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Voice of the People, Jun. 15
Gay marriage As our legislators in Illinois struggle with gay marriage laws, I would like to offer some insights about gay people that may help to expedite the process. I am not gay, but the following are statements I firmly believe to be true: •...Tags: Soldier Field, Mark Kirk, Dick Durbin, Gays and Lesbians, Social Security
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Annual report card for parents part of new CPS education plan
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools unveiled a five-year education plan on Monday that promises an annual report card to provide parents with information on the academic performance of schools and show how many principals and teachers are rated as high performers....Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Karen Lewis
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Hopkins' global health grade: good, but not good enough
Remember the last time you got a B in a class? Maybe a B was OK, a hard-earned accomplishment in a difficult, GPA-sinking course. Or perhaps a B just wasn't good enough — a subpar finish that left you mentally shaking a fist at other classmates....
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs and Medicines, HIV, Medical Research
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Del. Pogge gets top score on Family Foundation 'report card'
In rankings of all 140 General Assembly membersreleased this week by the conservative, pro-life Family Foundation Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, received the lowest score of any senator and Del. Brenda Pogge, R-James City County, as the only local...Tags: Mark D. Obenshain, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Mamie E. Locke, Regional Authority
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Rabies prevention The Department of Health offers information on how to prevent the spread of rabies and what to do in the event of exposure. Rabies is most often seen in raccoons, bats, foxes and skunks. Information: 410-222-7168 or visit aahealth.org....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health and Medical Professionals, Rabies, Vaccines, Lung Cancer
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Dr. Edward L. "Mac" McDill, Hopkins professor
Edward L. "Mac" McDill, former chairman of the Johns Hopkins University's sociology department who was also the founding director of the Hopkins Center for Social Organization of Schools, died April 25 of prostate cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in...
Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Human Interest, Social Organizations
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State infrastructure on failing course
The U.S. is an overall D+; Florida, a C-, a smidgen better but nothing great. That's the bad news from the apolitical "Report Card on America's Infrastructure," issued every four years by the objective, well-meaning American Society of Civil...Tags: Government, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Alternative Energy, Politics, Regional Authority
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Report: District 15 on firm financial footing
Although expenditures are expected to exceed revenues for the current school year, Palatine-based Community Consolidated School District 15 is on firm financial ground, according to a newly released report card. Completed yearly by the district, the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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District 201 starts full-day kindergarten
Community Unit School District 201 school officials recently signed off on a new tuition-based, full-day kindergarten program that is designed to give kids a head start in academics before entering the first grade. School officials said tuition will...
Tags: Kevin J. Carey, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Special Report: Class struggle - How charter schools get students they want
ReutersGetting in can be grueling. Students may be asked to submit a 15-page typed research paper, an original short story, or a handwritten essay on the historical figure they would most like to meet. There are interviews. Exams. And pages of questions for...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Accomplishments, Personal Income, Conservation
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Jordan Middle School's A students are rewarded with pancakes
Straight-A student Rami Makarem, 11, had three words to say as his fork was poised over two pancakes on the paper plate Friday morning before class. “They taste delicious,” said the Jordan Middle School sixth-grader. The event was the annual...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Education, Pancakes, Teaching and Learning, Foods and Beverages
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Florida ranks well in new report card by StudentsFirst (Michelle Rhee’s group likes state policies)
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelUpdate: Criticism from American Federal of Teachers added to post. Florida ranks second in the nation when it comes to state education laws that promote quality education, according to a new report card by StudentsFirst. The group was founded by...
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