Three local authors: three golden efforts (Coast Reporter) The Winter Gardener, A Woman?s Journey from Futile to Fertile will appeal to any person grappling with change, particularly to women in mid-life. Who among that group is not seeing daily changes to love life, to career, to physical appearance?...more...Carrollton board of education hears plan to change middle, high school schedules (The Times-Reporter) CARROLLTON ? A change in schedules for Carrollton High and Bell Herron Middle School is being considered, Superintendent Kevin Spears told the Carrollton Board of Education Tuesday....more... A Carpenter reviews his work: Retiring superintendent built 34-year career in education (Macon Telegraph) Houston County Superintendent of Schools Danny Carpenter surprised many people when he announced in January he would retire at the end of the current school year....more... DSLCC Education Students Explore Teacher Connections and Historic Sites (Rockbridge Weekly) Students majoring in education and members of the TEACH organization at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College took a two-day ?whirlwind? trip to Colonial Williamsburg, the Jamestown settlement and Richmond in February with DSLCC Teacher Education Coordinator Tondalaya VanLear....more... A Budding Eco-Study Program (Washington Post) Alex Huntley is 15 and knows he wants an environmental career. What it will be he is not sure, but as he works with plants in a Damascus High School classroom, he is talking about heading to college for horticulture and biology....more... Retiring superintendent and wife reflect on change and constants in N.D. education (Valley City Times Record) Carla Kelly/VCTR Before Art and Roxanne Mitzel were Wolverines at Page-Hope School District, they were Page Panthers. When the two schools joined forces in 1995, Hope?s Hustlers, and Page?s Panthers chose the Wolverine mascot....more... Jacobs named Teacher of Year (thedailytimes.com) The compassion of a social worker, the patience of a police officer and the devotion of a mom ? jobs held by Rhonda Jacobs that have now prepared her for a life of teaching....more... More shifts in APS shuffle (Albuquerque Tribune) The shake-up to improve student achievement within Albuquerque Public Schools isn't over and it could eventually reach into the teacher ranks, Superintendent Beth Everitt says....more... SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES: Ramon says drug problem can no longer be ignored (Alice Echo-News Journal) Lee S. Ramon is a man of ideas, and he's willing to work with others to improve the situation for Alice schools. He sees law enforcement as a key component in that change, and when it comes to his decisions, he said they will be made with the kids' best interests in mind....more... |