Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index) First-graders had a guest speaker from Polk County Conservation come and talk to them about spiders. Patrice Peters spoke with the children about the differences and similarities between arachnids and insects....more...Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines West (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index) Nothing submitted. Students celebrated Red Ribbon Week to encourage people to take a stand against alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs. The theme was "Don't Monkey Around with Drugs." Students decorated placemats with the theme and the placemats were distributed to local restaurants....more... Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines South (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index) Head Start has been busy talking about safety. We have a giant, stuffed puppet named Buckle Bear who taught us vehicle-safety rules. We know that the back seat is the safest seat and that we need to ride quietly. We always wear our safety belts or sit in our car seats....more... The Princeton Review Reports Third Quarter 2007 Operating Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The Princeton Review, Inc. , a leading provider of test preparation and educational support services, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007....more... The Princeton Review Names Stephen Richards Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Michael Perik, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Princeton Review , a leading provider of test preparation and educational support services, today announced the appointment of Stephen Richards as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer....more... Northeastern University College of Business Administration Ranked in U.S. Top 25 Undergraduate Programs for ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) BOSTON----Northeastern University College of Business Administration today announced that its undergraduate program was ranked 24th in the U.S. by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review in their fifth annual ranking of top entrepreneurship undergraduate programs. 900 schools were evaluated in this year's ranking, based on key criteria in the areas of academics and requirements, students ......more... The Princeton Review Schedules Third Quarter 2007 Earnings Release and Conference Call (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The Princeton Review , a leading provider of test preparation services and educational support services, today announced that it intends to release its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007 before the market opens on Wednesday, November 7, 2007....more... Every school every Thursday -- Urbandale/Johnston (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index) Students will honor Character Counts and Red Ribbon Week this week. Students will participate in dress-up days and will also collect personal-care items for the Johnston Closet at Crown Point. The week will culminate with the school's first Growing Good Character assembly at 10:25 a.m. Friday....more... Department of Education launches curriculum and instruction website (Cape Gazette) Completing a three-year effort to update standards for academic content and to define curriculum and assessment expectations for students in grades kindergarten through grade 12, the Delaware Department of Education launched a new recommended curriculum-and-instruction website Thursday, Oct. 18....more... |