 2023, we have included the entirety of the Providence Public School District’s 4.2 million square feet of building space on the list. PPSD identifies only five percent of its property as high quality learning facilities, with an average age of 75 for a Providence school building and many more than 100 years old. Other public properties on the list include the RIDOT headquarters and garage on Smith Hill, the Humboldt Avenue Fire Station, and the Urban League of Rhode Island site. The Superman Building also appears on the list for the ninth time. 2023 Most Endangered Properties List Industrial Trust Building (aka Superman ...