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  • Busing returns to Edgewood thanks to stimulus funding Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:44AMTRENTON - The wheels on the bus will go round and round for Edgewood High School students. The Board of Education re-established district transportation to last year’s levels during a Thursday, Sept.
  • School contracts awarded Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:42AMWOODSFIELD - A major step was taken Thursday night when six contracts were awarded for construction of the new Beallsville School facilities, which are part of a $86.4 million building project in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District.
  • Critics assail federal broadband program Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:42AMWASHINGTON — The Obama administration touts the billions of dollars it's spent on expanding broadband Internet service as a hallmark of the economic stimulus program. However, a group representing Montana's communications providers said the program is misguided and may end up hurting state consumers in the form of higher rates.
  • Judge Orders Vianney Brother To Pay $500,000 To Alleged Victim Of Abuse Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:41AMA former student of Vianney High School has been awarded $500,000 in a lawsuit claiming that he was sexually assaulted by a school administrator, Brother William C.
  • Good mix for Phantoms Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:40AMbsankey@phoenixvillenews.com
  • No playoffs for teams involved in brawl Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:40AMThe N.C. High School Athletic Association handed down a decision following a post-game brawl between two Moore County high schools. Officials say both Pinecrest and Union Pines high schools cannot play in the postseason due to the number of players who were ejected.
  • Area field hockey capsules Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:40AMBoyertown Coach: Kait Sutherland, 1st year Last year's record: 6-6-1 PAC-10, 7-10-1 overall Players to watch: Zoe Reilly, Sr., MF; Chloe Crable, Sr., MF; Jenna Farkosh, Sr., F; Rachel Leszkowicz, Sr., G; Danielle Stong, Jr., F; Jamie Smith, Sr., B. Outlook: Sutherland, a former standout for Perkiomen Valley who helped Ursinus win a Division III national title, replaces Deanna Cwalina ... "I ...
  • The real face of the Bloc Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:56AMNo description available
  • Reading tests revealing Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:54AMThe North Platte Telegraph North Platte educators now know the scores - and the challenge ahead.
  • Wetlands violations will delay Midview Middle School Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:54AMGRAFTON — Construction of the new $16 million Midview Middle School has been held up because the district is in hot water with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, which complained that the new elementary schools opened in 2005 covered up some wetlands, school officials said. The district is addressing the problem by supporting other wetlands and [...]
  • News Briefs Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:53AMOne result of the two terror attacks in Judea and Samaria has been the summary cancellation of all school trips over the Green Line, until further notice.
  • Law enforcement uses DHS for training Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:53AMBY GARY GOULD 810-452-2650 • GGOULD@MIHOMEPAPER.COM DAVISON TWP. — Gunshots echoed through the hallways of Davison High School on Tuesday, followed soon after by the sounds of a squad of armed police officers entering the building with weapons drawn. read more
  • Michigan added to list of states in shell egg recall Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:52AMBY ROBERTO ACOSTA 810-452-2645 • RACOSTA@MIHOMEPAPER.COM STATEWIDE — The state’s Department of Agriculture announced last week that some eggs in the nationwide recall which began Aug. 13 were distributed in some locations around Michigan. read more
  • Black parents must advocate for their children Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:52AMAll through the community, I have been hearing families express varying emotions about the beginning of a new school year this week. Some are glad for the relief from costly summer programs. Others are anxious about changes for their children who are moving from elementary to middle or middle to high school. One parent even shared how her daughter wakes up in the middle of the night asking ...
  • P-H-M, Elkhart, LaPorte, Warsaw teachers among state's 'top educator' finalists Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:52AMPenn High School physics teacher Stacy McCormack is among four area teachers named finalists for 2011 Indiana Teacher of the Year.
  • Twarling named head of mentoring program Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:52AMThe North Platte Telegraph Just three months after leaving his post as associate superintendent of the North Platte Public Schools, Dan Twarling has made good on his promise to stay involved with youth and the community.
  • In Pakistan, U.S. hopes aid builds goodwill - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:52AMMINGORA, Pakistan — Marine Capt. Matt Wesenberg has been flying food, water and supplies up and down Swat Valley, the former Taliban stronghold in Pakistan where devastating floods have killed nearly 1,600 people and left more than 4 million homeless since late July.
  • High-ranking U.S. educator speaks to Bethel district staff, families Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:14PMFrom the perspective of many public school teachers, the Obama administration has done its fair share of dander-raising on education policy, with its emphasis on competitive grants, charter schools and linking teacher pay and evaluations to student test scores. But Bethel School District teachers and other employees extended a warm …
  • Delivering local news to Selma, Alabama since 1827 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:14PMSELMA — The school board soon will petition the Dallas County Commission to call an election Nov. 2 to see if voters will approve a 3-mill tax to help finance the building of a new high school.
  • SCC eyed for federal law enforcement training Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:12PMFour donated modular units should help ease a space crunch at the Public Safety Training Center in Macon County, but the fix could be short-lived.
  • Mosley Hosts 2010 Cheer Jamboree Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:12PMNine local School take part in Cheer Jamboree
  • Iowa athlete French has colleges buzzing Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:09PMChristian French's size, speed and athleticism has college coaches drooling -- even if they don't know where they'd put him. French is a 6-foot-6, 229-pound senior for Cedar Rapids Kennedy High (Iowa) who can run a 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds and play safety, linebacker and receiver. He's also got a 3.0 GPA, according to Kennedy coach Tim Lewis, and the attention of nearly every...
  • Class sizes up on first day of school Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:09PMSummer is officially over for many schools across the South Bay, with thousands of K-12 students returning to classrooms. » More education news, » Blog
  • Let's move to: Chelmsford, Essex Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:08PMRing roads and roundabouts, yes, but bloomin' good schools What's going for it? No, I wasn't at the V Festival. I was in Chelmsford for proper cultural reasons, checking out the architecture of the new Salvation Army Citadel. And very modern it is, too – not quite a drive-in church, but offering worship a few metres from the dual carriageway, almost. That's Chelmsford all over. In the 60s it ...
  • Soldiers hurt in Alberta training exercise Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:06PMTwo soldiers injured in a live-fire training exercise Monday at CFB Wainwright are recovering in an Edmonton hospital.
  • HUNNEMAN: Hold the phone Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:06PMPerusing a copy of The Californian's 2010 high school football preview, which will be in Thursday's edition, reminded me of one of my favorite stories in two decades of being around Southwest County h
  • Architecture committee selects seven candidates Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:23PMSARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com
  • Shiloh looks to the dark side Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:22PMGARY HENRYghenry@parisbeacon.com
  • Local Scool District to Use Geothermal Heating Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:20PMA local school district has 144 wells drilled on school property for a new, environmentally friendly way to heat and cool their facilities.
  • COLLEGE MATTERS: Is graduate school the answer for a bleak job market? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:18PMCareer counselors everywhere are fielding this question: Should I go to graduate school to wait out the economy and re-enter the job market with stronger credentials?
  • Assistant principal position created for C-D district elementary schools Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:18PMCAIRO — The Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education has voted to hire an assistant principal to serve in both Cairo and Durham Elementary Schools — ending a debate over whether an administrator or guidance counselor should fill a vacancy left by Lisa Palmer, who left her job as Cairo’s assistant principal in June.
  • Ridgefield selectmen to discuss possible land purchases Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:16PMRIDGEFIELD -- The Board of Selectmen will meet in special session on Wednesday, Sept 1 at 6:30 p.m., prior to their regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The selectmen's only agenda item for the special meeting is to hold an executive session to discuss possible land purchases. The board will meet at Town Hall, at 400 Main St.
  • Education Secretary Visits New Hampshire Schools Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:15PMThe U.S. secretary of education visited New Hampshire on Tuesday, giving parents and teachers a chance to talk about efforts to improve the state's schools.
  • Paying more to play: Wadsworth schools lucky with no fees, Buckeye students pay $600 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:47AMWhen Scott Brady started at Medina High School three years ago, his core groups of friends were members of the marching band. At the start of his final marching band season, the senior said several of those friends have been forced to mute their instruments because of growing pay-to­ participate fees. “There’s a couple that I [...]
  • Teachers reject offer 1,140 to 221 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:47AMCertified teachers in the Pulaski County Special School District on Aug. 18 rejected a board plan to turn out their teacher’s union in return for a $1,100 bonus. The vote was 1,140 to 221.
  • s death prompts review of safety measures Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:46AMINDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union is promising a review of its motorcycle racing safety rules, conceding it will never be able to eliminate the dangers in a high-speed sport where teenage competitors are the norm. ... - By MICHAEL MAROT the associated press
  • County's profile rising among college football recruiters Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:45AMCollege football coaches know all about Marion County.
  • Tigers pleased with performance after rainy night of classics Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:45AMWith torrential rains pelting the area last Friday night, four local programs either had their preseason classic either cancelled or shortened.
  • Zuma intervenes in bid to end South African strikes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:45AMSouth African President Jacob Zuma has ordered immediate negotiations to end the 13-day-old public service strike, days before miners are set to join the action.
  • New president looks to energize Council on High Schools Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:43AMAndrea Lella, an Eltingville resident, seeks to take a unified stance for needs across the city
  • AP INVESTIGATION: Katrina a tale of SBA failure Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:43AMCHALMETTE (AP) — Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted by the desperate voices on the other end of the telephone crying and begging for help.
  • Best Not-So-Sweet Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:42AMHe wanted it. He got it.
  • Battaglia answers coach’s challenge Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:42AMWEST HAVEN — Shortly before Matt Battaglia stepped onto Clint Frank Field for the Yale football team’s intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday, the junior defensive end was issued a “put up or shut up” challenge by Doug Semones, his position coach.
  • Bring it: Boys may benefit from aggressive play Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:27PMWhile some educators prohibit aggressive play, other educators and researchers claim that banishing violent play from classrooms can be harmful to boys.
  • Small schools flourish despite economy Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:26PMGLENN - With a rural setting, hardwood floors, high ceilings, old-fashioned desks and only 41 students, the Glenn elementary school in Allegan County is reminiscent of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" schoolhouse.
  • SHSU Updates: Aug. 29 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:26PMDana Gibson will deliver her first speech as Sam Houston State University president as she addresses faculty and staff during the annual general assembly on Thursday, Sept. 2.
  • Boys soccer: Rams eye another deep run Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:24PMState tournament runs have become commonplace for South Haven boys soccer.
  • First week of school was full of hiccups in many districts Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:23PMIf rain on your wedding day is good luck, then mold canceling the first day of schools means … nothing. Except a longer summer vacation and the headache of rescheduling lost instructional time. That’s how six Eastern Iowa schools greeted the 2010-11 school year.
  • Ex-medic, amputee Clemons excels in Paralympics - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:22PMJACKSON, Miss. — Kortney Clemons, then 24, had big plans.
  • 'Pirates' and Marvel overwhelm 'Superman,' DC projects Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:21PMBack in 1973, singer Jim Croce warned people not to pull on Superman's cape. Apparently, Capt. Jack Sparrow, who proved to be Supes' box office version of Kryptonite this year, didn't get the memo.