Tag: Ben Pauli
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“Beating the Lead Crisis”: Flint forum probes water science, gardens, help for kids
By Nic Custer Experts answered questions about water infrastructure, nutrition, education and donations at a Flint Area Public Affairs Forum panel discussion March 7, titled “Beating the Lead Crisis: Where are we?” Laura Sullivan, Flint’s board member on the Karegnondi Water Authority and Kettering University mechanical engineering professor, explained why it is difficult to predict…
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Longstanding “systemic racism” implicated in Flint water crisis, Civil Rights Commission asserts
By Jan Worth-Nelson While asserting that there were no “overt racist actions” that created the Flint water crisis, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission stated Friday that if the question is “Was race a factor in the Flint Water Crisis,” the answer would be “an unreserved and undeniable – yes.” Would it have happened in Birmingham, Ann…
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Montessori classroom offers new learning options for Flint public schools
By Jan Worth-Nelson Can a classroom that allows students to learn at their own pace, help one another, and follow their natural curiosities actually work in a public school system? And could such a teaching approach enrich options for Flint students and help convince reluctant parents to bring their children back to the public schools?…
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