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Our Readers Write: Insiders' look at LC schools
There has been some talk around town regarding the allocation of education funds between the elementary schools and the high school. From the vantage point of a parent of a first grader, it may seem that funds are being wasted at the high school. As the...Tags: Sacramento, Washington (U.S. state), PTA, Colleges and Universities
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The Ys are a-changing
A familiar face is getting a new look. For the first time in 43 years, the YMCA is changing its look and the way it refers to itself. The organization known as the YMCA is now referring to itself as the "Y" and is in the process of selecting a new logo....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Education
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Prosecutors: Driver had pot in system when Skokie boy hit, killed
Investigators say a woman with a drug possession conviction was smoking pot the day the vehicle she was driving struck an 8-year-old boy in Skokie, pushing the bike he was riding on a sidewalk across the street and into a parked car. Carter Vo, a second-...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Justice System, Crimes, Punishment, Brian Cox
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Explore More Day offers students experimental lessons
TribLocal - Arlington Heights » NewsErin Losselyoung, 7, could barely contain her excitement as she prepared to tie-dye a white pillow case at Juliette Low Elementary last week. The first-grade …... -
Student-created mural unveiled at South Elementary
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsIt takes creative thinking and critical skills to design a mural, and South Elementary students learned just that this spring as they set out to …... -
Six in race for two open seats on Jefferson County Board of Education
richardb@herald-mail.comSix candidates are running for two open seats on the Jefferson County Board of Education. Voters may cast ballots for no more than two candidates. The two top vote-getters will win seats. While each of the five board members represent a magisterial...Tags: Politics, Loudoun County, Elections, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Student loan blues
Brenda Small didn't think twice about taking out student loans to pay for nursing school in the late 1980s. She figured she could easily pay off the $20,000 bill — until an injury a few years later left her permanently unable to work.
Her dreams of...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Back to School, Mitt Romney, Rutgers University
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Weaker al-Qaida still plots payback for US raid that killed Osama bin Laden
WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida is hobbled and hunted, too busy surviving for the moment to carry out another Sept. 11-style attack on U.S. soil. But the terrorist network dreams still of payback,...
Tags: Politics, Afghanistan, Haqqani Network, White House, Pakistan
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Critics seek more oversight of renovations at school district headquarters
Outraged education, community and political leaders have called for increased oversight of spending in the Baltimore City school system, amid revelations that about $500,000 was spent to upgrade offices at the district headquarters while city and state...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Teachers
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NATO summit's economic impact questioned
The Chicago host committee for the NATO summit said Monday that the event would be a bigger economic boon than some of the city's best-known trade shows, but the rosy projections include what the government and corporations are spending to put it on....
Tags: Politics, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Economy, Business and Finance, Applied Physics, International Organizations
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Anne Arundel Council votes 'no confidence' in Teare
Anne Arundel County Council members voted 4-3 Monday night to adopt a resolution expressing no confidence in Police Chief Col. James E. Teare Sr., the latest example of increasing pressure on the chief in the aftermath of the indictment of County...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, India, Anne Arundel County, Justice System
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Jaindl staff, parents to hit courts Friday
Join the Jaindl Grand Champion Turkey Slam Staff versus Jaindl school parents as they mix it up on the basketball court. The game begins at 7 p.m., Friday April 27 inside the Parkland High School gymnasium. The Jaindl Elementary School Parent Teacher...Tags: Whitehall
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