Doug Rapstine finds historical significance in bottle collection (The Pampa News)
WHITE DEER -- Doug Rapstine may have retired as the principal from Travis Elementary School, but he never lost his love of history. He's back where he started; teaching history in the classroom, but this time the classroom is at Clarendon College....more...Dodd's career in service began with the Peace Corps (Concord Monitor)
A few years ago, Chris Dodd visited the bedside of a Caribbean woman in the Bronx. She was in her 90s and lay in a coma, dying....more... September 2007 (Watertown Daily Times)
Alice L. Baumann, 86, of Watertown, died Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2007, at the Watertown Memorial Hospital, from pneumonia, following a major stroke. She was proud to have survived two courageous bouts with cancer....more... The Peace Corps and WEF: Growing a Legacy of Public Service (La Prensa San Diego)
Recently, the Water Environmental Federation held their 80th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference at the San Diego Convention Center....more... Online learning expands curriculum options for students at Merrimack High School (Merrimack Journal)
It may fly in the face of the traditional classroom environment, but Merrimack High School is making the most of Virtual High School, an online educational and professional development program offered to high school students globally....more... To the head of the class (Arizona Daily Sun)
Puente de Hozho elementary teacher Robert Kelty is at the top of his class....more... Educators bash 'No Child' (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
Local teachers, administrators and unions have been scrambling to have their voices for change heard as Congress prepared to reauthorize No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In the last week, however, reform legislation attached to reauthorization has hit a roadblock, and it now looks like the bill won't be considered until next year....more... In memoriam (New York Teacher)
A member of the Gananda Teachers Association, Susan Hauser Alexander died June 12 at the age of 45. Susan grew up on Long Island and went to North Babylon High School. She studied elementary education at SUNY Cortland and counseling at SUNY Oneonta....more... Passion for Classic Languages Leads Johnson to Westminster Academy (The Memphis Daily News)
It's funny how things in life work sometimes.For Dr. Michael Johnson, his role as headmaster of Westminster Academy started with a chanc.......more... |