Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 9, 2022 Former VA. Sec. of Education Gerard Robinson addresses MVRCS students M Special to Th e Advocate VRCS started its 10th annual American Heritage Week last month with an assembly for grades 9-12. Gerard Robinson, who served as secretary of education in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is an alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was this year’s keynote speaker. In addition to his role as cohost for "The Learning Curve” podcast, he is a fellow of practice at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. Following his presentation, Mr. Robinson met individually with junior and senior student government offi - cers, discussing his background and career path, and engaging in a productive exchange of ideas. In his keynote address, Mr. Robinson explained how Boston, education in general, and his own family story were impacted by the concept of sacPictured, former Virginia Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson addressed upper school students in November. rifi ce. As an example of sacrifice, Robinson explored John Adams’s decision to defend the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, damaging his own reputation in the process, to defend the American ideal of innocent until proven guilty. He also pointed to the Felix Petition of 1773; a document written by Bostonian enslaved Africans to free themselves from bondage before our country even existed. This laid the groundwork for social movements and legal precedents which would decades later open the door for his father’s great-uncle to run away from a Virginia plantation to join the Union Army to fi ght to put GREAT RATE ALERT: 4.39% www.eight10barandgrille.com We Have Reopened for Dine-In and Outside Seating every day beginning at 4 PM WE'RE OPEN! 8 Norwood Street, Everett (617) 387-9810 STAY SAFE! an end to America’s peculiar institution. Finally, Mr. Robinson addressed how American education was born through sacrifi ce by discussing its foundation in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, connecting this origin with the creation of modern-day charter schools. APY* 18-Month CD Only $500 Minimum to open! No Maximum! Grab this offer NOW at any Members Plus branch! memberspluscu.org 781-905-1500 MEDFORD NORWOOD DORCHESTER EVERETT PLYMOUTH *APY = Annual Percentage Yield. Rates effective December 1, 2022 and subject to change without notice. The APY is based on the assumption that dividends will remain on deposit until maturity and that a withdrawal or fee will reduce earnings. Certificates are fixed-rate accounts and will remain in effect until maturity. Fees that may be applicable to deposit accounts can be found on the fee schedule. In the case of CD or IRA, penalty may apply for early withdrawal. NCUA insures up to $250,000; MSIC insures all excess shares and deposits above the federal insurance limit of $250,000.
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