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Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators tonight recommended that the school board vote down two proposed charter schools for the second time.
Facebook, the world's No.1 Internet social network, took a step toward opening up parts of its site to outsiders on Wednesday by introducing a broad revision of its users' privacy settings.
Parents of private and parochial school children showed up at Mondayâs Northern Burlington County Regional Board of Education meeting to voice protests to what they called the districtâs general policy of âdiscriminatingâ against those students.
For third-graders at Western Hills Elementary School in West Des Moines, Grandparents Day might just be one of the biggest days of the year. For one day kids can show their grandparents around their school and bring them up to speed on the latest technology.
Salesforce.com's soon-to-be-launched Chatter application will help firms meet their collaboration needs, and is aimed at becoming the "Facebook for the enterprise", according to chief executive Marc Benioff.
Two administrative proposals were approved by the Onslow County Board of Education during Tuesday’s regular board meeting.
Jude Law has been chosen to judge a scholarship in the late Heath Ledger's name.
What flavor kolacky and white lights or multicolored? Those two questions were raised just last week by a couple of my Facebook friends who either have too much time on their hands, are very inquisitive, incredibly indecisive or genuinely concerned about the proper way to celebrate Christmas.
Comments from memphisflyer.com About "Fools Rush In" and Arlington mayor Russell Wiseman's Facebook comments about Barack Obama: "This story reminds me of my uneducated grandmother in Mississippi. ... The best story on her is that she hated Walt Disney! She was convinced that he purposefully broadcast The Wonderful World to keep young people from attending Sunday p.m. church services ...
Montreal activist Will Prosper rallied the community nicknamed "the Bronx" after the shooting of a teenager sparked riots.
Results of the Tuesday night Chartiers Valley school board meeting: Patti Figorski was elected to her third term as Chartiers Valley school board president by a 5-4 vote over Debra Rice.
COLUMBUS -- Some school districts across Ohio are becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of a state budget fix, as they face potential deep cuts that would affect the classroom after Dec. 31.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- A community college student was upset about his grades when he walked into a classroom and fired two shots at his professor before his new rifle jammed, police said Wednesday.Jason M. Hamilton, 20, was unable to continue shooting at mathematics professor Tatyana Kravchuk, who ducked behind a desk and was not hit, Prince William County police Maj. Ray Colgan said. No one was ...
BLACKSBURG — A groundbreaking program at Virginia Tech designed to introduce children to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines is offering a new program component to help teachers bring STEM topics to the classroom while providing an opportunity for professional career development.
Facebook rolled out long-promised changes to its privacy settings yesterday, giving users item-by-item control over the information they share and restricting minors to sharing content with friends and people in their school or work network.
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Despite his tight schedule, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak still manages to find time to update his Twitter and Facebook Fan Page, ensuring that his fans, friends and Netizens can keep in contact with him regularly.
There are stunning allegations against two female teachers in Brooklyn were kicked out of school after they were allegedly caught naked in an empty classroom. Cindy Mauro wouldn't comment on the allegations as she left her Bay Ridge apartment on Wednesday, but the high school French teacher is at the center of the sex scandal being investigated at her school, James Madison High School.
When he started college this fall, Nelson McKinely braced himself for tuition bills and travel expenses. But the cost of textbooks came as a shock to him.
Seven hundred students attending five Upper Marlboro-area elementary schools are expected to move to the new Barack Obama Elementary School when it opens next fall, Prince George's County Public Schools officials announced to parents at a recent boundary meeting.
NEW YORK - Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages.
During a school board meeting Monday night, the Prince George's County school board approved a plan to allocate $200,000 from renovation projects at Laurel High School to Crossland High School in Temple Hills for a new auditorium in the school.
Most, but not all, high performing charter schools are urban ventures. ...
Wow, just in case you actually thought there was a big consensus ...
Over at the National Journal education blog they’re debating ...
The lede of this piece might catch your eye but the entire thing ...
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