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Broad Foundation awards 26 scholarships to local seniors By Keith Farner
institutions receive $5,000 scholarships paid out over Broad scholarship recipients from Gwinnett: two years ($2,500 per year). The scholarship selection Student................................. High School Eight months after Gwinand disbursement process Sarah Dejene......................... South Gwinnett nett County Public Schools is managed by Scholarship Elisa Diaz .............................. Meadowcreek was awarded another Broad America. Jacque Evangelister.............. Dacula Prize, 26 seniors were Broad Prize scholarships Lilah Evans............................ Grayson announced on Tuesday as are awarded to graduatBrian Galeano....................... Central Gwinnett Makai Greaux........................ Parkview recipients of scholarships ing seniors who, like their Abigail Harrison..................... Gwinnett Online Campus from the prestigious national school districts, demonstrate Anthony Jimmerson............... Meadowcreek education prize. improvement throughout Simran Khoja......................... GSMST Meadowcreek High led high school, especially for Leslie Kumi............................ GSMST the way with four recipients low-income students and Tiffany Leon........................... Mountain View as 16 schools were repreminorities. Jack Mason........................... Collins Hill sented, while South GwinThe Broad Foundation anJolee Mcmanus..................... Brookwood nett, Grayson, Parkview, the nounced earlier this year that Michael Moise........................ Grayson Gwinnett School of Math, it was pausing The Broad Krina Patel............................. Meadowcreek Science and Technology and Prize because of the slow Kyle Rouleau ........................ Peachtree Ridge Alem Sahic............................ Central Gwinnett Peachtree Ridge each had pace of school improvement Nikolina Sandrk..................... Berkmar two recipients. GCPS shared and the changing landscape Ahadu Solomon..................... Parkview the Broad Prize in Septemof K-12 public education. Krystal Stennett..................... South Gwinnett ber with Orange County The foundation will continHuiying Su............................. Peachtree Ridge Schools in Orlando, Fla., ue to administer The Broad Brianna Valentine.................. Duluth which counted 29 students Prize scholarship program Darisbell Valeriano................. Meadowcreek as scholarship recipients. while the prize is paused. Francisco Velazquez.............. Shiloh Broad Prize scholars In September, GCPS Aliyah Winfrey........................ Archer receive two- or four-year was named a co-winner of Paul Yang............................... Peachtree Ridge scholarships depending on the prize, the second time the type of institution they since 2010 that GCPS won choose to attend. Scholarfour-year institutions receive years ($5,000 per year). Stu- the award, and it was also ship recipients who enroll in $20,000 paid out over four dents who enroll in two-year named a finalist in 2009. keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com
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In that period, Gwinnett students have received $1.75 million in scholarships. Previously, 75 of the largest public school districts in the country were automatically eligible for The Broad Prize each year. A review board of education experts reviewed performance data and selected the finalists. Since 2002, there have always been four or five finalists, but last year, the review board, made up of prominent leaders and former U.S. secretaries of education, elected to have Gwinnett and Orange County share the prize. The recipients join more than 1,200 Broad Prize scholars nationwide who have received $16 million in college scholarships since the first Broad Prize was awarded in 2002. The prize was founded by entrepreneur Eli Broad and his wife Edythe, both graduates of Detroit Public Schools. “We are immensely proud
of these students who have overcome the odds to attend college, and we celebrate their academic success by awarding these scholarships,” Bruce Reed, president of The Broad Foundation, a national education philanthropy based in Los Angeles, said in a press release. “Their academic achievements are a testament to their hard work and the commitment and dedication of their parents, teachers and administrators who believed in their potential. We look forward to great accomplishments from these scholars in college and beyond.” The 55 students will receive $1 million in college scholarships — each district received $500,000 — as their school districts were the first co-winners of the award in its history. They were recognized last year for being the most improved urban school districts in the country.
world&nation WORLD Germanwings pilot rehearsed fatal crash PARIS — The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a jet in the French Alps rehearsed the fatal maneuver on the morning of the disaster, and had twice been refused medical papers needed to fly, investigators said on Wednesday. The French BEA accident investigation agency said the co-pilot had five times set the autopilot to take the Airbus down to just 100 feet while the captain was out of the cockpit on the outbound flight to Barcelona from Duesseldorf. But the brief twists of an altitude dial, mimicking those which crashed the A320 on its way back to the German city 2-3 hours later, would not have been noticed by passengers or controllers because they were quickly reversed and were masked by the fact that the jet had already started an authorized descent, the BEA said.
Obama expected to push for Gulf missile defense at U.S. summit WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to make a renewed U.S. push next week to help Gulf allies create a region-wide defense system to guard against Iranian missiles as he seeks to allay their anxieties over any nuclear deal with Tehran, according to U.S. sources. The offer could be accompanied by enhanced security commitments, new arms sales and more joint military exercises, U.S. officials say, as Obama tries to reassure Gulf Arab countries that Washington is not abandoning them. With little more than a week to go before Obama hosts the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council at the White House and then at Camp David, aides are discussing the options in pre-summit meetings with Arab diplomats. Officials say no final decisions have been made. — From wire reports
Baltimore asks feds to investigate By Ian Simpson Reuters
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate the city’s police department for civil rights violations after the death of a black man from injuries sustained in police custody. The investigation will look into police practices such as frisks, street stops of suspects and arrests to see if they violate the U.S. Constitution, Rawlings-Blake said at a news conference. The request follows the April 19 death of Freddie Gray, 25, who sustained spinal injuries after being arrested. His death sparked protests and a day of arson and looting in the largely black city. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan lifted a state of emergency for Baltimore on Wednesday. “We cannot be timid in addressing this problem and I am a mayor that does not shy away from our city’s big challenges,” Rawlings-Blake said. Six officers were charged last week in the case, which involves the latest in a series of U.S. deaths of unarmed black men involving police officers. The mayor said the city would seek to have its 3,200-member police department equipped with
NATION Chicago approves police torture victim reparations CHICAGO — Chicago will pay a total of up to $5.5 million to dozens of people tortured by the city’s police in the 1970s and 1980s and make other reparations such as a memorial to torture victims under an ordinance approved by the city council on Wednesday. “We are strong enough to say we were wrong,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said after the vote. “Chicago will finally confront its past and come to terms with it.” The ordinance also calls for the city to provide psychological counseling,
Attorney General Loretta Lynch, left, accompanied by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaks during a work meeting at Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. On Wednesday, Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the city’s police department for civil rights violations. (Reuters/Jose Luis Magana)
body cameras by the end of the year. Advocates see cameras as a way to monitor police encounters with civilians. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is considering Rawlings-Blake’s request, the Justice Department said. Lynch met the mayor, police officials and community leaders on Tuesday. Rawlings-Blake, a Democrat who took office in 2010, said the request was part of her years-long effort to reform police. She said the department had made progress, with complaints last year of excessive force down by 46 percent. But improvements had not gone far enough,
Rawlings-Blake said. Gray’s death provoked a day of rioting on April 27 in which a number of businesses were looted and a CVS Health Corp. location was burned. The pharmacy chain said on Wednesday that it would rebuild the store. The Justice Department has conducted similar reviews of U.S. police departments. An investigation of police in Ferguson, Missouri, where an officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager last year, concluded in March that the department routinely engaged in racially biased practices. The Justice Department is investigating possible civil rights violations in
Gray’s death. Last October, officials in Baltimore asked the Justice Department to begin an informal collaborative review of the city’s police department after the Baltimore Sun reported that Baltimore had paid almost $6 million since 2011 to settle lawsuits alleging police brutality and other misconduct. The American Civil Liberties Union said on Wednesday that it had requested information about surveillance flights over Baltimore by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies that it said may have improperly surveilled and targeted the public.
PEOPLE Errol Brown, ‘You Sexy Thing’ singer, dies at 71 LONDON — Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown has died at the age of 71 after suffering from liver cancer, his manager said on Wednesday. Hot Chocolate was known for hits such as “Emma,” “Every 1’s a Winner” and “You Sexy Thing.” The singer passed away at his home in The Bahamas, with his wife Ginette and daughters Colette and Leonie by his side, manager Phil Dale said, describing him as a “gentle man.”
NBC revives talks of variety show with Rudolph
LOS ANGELES — NBC hopes to bank on the sizzle of live programming next season, as sources say discussions have been revived with Maya Rudolph for a program that is seen as a possible companion for Neil Patrick Harris’ upcoming variety show. Sources said talks with Rudolph and exec producer Lorne Michaels have been stepped up in recent weeks, though it’s not clear if the project will be ready for unveiling at NBC’s upfront presentation on Monday. Rudolph, the “Saturday Night Live” alum, hosted an hourlong special for NBC last May that was seen as a test drive for a job placement aid and other Canada announced reforms provide stable funding for a series or an ongoing series services to torture victims. to improve the safety of such U.S. military hurt by years of of specials. Chicago and Cook County shipments. steep cuts. NBC declined comment. already have paid about $100 About 40 residents from Carter told a Senate appromillion in settlements and the tiny Wells County town priations panel that Repub‘Wedding Singer’ verdicts for lawsuits related to of Heimdal were evacuated lican efforts to try to meet rapping granny disgraced former Chicago po- after 10 tank cars left the President Barack Obama’s lice Commander Jon Burge, rails, fire officials and the defense funding request were dies at 101 who was fired in 1993 and state’s emergency managewell-intentioned but would later convicted of lying about ment agency said. not give the Pentagon the LOS ANGELES — Acpolice torture in testimony he There were no injuries, flexibility it needed and ulti- tress Ellen Albertini Dow, gave in civil lawsuits. officials said. mately would lock in budget best known for her scenecuts Obama has threatened stealing turn as rapping to veto. grandma Rosie in Adam North Dakota Pentagon calls The president proposed a Sandler’s “The Wedding town evacuated for new defense $534 billion Pentagon base Singer,” has died at age budget for the 2016 fiscal 101. after train derails spending deal year that exceeds federal Los Angeles’ Pierce ColWILLISTON, N.D./NEW WASHINGTON — Call- spending caps by $35 billion lege Theater Department YORK — A BNSF train ing Republican defense and could trigger mandatory confirmed news of Dow’s carrying crude oil derailed spending plans a “road to cuts. Obama also sought $51 death via Facebook on and caught fire in North nowhere,” Defense Secrebillion in funding for conMonday evening. Dow’s Dakota on Wednesday, tary Ash Carter appealed on flicts overseas in an account late husband, Eugene, forcing the evacuation of a Wednesday for lawmakers not covered by the spending founded the LAPC Theater nearby small town just days to work with him toward a caps. Department. after the United States and new bipartisan budget deal to — From wire reports — From wire reports
Florida woman’s online order asks for pizza, police help By Barbara Liston Reuters
ORLANDO, Fla. — Employees at a Pizza Hut in Florida were praised on Wednesday for helping rescue a customer who wrote a message in her online pizza order that she was being held hostage and needed someone to call 911, authorities said.
acted on it,” Hays said. Cheryl Treadway, 25, was a regular customer at a Pizza Hut The note led to the arrest of in Avon Park in central Florida, Ethan Nickerson, 26, who used a which took seriously her plea large knife to hold his girlfriend in the comments section of an and their three children hostage, online order on Monday. said Highlands County sheriff’s “Who would have thought of spokeswoman Nell Hays. that?” Hays said. The Pizza Hut employees “not After deputies arrived at the only saw something but they house, Nickerson surrendered
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peacefully. Treadway and the couple’s three children, ages 1, 5 and 6, did not appear seriously harmed, authorities said. Treadway told deputies that she and Nickerson had been arguing all day while he held a knife and took away her cellphone. Nickerson rode along with her to pick up the children at school,
and later gave her back her cellphone only long enough to order pizza, the sheriff’s office said. Nickerson remained in jail on Wednesday facing charges of kidnapping, battery causing bodily harm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and obstruction of justice, according to jail records. Bond was set at $45,000.