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In today's newsletter:

  • How Plymouth’s sixth graders pulled off huge gains in math and reading
  • What Monrovia students gain as the high school pool reopens
  • How a deadly ICE encounter unfolded just off Monrovia’s 210 Freeway

Also on today's calendar: Jouyssance presents "Joyeux Noel" and 6 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Plymouth School celebrates dramatic math and language improvement for 6th graders (monrovianow.com) — Sixth graders at Plymouth Elementary in the Monrovia School District have posted standout gains in both language arts and math, with many jumping a full grade level or more. Teachers credit intensive use of iReady diagnostics, small-group instruction, and engaging electives like food science, forensic science, and Renaissance leadership for driving the remarkable progress.
   

2. Monrovia High School Swim Teams Return Home as Campus Pool Reopens (coloradoboulevard.net) — Monrovia High School’s swimming pool will reopen on January 12, bringing practices and home meets back to campus for local swim and water polo athletes. District and city leaders say the jointly funded repairs restore a key community resource, ending the need for students to commute to Citrus College and other facilities for aquatic programs.
   

3. San Diegans march downtown to protest ICE fatal shooting in Midwest (timesofsandiego.com) — A man fleeing immigration agents near a Home Depot in Monrovia was struck and killed while running across the 210 Freeway, one of several recent deaths tied to federal immigration enforcement. The broader piece details other fatal encounters around the country and the protests they’ve sparked, underscoring growing concern over how these operations are conducted.
   

4. Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in US immigration crackdown (vernonreporter.com) — A nationwide look at deaths linked to aggressive federal immigration enforcement includes a tragic case in Monrovia, where a man fleeing ICE operations near a Home Depot was fatally struck while crossing the 210 Freeway. The article details several other deadly encounters in Minnesota, Illinois, California, and Virginia as officials and local leaders dispute whether officers’ actions were justified.
   

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