Submitted by Lauren Williams on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:42pm
The largest school district in California and the second largest in the nation, LAUSD, delivered a memorable civics lesson to the children of Thomas Starr King Middle School by granting the students' public request for a ban on food trays made of polystyrene (commonly referred to by the DOW Chemical patented name Styrofoam).
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:39pm
School districts are always looking for ways to raise money and in many cases receive grants. While applying for a grant can be challenging, the Madison School District has been awarded a $660,000 stipend to enhance its afterschool activities.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:34pm
“Support our STEM Initiative” is the message that Tracey Carisch brought to the Brainerd/East Brainerd Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday morning. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:31pm
East Haven Public School District is already off to a state-of-the-art start to the first half of the new school year.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:26pm
A committee of North Dakota education officials has voted in favor of applying for a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 4:23pm
In a move to help produce the skilled workforce businesses require today and in the future, Gov. Steve Beshear on Tuesday signed an executive order that will overhaul the state’s career and technical education (CTE) system.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 5:13pm
The school year has barely started, but even so, administrators in the Brush School District already are looking at test scores.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 5:11pm
The Clark County School District is responding to hundreds of complaints by parents frustrated over transportation issues.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 5:09pm
Seven secondary schools in Camden are demanding that Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove rethinks the “devastating” impact of downgrading hundreds of English pupils at their schools.
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Submitted by Lauren Williams on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 5:07pm
Monsanto announced today at the Farm Progress Show that 176 school districts in 35 states have been selected to receive grants of up to $25,000. The America's Farmers Grow Rural Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, will invest $2.3 million in rural schools across the United States during the 2012-2013 school year.
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