Education of young Karen refugees (Republican-American)
Presidential Towers is a nondescript, 10-story apartment building in the residential and commercial mishmash behind the Green. It sits behind a bracelet of once-gracious homes in the Hillside historic district that comprised the Chase estate. These days, they serve as funeral homes, attorneys' offices and social services agencies....more...Algiers will see new schools under plan (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
For students in Algiers, the long-awaited $1.8 billion capital plan, unveiled this week by state and local education leaders, promises sparkling new schools, state-of-the-art renovations and a diversification of high school options that could potentially attract pupils from across Orleans Parish....more... Barker earns physical therapist assistant degree (Asheville Citizen-Times)
CLYDE ? April Barker began working at Haywood Regional Medical Center eight years ago as a receptionist in the hospital?s rehabilitation department. Using a scholarship granted by the hospital, she now has a degree as a physical therapist assistant....more... Friends Honor Lathem With Reception (Scott County Times)
FOREST-A career of making a difference in the lives of students entered a new phase this month for Skip Lathem who said goodbye to his role as superintendent of education for the Forest Municipal School District....more... Minooka grad earns All-Conference Status for four years at Western (Morris Daily Herald)
Amy Zaffino will be the first to tell you that her career at Western Illinois University did not start as she would have liked....more... New teachers join West Hancock school district (Forest City Summit)
Story created Aug 19, 2008 - 14:25:56 CDT. Three new instructors will greet students at West Hancock when the school bell rings Wednesday. Katherine Squier will be teaching middle school Special Education....more... Finland next stop for Evesham's Sarcone (phillyburbs.com)
Lou Sarcone, who's headed for Finland next month in hopes of launching a professional ice hockey career, and his mother, Evesham councilwoman Debbie Sarcone, talked about what to expect from Scandinavia. The first thing either of them did was comment on the weather....more... BASEBALL (The Wichita Eagle)
Former Wichita State All-American Mark Standiford has been hired as Tabor College's baseball coach. Standiford, who for the past 13 years has run Sluggers, a northwest Wichita baseball academy that includes competitive teams, played second base at WSU from 1985-88 and is the school's career home run leader. "I'm excited to be a part of Tabor College," said Standiford, who will maintain his ......more... Moon teacher gets jail term for sex with student (The Beaver County Times)
PITTSBURGH ? The parents of a Moon Area School District ninth-grader were willing to show mercy on teacher Beth Ann Chester after she had sex with their 14-year-old son and sent him lewd text messages and photos....more... |