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2010: Steve Novick for Governor?

[Novick] appears ready to test his political appeal in the signature statewide contest of 2010: the race for governor. Making teaching a hot career, he said, is a big part of how Finland developed its highly ranked educational system. When asked about

Mar. 07   6:40 pm

Full Story at BlueOregon

Plan To Extend School Year At Two Johnston County Schools Moves Forward

South Smithfield Elementary and West Smithfield Elementary schools intend to move forward with a plan to extend the school year, Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instructional Services Keith Beamon said at a school board retreat Saturday.

Mar. 07   5:48 pm

Full Story at NBC 17.com

Educational illusions will cost more than financial ones

Universities have been turned into vast educational nurseries Photo: Getty There's something depressing about watching the Government spend money lately. It's like seeing a grinning, wild-eyed gambler, his home on the verge of repossession, put an

Mar. 07   5:20 pm

Full Story at The Telegraph

Consul General Donates Spanish Language Books To Local Schools

DENVER -- For the 14th year in a row, the Consul General of Mexico has donated 500 boxes of books to Colorado schools. Its part of a bi-national program to help students on both sides of the border. We continue to embrace this gift, said Dwight Jones,

Mar. 07   4:14 pm

Full Story at The Denver Channel

The End Is Near: Starbucks Is Struggling! (Guest Voice)

Starbucks is struggling financially and this has me a bit unnerved. I?m not an end times expert, but a Starbucks downturn might be one of the signs of the Apocalypse. I think Revelations states before the four horsemen arrive, we are greeted by a large

Mar. 07   3:34 pm

Full Story at The Moderate Voice

Soldier visits his future pen pals

COSHOCTON - Seven-year-old Joey Hunley called out, "My dad's in the Army!" to his classmates in anticipation of a special visit by his parents to his classroom on Friday at Warsaw Elementary School. Army Reserve Specialist/E4 Jeremy Hunley went to

Mar. 07   3:26 pm

Full Story at Coshocton Tribune

Test a remedy for remedial math

LUDLOW - Before school started here Friday at Ludlow High, 40 percent of the seniors were guaranteed the opportunity to take college-level algebra at Northern Kentucky University next year based on their ACT scores. By midday, that number climbed to 46

Mar. 07   3:24 pm

Full Story at Cincinnati Enquirer

Building bridges

''Like Jesus,'' he said. The program at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church is among a handful of programs at Catholic churches exclusively for autistic children and the first in Rhode Island. It is part of a broader effort by dioceses to accommodate

Mar. 07   2:17 pm

Full Story at The Morning Call

Far-flung faith workers connect online

RALEIGH, N.C. - In many churches, there is no greater honor than meeting a missionary who is working in the jungles, slums and other sore spots of the world to spread the faith on behalf of those more attached to the comforts of home. But for most

Mar. 07   2:15 pm

Full Story at The Olympian

Using rock to reach students

It's not every day that "air guitar" is part of the curriculum at an elementary school. But Friday morning at Laurelwood Elementary in Salinas, at least a half-dozen kids wailed away on invisible guitars as a band made up of their music teachers jammed

Mar. 07   1:33 pm

Full Story at The Californian

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