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Home » Archives for Emma Schartz

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Posted inStatewide

Skyrocketing absenteeism in Nebraska schools worries teachers, hampers learning

by Emma SchartzSeptember 1, 2022September 29, 2022

In mid-August, Rhonda Mueller welcomed her 26th class to Elliott Elementary School in central Lincoln. As her new crop of fifth graders filed into the room, she checked off names and listened to the students’ excited back-to-school chatter. The bell rang, and Mueller gazed at her students, arranged in a circle in the middle of […]

Posted inMetro

From groupie to Gorat’s: Omaha waitress reflects on her place in rock-and-roll history

by Emma SchartzJuly 29, 2022September 1, 2022
Posted inGreater Nebraska

S’mores and sensory rooms: Operation Shine Camp offers summer camp for autistic children

by Emma SchartzJuly 12, 2022July 21, 2026
Posted inHistorically Excluded, Metro

Giant companies are buying up Nebraska homes. Is there any way to stop them?

by Emma SchartzJuly 1, 2022March 24, 2023
Posted inHistorically Excluded, Metro

Attendees pack North Omaha town hall after report that out-of-state company is buying up area homes

by Emma SchartzMay 31, 2022July 1, 2022
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