Finding their way to work; Conference offers grads another path (Sarnia Observer) Kat Carver may not have big plans for university, but that doesn't mean the Grade 12 student won't have as many opportunities as her post-secondary-bound peers....more...Principal empowers herself, her school (Las Vegas Sun) Theresa Douglass is too impatient - or maybe she's just too much of a rebel - to wait for politicians and school bureaucrats across the state to decide how to improve education....more... Kiwanians hear Frenchman's Creek plans (Southwest Daily News) Architects Randy Broussard and Lauren Harrell gave a Power Point presentation on the Frenchman's Creek development to the Sulphur Kiwanis Club yesterday....more... AUTOMOBILE DONATIONS (Sag Harbor Express) DONATE VEHICLE, running or not accepted, FREE TOWING TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NOAHS ARC, Support No Kill Shelters, Animal Rights, Research to Advance Veterinary Treatments/ Cures 1-866-912-GIVE....more... Eureka Assistant Fire Chief Bennett to blaze new trail in Clovis (Times-Standard) From police officer to fire marshall, Rick Bennett has put about 27 years in as a public servant in Eureka. But Bennett announced Thursday that he's leaving the Eureka Fire Department and taking a job as deputy chief for the Clovis Fire Department....more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) Beebe signs order to separate Health, Human Services By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday signed an executive order to split the state Department of Health and Human Services into two separate agencies, undoing the two-year-old merger of Arkansas' two largest state agencies....more... Learning Independence: New Approaches For Educating The Net Generation (MasterNewMedia.org) A new generation of students, those born with the Internet already on, has recently begun entering the world-wide school system with a set of characterizing traits and unique learning interests that presents a true challenge to existing educational institutions. Photo credit: piksel The students of the net generation comes in fact to the educational system with a strong desire to learn and ......more... San Marcos Unified hires consultant to assist with budget, negotiations (North County Times) SAN MARCOS -- In an effort to improve fiscal management, the San Marcos Unified School District has hired a consultant to work with its budget and to help with labor negotiations, officials said Wednesday....more... Forum puts LEISD candidates on hot seat (The Little Elm Journal) The three candidates running for Little Elm School Board seats squared off Monday night at a public forum hosted by The Little Elm Journal, Chamber of Commerce, and Professional Firefighters Association....more... |