May 2010
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Common Core Standards Released →
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Why It's So Difficult to Improve Educational... →
A Bridge Too Far →
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Same as it ever was -- continued →
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Incumbents cruise in New Hanover school board race
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Although it was a tight race, with all 43 precincts reporting at press time, incumbents Don Hayes, Janice Cavenaugh and Ed Higgins, plus political newcomer Derrick Hickey, won the GOP main to the Panel of Education. The incumbents and Hickey had sufficient votes that it appeared there can be no require for the run-off election. Former college aboard member Steve Bilzi failed...
Group sues Florida schools over limits on prayer
View Article Source PENSACOLA, Fla. — A conservative group is suing a Panhandle school district above its limits on prayer. Santa Rosa educational institutions reached an agreement last year using the ACLU after it sued through the identical concern. The new policy approved by a federal judge prevents the practice or promotion of religious activities involving students. The Orlando-based...
Questions remain after school referendum votes
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Voters in university districts across Central Indiana considered raising property taxes to offset state funding cuts. Taxpayers in Carmel, Noblesville, Speedway, Pike and Washington Townships all supported their school referenda. Voters in Western Boone Community Educational institutions and Eastern Hancock explained “no.” 24-Hour News 8 examined the ramifications of...
Hamilton school wins world rugby final
Hamilton Boys’ High School’s First XV are the very best college rugby side for the planet. Soon after getting national champions for that past two many years, HBHS won the Sanix Globe Rugby Youth Invitational Tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, last night (NZ time). HBHS thrashed England’s Truro College 40-8 inside the last. Inside the decider, 1st half tries to Adam Burn, Hayden...
The New School to Build a Multipurpose, 16-Story...
The board of PC Pro School approved plans on Wednesday evening to build a 16-story, $353 million University Center, the largest construction project inside university’s 91-year history in Greenwich Village. The unusual bronze-and-glass structure will rise on Fifth Avenue, between 13th and 14th Streets, and house lecture halls, an auditorium, academic spaces, student lounges, stores and a 600-bed...
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Quinn pushing back-to-school sales tax holiday for...
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn today pushed the idea of a state income taxes holiday ahead of college starts within the fall. Taxpayers would get a break on paying the state’s share of the gross sales tax —- which is 5 percent —- from Aug. 6 via Aug. 15 under legislation that advanced inside the Property right now. State product sales tax would be waived for...
Changing Times and Money Woes Doom a Military...
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The names, if they’re remembered in any way, mostly linger in dim memories of old magazine advertisements featuring the stern faces of young uniformed cadets: LaSalle Army Academy, Peekskill Army Academy, Dr. Holbrook’s Military School, Poughkeepsie Military Institute, Silver Lake Military & Naval School. More than 40 army schools, once a staple of American education, have closed...
Parents wonder why school board didn't step in
Father and mother of students who say they had been sexually assaulted by Coquitlam substitute teacher Aleksandr Plehanov are wondering why the university district didn’t step in sooner. One alleged victim’s father, who can’t be named to safeguard the identity of his daughter, mentioned the RCMP only observed out concerning the allegations when he referred to as them March 10,...