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Also on today's calendar: Xfinity Student Hour and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 35 multiracial students enrolled at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in 2024-25 (annarbortimes.com) — Pleasant Ridge Elementary, part of Saline Area Schools, enrolled 35 multiracial students in 2024–25, making them 7.4% of the student body. District data also show Saline High School has the highest multiracial enrollment, offering Saline residents a snapshot of changing local demographics alongside statewide achievement trends.
2. From Kindergarten to High School, Helping Students Head Back (thesuntimesnews.com) — Saline families hear directly from Saline Middle School's principal and neighboring districts about what back-to-school jitters look like from kindergarten through high school and how to respond. Local principals share age-specific signs of stress, practical routines to try at home, and a consistent message: don't hesitate to contact the school early and often for support.
3. Dementia Friendly Services receives 5HF grant to expand in our area (themanchestermirror.com) — A nonprofit that began as Dementia Friendly Saline has received a $10,000 5 Healthy Towns Foundation grant to expand dementia-friendly efforts across western Washtenaw County. The group already runs programs like Dementia Friendly Movies at Saline's Emagine Theatre and Memory Cafes, aiming to help residents with dementia and their caregivers stay engaged in community life with dignity.
4. What to Do With a Data Center Pause — and Unpacking the 'Censorship-Industrial' Complex Narrative (techpolicy.press) — A brief dateline from Saline highlights local opposition to a proposed $7 billion data center over concerns about electricity rates and water, before the newsletter pivots to national and global tech-policy debates. The rest covers data-center moratoriums, online censorship narratives, AI governance, surveillance, and children's online safety, offering context but little Saline-specific detail.
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