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Central Middle School dropping Spanish from core curriculum
Starting this fall, Central Middle School will drop Spanish from its core group of classes for seventh- and eighth-graders and replace the subject with a language arts offering. For the past two years, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Central have...Tags: Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Language
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Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions
Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...
Tags: Broward County, Colleges and Universities, Florida State University, Valencia College, Orlando
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Gov. Jerry Brown pitches education budget at East L.A. school
California Gov. Jerry Brown visited an East L.A. campus Friday to tout his proposed state budget, which would shift more money to students with greater needs. Brown said Humphreys Avenue Elementary was precisely the place that would get more aid and...
Tags: Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Government, Regional Authority, Education
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Apodaca: College Board's monopoly on testing puts students at risk
Many of us believe the college admissions process has spiraled out of control. There are also plenty among us who feel that our education system has become too test-centric. And at the intersection of the two lies the SAT, the most dreaded, derided,...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Colleges and Universities, Education, Game of Thrones (tv program), Teaching and Learning
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Some parents call for longer school year, improved honors programs
Lengthening the school year, refreshing honors programs and providing better access to fine arts could help improve Naperville Unit District 203 schools, some community members say. The district received those suggestions and more during its latest...
Tags: Naperville Central High School, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Customs and Tradition
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Big Brother Big Sister Program Flourishes At Enfield Magnet School
The Hartford CourantDaron Richburg, a 7th grade student at the CREC Public Safety Academy in Enfield, says that Wednesdays are better now that the Nutmeg Big Brother Big Sister program is in his life. It took a little while for him to warm up to the program, which...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Government, Magnet Schools, Education, Nutmeg
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Florida State freshman DE DeMarcus Walker cleared by NCAA Clearinghouse
TALLAHASSEE -- DeMarcus Walker's cruel waiting game is finally over. The Florida State freshman can officially join his teammates in full practices and workouts ahead of preseason camp that opens later this August. In an eight-word announcement Friday...
Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Florida State University, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Teaching and Learning, Florida State Seminoles
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The supervised after-prom party: Now with cars, iPads and other goodies
ReutersSometime on Sunday morning, a Pennsylvania high school student will be presented with the keys to a black Honda Civic just for going to a party after the school's annual prom dance. In Roanoke, Virginia, one student will drive away next month with a...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Colleges and Universities, Substance Abuse, Amusement and Theme Parks, Harmon
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In The Spotlight: Mirsad Kuljancic
The Hartford CourantSchool/sport: Prince Tech boys tennis team. Year: Junior. Accomplishments: 16-0 as a freshman, 15-1 as a sophomore, 12-1 this season. Has shared No. 1 singles duties parts of the past two years. Finished second in 2012 CSC Tournament, reached second...Tags: Soccer, Apple iPod, Teaching and Learning, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Tennis
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Boy, 16, held on $1M in shooting of woman outside H.S.
Tribune reporterA 16-year-old Chicago high school student whose friend had been killed earlier, accidentally shot a female student on Wednesday as he was gunning for a rival gang member, prosecutors said today. Johnathon Calvillo, who prosecutors said was a gangmember,...Tags: Justice System, Shootings, Juvenile Delinquency, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Reagan the Berkeley basher
Responding to Seth Rosenfeld's May 10 Op-Ed article linking then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan's harsh condemnation of student protests in the 1960s to the eventual decline of the University of California system, reader Bruce Bates wrote in a letter...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Ronald Reagan, Education, University of California, Berkeley, Teaching and Learning
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READER SUBMITTED: Frank T. Wheeler Students Traveled To UConn To Compete In This Year's Invention Convention
PlainvilleFive Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School students traveled to UConn's Gampel Pavilion on May 4 to compete in this year's state Invention Convention. As explained on the official CIC site. "The Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) is an award winning,...Tags: Plainville, Gampel Pavilion, Invention and Innovation, Education, Teaching and Learning
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