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School lunch gets a makeover
The American school lunch, long the butt of schoolyard jokes, is in for a nutritional makeover, fueled by concern over a national epidemic of childhood obesity and funded by the first hike in federal contributions in three decades. Starting next school...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Diet, Obesity, Salads, Teaching and Learning
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Md. comptroller says he supports funding for Bester Elementary
julieg@herald-mail.comAfter he “kicked the tires” at Bester Elementary School on Monday morning, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said he would support the school system’s request for $798,000 more in state funds to replace Bester Elementary. Around noon,...Tags: Elementary Schools, Finance, Teaching and Learning, Washington Nationals, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Bill would limit public information requests of professors
In Virginia, the attorney general, skeptical of global warming, tried to use his subpoena powers to build a fraud case against a climatology professor. In Wisconsin, Republican Party officials sought the emails of a history professor, trying to...Tags: Research, University of Baltimore, Ken Cuccinelli, Weather, Environmental Issues
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Towson president completes unusual rise from theater to her alma mater's top job
As the chandeliers began to swing and the ceiling panels shifted to and fro, the interviewers seated around the hotel conference table seemed uncertain how to react.
Was Baltimore really experiencing an earthquake? In the middle of a meeting vital to the...Tags: here! (tv network), Towson, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, College Sports
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Trial begins in federal lawsuit alleging continued segregation at Md. universities
Alumni and students from Maryland's four historically black universities took their long-held view that the state perpetuates racial segregation to court Tuesday, arguing that their institutions are underfunded. The federal lawsuit calls on the state...Tags: University of Baltimore, Justice System, Towson, Judges, Teaching and Learning
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Local students to ride on Glendale's float
Three years ago, Angela Sanchez was living in a homeless shelter with her father, laboring over classwork and college applications while trying to keep her circumstances secret from teachers at Hoover High School. On Monday, Sanchez, now 20 and studying...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, High Schools, Students, Festive Events
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UM, federal officials discuss ideas to reduce college costs
Andrew York hopes to bring better health services to desperately poor Native Americans when he's done earning dual degrees in law and pharmacy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. But he might not be able to afford that modest-paying career path...Tags: Teaching and Learning, John Sarbanes, Students, Human Interest, Government
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President's proposal on tuition, student aid raises hopes and concerns
Higher-education leaders in Maryland praised an effort unveiled by President Barack Obama on Friday to make college more affordable but expressed unease about still-emerging details that could have an impact on federal funding and student aid. Calling...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Democratic Party, Towson, Teaching and Learning, Financial Aid
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State's student homeless population doubles
For a few hours after school, Ryan Johnson is just like most 16-year-olds. He lounges on the couch with his favorite Xbox game or checks his Facebook page.
But then reality sets in. He decamps from his cousins' house for the Howard County cold-weather...Tags: Mount Royal, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Awards and Prizes, Family
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Wrestling 'family' rallies for Mishawaka High School coach
![<span style="font-size: small;">Most showed up armed with an anecdote about how Darrick Snyder guided their kids on and off the wrestling mat.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/357912120-24230945.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">Most showed up armed with an anecdote about how Darrick Snyder guided their kids on and off the wrestling mat.</span>")
South Bend TribuneMost showed up armed with an anecdote about how Darrick Snyder guided their kids on and off the wrestling mat. Everybody who rallied at the School City of Mishawaka board meeting Tuesday night wanted the suspended Mishawaka High School wrestling coach...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Prosecution, Prosecution, High School Sports, Students
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Is religion good or bad? Question to be debated at Broward College
![Religious arguments are not generally the stuff of polite company. But those on both sides — including an atheist and a teacher at a megachurch — say it's a good deal for them both when they formally debate the question "Is Religion Good for Society?"](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/67896546-06162559.jpg "Religious arguments are not generally the stuff of polite company. But those on both sides — including an atheist and a teacher at a megachurch — say it's a good deal for them both when they formally debate the question "Is Religion Good for Society?\"")
Religious arguments are not generally the stuff of polite company. But those on both sides — including an atheist and a teacher at a megachurch — say it's a good deal for them both when they formally debate the question "Is Religion Good for...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Broward College, Teaching and Learning, Seminole Middle School , Teachers
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Embattled University of Illinois staffer stays on amid controversy
Tribune reporterUniversity of Illinois president Michael Hogan’s embattled former chief of staff is to be paid $109,000 a year as a tenured psychologyfaculty member, though campus officials might challenge her employment. Lisa Troyer resigned as chief of staff...Tags: University of Connecticut, Medical Specialization, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Health
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