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Salina teen sent to jail after graduation
Tara Pfeifer just graduated high school, but instead of entering the work force or going to college, she'll spend the next three months in jail. She's serving time for a deadly accident that occurred two years ago in Salina. "What happened is...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Prisons
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Winner of $61k Kerr literary prize announced
As the five young writers sat with bated breath, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post book critic Michael Dirda told them that a life of wordsmithing would bring them pain. One of them would soon win the nation's most lucrative literary award, the...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Kent County, Manhattan (New York City), Perry Hall
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Two Nixa grads caught with meth at Project Graduation
NIXA, Mo.-- Two teenagers from Nixa High school graduated Sunday afternoon, then later that night were jailed for possessing meth at Project Graduation. Project Graduation is intended to keep kids out of trouble. The seniors are 17 and 18 years old. ...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug)
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The road to readiness
Graduation season has arrived, and with the accompanying recognitions of hard work, we have something else to celebrate: this year's passage and today's signing of the College Readiness and Completion Act of 2013. Never before has the state of Maryland...
Tags: Schools, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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Panel recommends changes at Coppin State
Coppin State University should enroll higher-caliber freshmen, focus more on transfer and returning students, and reorganize its academics and administration, a committee plans to report Wednesday to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents....
Tags: University System of Maryland, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education
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Anthony Orlando: Graduates have the skills, but remain the Unhireables
We are the Unhireables. We went to college. We got good grades. We stayed out of trouble. We interned. We applied. We interviewed. We did everything we were supposed to do. And no one hired us. This is the story of a generation. My generation. We're in...Tags: Employment, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Colleges and Universities
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University system board approves tuition, fee increase
Maryland's in-state undergraduates will pay a few hundred dollars more per semester this fall under a new tuition-and-fee plan approved Wednesday by the university system's Board of Regents. Out-of-state students will be hit a little harder, paying as...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Budgets and Budgeting, Education, Coppin State University, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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Naperville Central honors notable alumni
When Dave Linne graduated from Naperville Central High School he couldn't wait to leave the western suburbs. But years later looking back at his career writing ads for McDonald's, Kraft, Disney, Pepsi, Nintendo, Hallmark and more, he realized the impact...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Nintendo Company Ltd., Leo Burnett, Human Interest
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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Government, Cal Ripken, Jr., Notre Dame of Maryland University, Duke University, Richard T. Jones
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Executive profile: Maria Green
Maria Green let silence fall over a weekly meeting before weighing in on the question of how Illinois Tool Works should supply information to board members inquiring about vote tallies at annual meetings. The pause prompted staff members to share...
Tags: DuSable Museum of African-American History, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Illinois Tool Works Incorporated, Freddie Mac, Sales
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Graduation draws near for Northern State University, Presentation College seniors
Graduation ceremonies What: Northern State University graduation. When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Where: Barnett Center on the NSU campus. Online: The American News will livestream the graduation, including Buster Olney's speech, on AberdeenNews.com. What:...
Tags: Seton Hall University, Mount Vernon, Colleges and Universities, Hometown, Nursing
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Combat vet now proud FAU grad
Josh Mavica fought daily mental and physical struggles to adapt to civilian life, but he didn't let that stop him from getting an education. On Thursday afternoon, Mavica, a 31-year-old combat veteran, proudly accepted his master's in social work from...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach State College, Colleges and Universities, Education
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