Pinner named Hawaii's Teacher of the Year (Honolulu Advertiser)
KAILUA ? Pascale Pinner, an Earth/space science and science teacher at Hilo Intermediate School, is the 2008 State Teacher of the Year, an honor that comes with a $1,000 cash award, $25,000 worth of technical equipment for her school and the use of a new car for a year....more...Deputy: I've got the best job in Burke County (The Morganton News Herald)
Lake James - If variety is the spice of life, then Burke County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Ollis' life is Tabasco. "I've got the best job in Burke County," Ollis said, unable to suppress a grin. The Burke County native is assigned to patrol the Lake James area by car, by bike and by boat. Ollis credits the generosity of the community for his ability to patrol the area on any terrain. Chip and Gaye ......more... Tellatin retires (Fremont Tribune)
Deputy chief leaves force after 37 years of service...more... Schools often keep state in the dark (The Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio's largest school districts investigated dozens of teachers for victimizing students last year but disciplined relatively few, even when allegations were proved. ...more... Education trends: Frontier students have fun with forensic science (The Marietta Times)
There?s yellow caution tape on the wall of Tracey Huck?s classroom at Fort Frye High School, reading ?Police Line, Do Not Cross.? Inside, students are bent over microscopes, trying to determine, one piece of evidence at a time, who killed a fictional councilman....more... Talking With ... (Washington Post)
Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III, Loudoun County Public Schools answers questions and comments about the school district and the start of the academic year. ...more... Infection shame hospital chief has her severance pay deal suspended (The Scotsman)
THE chief executive of a health trust has had her severance pay withheld as it emerged the Clostridium difficile bug was directly linked to the deaths of 90 patients....more... Is Fenty's D.C. schools takeover a real reform or is it Memorex? (The Washington Examiner)
Giving Mayor Adrian M. Fenty the reins of D.C. Public Schools, kicking out former Superintendent Clifford Janey and altering the role of the D.C. Board of Education were relatively easy. Everyone - except a ragtag band of risk-averse residents - was all for change....more... 26 YEARS (Orlando Weekly)
That's how long Bill Dillon has been in prison for murder. Wait until you hear the evidence that put him there...more... |