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Parents and city leaders press Riverside Unified over UCR STEM center and Riverside STEM Academy facilities
Summary
Dozens of parents, advocacy groups and elected officials urged RUSD to fix aging facilities at Riverside STEM Academy and opposed a proposed STEM education center on UCR land near North High School; speakers cited Measure O priorities, CEQA concerns and asked the board for a public forum after legal processes conclude.
A broad group of parents, community advocates, elected officials and students used public comment at the April 17 Riverside Unified board meeting to demand upgrades at Riverside STEM Academy and to press the district over a proposed STEM education center on University of California, Riverside property.
Parents and community members described Riverside STEM Academy’s campus as lacking a gym, science labs, a library and adequate restrooms and commons space. “RSA does not have a gym. It does not have science…
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