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Battle over new Pelham high school heading to vote Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:09AMPELHAM -- "No" has reigned in Pelham for too long. So say all five Pelham selectmen, 11 Budget Committee members, two first-time School Board candidates and dozens of local activists who have campaigned for months to convince residents to vote yes on a new high school.
Business Notables Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:04AMAndy Sims, Brent Fields, Mike VanAmeyden and Scott Taylor, employees of Sims Electric, have all been trained and certified to remove and work in homes built prior to 1978 that contain lead base paint.
Charter school pushes health sciences program Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:02AMCooperation between local employers and public schools has increased dramatically in recent years, but the Health Sciences Charter School promises to take such arrangements to new levels when it opens in August.
Georgia 4-H programs threatened by budget cuts Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:49AMBRUNSWICK - Helen Clark has pledged her head, heart, hands and health to helping others.
Community Calendar Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:00AMStory Time and Craft For children 3-5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. March 11. Free. Stevens Memorial Library, 20 Memorial Drive, Ashburnham. (978) 827-4115.
Education Digest: March 7, 2010 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:48AMSanta Cruz Kirby hosts campus tours Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School will host an admissions information session and campus tour for prospective students in grades 6-12 at 9 a.
Costanzo graduates from Jefferson Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:24AMDr. Jeffrey M. Costanzo has graduated from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. While at Jefferson, Dr. Costanzo was as an admissions coordinator, inducted into the Hobart Amory Hare Honor Society, invited to be a Grand Rounds presenter on t
Metro on the go Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:52AMMARION COUNTY Perry constable is found dead in parking lot Perry Township Constable Roy Houchins, 70, was found dead shortly before noon Saturday in the parking lot of a Southside restaurant.
Schools' grading scale is being re-evaluated Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:51AMDanville Danville's current grading scale, perceived by some parents as too rigorous, has come under scrutiny the past few months.
Madison s1ymposium aimed at taking the anxiety out of college admissions Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:05AMMADISON - Madison High School, 170 Ridgedale Ave., will host its fourth annual College Admissions Symposium at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the school auditorium.
Madison s1ymposium aimed at taking the anxiety out of college admissions Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:05AMMADISON - Madison High School, 170 Ridgedale Ave., will host its fourth annual College Admissions Symposium at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the school auditorium.
Dubious diplomas showing up in Marion Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:16AMMARION -- Admission counselors at Marion Technical College and The Ohio State University-Marion said they have had students apply for admission with high school transcripts from Belford High School or Belford College. Marion Technical admissions coordinator Jane Galyk said a counselor has investigated the school and called it a "diploma mill."
Dubious diplomas showing up in Marion Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:16AMMARION -- Admission counselors at Marion Technical College and The Ohio State University-Marion said they have had students apply for admission with high school transcripts from Belford High School or Belford College. Marion Technical admissions coordinator Jane Galyk said a counselor has investigated the school and called it a "diploma mill."
Cristo Rey High School Sacramento Accepting Applications for Fall 2010 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:41AMStudents Looking for Well Rounded High School Experience Encouraged to Apply (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/college_preparatory/private_high_school/prweb3693194.htm
Colleges ask gay, lesbian students to help recruit Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:30AMWord-of-mouth communication always has been an effective way for colleges and universities to recruit students.
Six from area in the running for Jeffersons Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:38AMMATTOON — Six area residents who have provided a variety of public service have been named as 2010 Jefferson Awards recipients in honor of their community service.
St. Paul's rector stepping aside Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:35AMAfter nearly 50 years at St. Paul's School and five years in charge, Rector Bill Matthews announced yesterday he will retire in spring 2011.
If 2 Jackson hospitals close, `Who will take care of the sick?' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:46PMPatients, employees and hospital executives around Miami-Dade reacted with shock and dismay -- and anger -- at the news that Jackson South Community Hospital and Jackson North Medical Center might close.
Around Here for March 6 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:55PMSeven Etowah County high school students recently participated in the Alabama YMCA Youth Legislator program. They joined 400 students from across the state in what was labeled “A Capitol Takeover.”
Joan Hinde Stewart's Travels: This Week in the President's Life Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:42PMIn the past week, President Joan Hinde Stewart has been to Florida and back, visited with dozens of alumni from the Class of 1946 to the Class of 2006, attended a meeting with 65 other college and university presidents, co-taught two seminars, held a conference with five fellow New York State college presidents, attended a faculty meeting and a Campus Planning meeting, welcomed, dined with and ...
NESCAC News Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:39PMBeginning this year, Tufts University has been encouraging prospective students to submit one-minute YouTube videos of themselves. Tufts is the first university to allow students to submit videos with their applications.
Students Snowed In By Storm Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:38PMStudents walking to their cars last Friday found a flaw in their plans to drive off-campus: large piles of snow blocking the way.
Snow days trouble for advanced class tests Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:28AMThe first to go was Madame Bovary. Then Frankenstein had to be sent home. Shakespeare will stay, but only when Middletown High School teacher Debbie Leonard, figures out what other literary masterpieces to bump in order to fit his works into her crammed Advanced Placement English class schedule.
BHS students awarded scholarships to attend Berkeley College Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:56AMTwo Bloomfield residents are among Essex County high school seniors to be awarded scholarships to attend Berkeley College.
Lake Michigan College bans child sex crime offenders Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:06AMBenton Harbor -- Lake Michigan College has banned people convicted of sex crimes against children and listed on the state sex offender registry from attending classes on its four campuses, officials say.
SMSes of Thursday 4 March 2010 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:43PM* I LIVE in Pionierspark. What is happening nowadays is that small planes are flying very low posing a danger to residents. The noise is unbearable. Previously they used to fly to the PP Cemetery before turning. Civil Aviation please act now.
Your Taxes Supporting For-Profit Firms as They Acquire Colleges Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:36PMITT Educational Services Inc. paid $20.8 million for debt-ridden Daniel Webster College in June. In return, the company obtained an academic credential that may generate a taxpayer-funded bonanza worth as much as $1 billion.
3 Bragg buildings date to early years Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:23PMQ: An article appeared in the Observer in January regarding a World War I building out at Fort Bragg that's still being used. The article indicated there were three other buildings built during World War I that are still in use there. Would it be possible to find out what those other buildings were?
Student development conference begins today at PTC Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:21PMProviding the best service possible to students requires constant training, collaboration and brainstorming. Piedmont Technical College plays an important part in facilitating such discussions.
Missed school days wreak havoc for advanced classes Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:14PMThe first to go was Madame Bovary. Then Frankenstein had to be sent home. Shakespeare will stay, but only when Middletown High School teacher Debbie Leonard, figures out what other literary masterpieces to bump in order to fit his works into her crammed Advanced Placement English class schedule.
Capitol talks on planned college cuts Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:30PMATLANTA — Legislative budget writers and University System officials meeting Wednesday agreed on one thing: neither wants to implement the full list of possible cuts issued by the system Monday. T...
MTC grabs national advertising awards Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:39PMMOULTRIE — Moultrie Technical College came away with gold and bronze awards in this year’s Higher Education Marketing Report national competition in the Technical, Vocational and Business College category.
Can Facebook keep your kids out of college? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:36PMWhat do your kids' Facebook profiles say about them? Some universities are using the social networking tool to screen applicants. What is on their profile can could keep them out...
Can Facebook keep your kids out of college? Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:29PMWhat do your kids' Facebook profiles say about them? Some universities are using the social networking tool to screen applicants. Information on their profile can could keep them out of college.
CPS students getting chance to attend elite high schools Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:22PM336 eighth-graders invited to apply for 25 openings at each elite high school After pushing for legislation to bar students at failing schools from transferring into the city's elite high schools, the Chicago Public Schools is now reversing course by allowing 100 such students admission into the city's four most prized high schools.
USF names Mill Valley woman provost Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:19PMThe University of San Francisco announced last week that Jennifer E. Turpin, dean of the university’s College of Arts and Sciences since 2003, has been selected as the university’s next provost.
NAIA track: Concordia's record-setting Andria Castillo is on the run, all the time Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:04PMCavaliers' "Wonder Woman" works full time, raises three children, takes a full class load and outruns women 10 years younger.
MCG students, faculty hold heated town hall over recommended cuts Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:03PMEducation amounts to sixty percent of Georgia's state budget. So when that budget needs to be cut, the ax falls hardest on schools. The university system is feeling that blow, and MCG held a town hall Tuesday to discuss cuts.
How to Choose a Jewish School for Your Child Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:49PMThe growth of Jewish day and high schools in America is testimony to their central role in Jewish continuity. Parents who are choosing Jewish day or high school for their family are making a momentous investment in their child’s Jewish future.
Jake Chooses Vienna On ABC's 'The Bachelor' Finale Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:49PMJake Pavelka chose Vienna Giraldi on "The Bachelor" finale, concluding his lovey-dovey stint on the ABC reality television show, just as he prepared to join another: "Dancing with the Stars."
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Grades to make a mark this year Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:28PMAs the ICSE and CBSE board exams begin on Wednesday, this year’s Class 10 CBSE batch of students will get grades instead of marks in their marksheets. From next year, as part of the board’s reform process, students will have the option of not taking the exam altogether.
'The Bachelor' star Jake Pavelka picks Vienna Girardi and proposes Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:27PMThe Bachelor: On the Wings of Love star Jake Pavelka presented his final rose and a marriage proposal to Vienna Girardi -- and she accepted both during last night's finale broadcast of the ABC reality dating series' fourteenth edition.
CU plans entrance tests Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:27PMCalcutta University (CU) will conduct admission tests for postgraduate courses on the recommendation of an expert committee.
Universities prepare for GRAD Act Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:49AMBATON ROUGE — State university officials say they're prepared to face the challenges presented in Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed higher education reform act — mainly because they're already doing most of things in it.
Medical college to stand near site of pellagra clinic Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:23AMNinety-four years ago, the Spartan Mill village played a role in treating a disease that plagued textile villages across the South.
Dare to Drink Dangerously Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:19AMMore Harvard undergraduates are hospitalized for alcohol-related illnesses, but does this mean they're drinking more?
Northern Blend: Female comedian stands up for Islam Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:09AMTissa Hami knows something about being hijacked. Her budding career fell victim to cratering public opinion toward people of Middle Eastern descent in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks. Hami is essentially American, having lived in the United States most of her life. But she was born in Iran to Iranian parents and lived there until she was 5. She grew up in predominantly white, suburban ...
What's happening in and around New Orleans: Monday, March 1, 2010 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:04AMMONDAY'S CALENDAR LITERARY EVENTS Love Jane Austen? Take part in the annual Jane Austen Festival. For more info, go to www.janeaustenfestival.orgJane Austen Festival Competition Entries for the "Perfect Love Letter" Contest will be accepted through Wed. The letter must be...
Sixth former must get three A*s to go to Cambridge Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:45AMA sixth former has become the first person to be asked for three A* grades to get into university.