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School system mourns loss of Glenelg worker
The county school system community recently mourned the loss of Melvin Hackett, who had worked as day supervisor for Glenelg High School for 44 years. He died June 17 at age 64. It is believed that Hackett, who had lived in Mount Airy, spent his...Tags: Technology, Boeing Co., Mount Airy, Minority Groups
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Dorothy Y. Wright
Dorothy Young Wright, a retired guidance counselor and teacher in the Baltimore City public school system, died Wednesday of respiratory failure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 75. Born Dorothy Boone in Raleigh, N.C., Ms. Wright moved to...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Medical Conditions, Coppin State University, Timonium, Christianity
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Air conditioning is hot topic
Sun reporterThe classrooms at Hebbville Elementary School on Baltimore County's west side got so hot this year that 8-year-old Cameron Harris' mother sometimes took him out of school early on especially muggy afternoons. "When I hear him complaining about not...Tags: Government, Bodies of Water, National Government, Family, Lobbying
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Teacher pay set by the results
Sun reporterFrom rural Washington County to suburban Prince George's County, school systems around the state are beginning to wade into a promising but controversial topic in education: pay for performance. School officials are starting to offer teachers and...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Examinations, Teachers Unions, Imperial and Royal Matters, Prince George's County
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No school, no learning
Thank you for acknowledging the Chicago Public Schools Perfect Attendance Incentive Program with "Gold star or a Dodge?" (Editorial, June 25). As the editorial noted, incentives can be a useful tool in encouraging students to be at school every day....Tags: Examinations, Chicago Public Schools, South Chicago, Vehicles, Clear Channel Communications Inc.
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Miles Getting Structure At UConn
Courant Staff WriterSTORRS — Nate Miles steps onto the court at Gampel Pavilion, rubbing his biceps as he prepares for a few pickup games. The rigorous weightlifting workout he just completed has his arms feeling like Jell-O, so he wonders aloud how many airballs he...Tags: Weightlifting, Examinations, Physical Fitness, National Collegiate Athletic Association, University of Connecticut
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High school budget cuts driving knife into athletic programs, too
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERWith school districts facing declining enrollment, reduced state funding, and rising costs for insurance, electricity and diesel fuel, sports programs are facing a budget crisis many longtime coaches say is the worst they have lived through. It means...Tags: Volleyball, Disney's Wide World of Sports, Physical Fitness, Budgets and Budgeting, Softball
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London suspect held in murders of 2 French students
The Associated PressBritish police arrested a suspect Saturday over the stabbing murders of two French students. Officers detained a 21-year-old man on a street in southeast London at about 3:40 a.m., police said. He was being held at a London police station. Police...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Prosecution, Witnesses, Health and Safety at School, Murder
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State tightens rules for charter school teachers
The state Department of Public Instruction has tightened the requirements for charter school teachers. But there is discussion whether the new rules will ensure the schools have quality teachers or whether the rules will threaten some of the best things...Tags: Charter Schools
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Palm Beach County School Board District 1 race pits incumbent against two challengers
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe race for Palm Beach County School Board District 1 pits incumbent Monroe Benaim against two challengers making their first attempts at elected office. A Jupiter eye surgeon elected in 2002, Benaim hopes voters see the value of his experience and...Tags: Local Elections, Jupiter, Royal Palm Beach, Elections, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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