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D.C. officials have decided to give charter schools the same police protection as regular D.C. public schools after a two-month-long spate of violence near a charter school in Northeast Washington.
Ann Arbor Public Schools are turning to the community to help plan for what officials are portraying as a major budget deficit that could result in employee cuts. After a millage failed in a county-wide vote in November, officials from the school district are planning a series of forums for the public to discuss how to mend the budget gap they are currently facing.
Eisenhower High School math teacher Kristen Lombardi hands out a new math textbook to student Nick Lopez Nov. 30, 2009. New Algebra 1 textbooks are being handed out to students at Eisenhower, Davis High School and Stanton Academy as the three high schools begin to share a common math curriculum.
Do video and interactive games help kids better prepare for kindergarten? According to a new study, low-income children in preschool classrooms improved their literacy skills when their teachers incorporated video and online technology into the curriculum.
Intermediate District 287 is one step closer to owning Edgewood School in Brooklyn Park after its School Board approved a $5.4 million purchase agreement for the building Thursday, Nov. 12.
The Osseo District 279 School Board unanimously approved the creation of a new citizen based task force at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Stephanie Bell (B.A. ’08) received a Rhodes Scholarship, fourth-year Amol Naik received a Marshall Scholarship, and third-year Hannah Alpert received the Alice T. Schafer Prize for excellence in mathematics.
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Mindy Mateuszczyk provides details on upcoming events this week including a fundraiser for Osseo student scholarships and youth chorale auditions.
For the third time in three years, Lakeville Area School District 194 is facing the prospect of making budget cuts. The school board began the process for determined what will be cut and how much could be saved in the 2010-2011 budget during a Nov. 17 study session.
I recently posted the following on Facebook: "Anne Marie Merline and Ben are decorating the house ... I'll let you guess as to the holiday." A former student of mine, Kristina, replied, "I'm guessing Kwanzaa," to which I said, "Oye Vey and praise the Lord, you are right!"
It was a bit of deja vu as the Anoka-Hennepin School Board voted to close the same schools as it had done two months ago at its meeting Monday, Nov. 23.
Bloomington Kennedy senior Dylan Ness signed a national letter of intent Nov. 11 to attend the University of Minnesota on a wrestling scholarship. Ness placed third at 140 pounds at the state Class 3A tournament last March. He finished with a 43-1 record.
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District is getting another magnet school. The District 191 School Board on Thursday, Nov. 19, approved a new Gifted and Talented Magnet Program at Eagle Ridge Junior High in Savage.
In the spirit of the holidays, I thought I'd address that big can of Spam that I got as a gift last week. It came via Facebook , from a man named Elihu El, who has, over the past few months, issued me many invitations to events or groups, usually something to do with politics and Washington, D.C.
NAMPA, Idaho — The Idaho Attorney General’s office has told officials at a charter school the state won’t back down from pursuing information about the school’s possible use of the Bible and other religious texts.
It was a bit of deja vu as the Anoka-Hennepin School Board voted to close the same schools as it had done two months ago at its meeting Nov. 23. The board's previous vote was voided after a group of parents discovered a "technical error" in the district's public notification process.
Ninth-graders were taken from their classroom last week, chained together and driven blindfolded across Valley View Road into Round Lake Park, where the blindfolds were removed and the students unchained.
Steven B. Madsen managed to hold onto his eight-vote lead in Woodland’s School Board race, according to the unofficial results of a hand recount conducted Monday.
Members of the Kansas Board of Regents highlighted higher education’s connection to financial benefits for the state Monday.
The Delano School Board is strongly encouraging district residents to attend a Monday, Nov. 30, forum on the status of school funding during "very challenging economic times."
At the HuffPo he writes on why NCLB maters . Plus, at his blog, ...
Staying in the martial vein, great Michael Winerip look at ROTC ...
It’s the holiday season again — and again this year ...
Interesting ConnCan paper on ed finance in Connecticut , implications ...
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