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• Rep. Robin Kelly Met with Everytown for Gun Safety Leaders to Discuss Implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

  29-04-2023 14:30
  
  Congresswoman Kelly represents Region 4 on the twelve-member Regional Leadership Council.
  Friday morning, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, along with fellow members of the Regional Leadership Council (RLC), met with leaders from Everytown for Gun Safety, including Senior Legal Director Rob Wilcox, Director of Implementation Chelsea Parsons, and Federal Counsel Jack Budish, to discuss the implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA).
  Enhancing background checks for buyers under the age
  
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• American Idol Alum Harper Grace will visit the South Side YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day This Saturday

  29-04-2023 14:30
  
  The American Idol alum will meet with South Side Y youth discuss mental health in advance of her White Sox performance Saturday evening
  On Saturday, April 29, rising country star Harper Grace will visit the South Side YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day to talk about youth mental health, bullying, and her comeback after going viral for “the worst anthem ever” a decade ago. Later that evening, Ms. Grace will sing the National Anthem at the White Sox game.
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• Is Dual Enrollment or AP Better for Earning College Credit?

  29-04-2023 02:56
  Both programs allow high school students to get a headstart on earning their college degrees, but it can be tough to know which to choose. 
  by Maya Pottiger
   For the past 70 years, American high school students who wanted to get a head start on higher education had one path forward: Take an Advanced Placement course, and then score high enough on the corresponding AP exam to hopefully qualify for college credit. But, thanks to a variety of factors, including academic tracking, co
  
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