Letters to the Editor (The Daily Review)
Those students are from the kindergarten class of Mrs. Hughs and Mrs. Baglini of the Ulster Elementary School....more...Marion County Education (Florence Morning News)
Art class takes field trip to downtown By LAURA ATKINSON Media Specialist, Johnakin Middle School Teaching the whole child is an ancient and practical concept. Yet, with the pressures of societal change, ?No Child Left Behind? legislation and standardized testing, many schools and classrooms have lost their control of the time and the curricula it takes to teach the whole child. ......more... By Heather Murtagh Daily Journal Staff (San Mateo Daily Journal)
Twenty candidates are vying for 10 seats on six different school boards in San Mateo County. Although each district provides education for our students, each faces different challenges in doing so. Candidates took the time to answer three questions on issues pertaining to their district....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... ABCs to ACTs (Montgomery Advertiser)
Blount Elementary: Fifth-grade students in Mrs. Hampton's class will compete in a writing contest....more... State Board of Regents proposes new programs to close the achievement gap (The Journal News)
State school officials propose to eradicate the achievement gap between white and minority students by creating new partnerships in disadvantaged communities supported with new funding....more... People in the News (The State Journal-Register)
Jenna Baird of Springfield recently joined the new Graduate Internship Program with the St. Louis-based public relations firm, The Hauser Group Inc. She is a graduate of Truman State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication and previously held internships with Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo., and Omni Communications Group Inc. in Springfield....more... Obituary: David Metz, notable Cleveland State University faculty member (The Plain Dealer)
Willoughby Hills -- David Metz, retired audiology professor at Cleveland State University, and co-founder of the university's Speech and Hearing Department, died Saturday in his Willoughby Hills home....more... Threaten to kill a cop in D.C., and get street cred (The Washington Examiner)
A certified letter telling the troubling tale of Tamika Hampton arrived Monday on the desks of Mayor Adrian Fenty, Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton and Superior Court Chief Judge Rufus King....more... |