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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: Mount Airy, Boeing Co., Technology, 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: Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Morgan State University, Christianity, Clubs and Associations
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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: Lobbying, Weather Reports, Family, Middle Schools, Government
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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: Imperial and Royal Matters, Wages and Pensions, Teachers Unions, Employees, Paul G Pinsky
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At summer reading camps, failure is not an option
Sentinel Staff WriterDarvion Bailey, 8, doesn't remember exactly what he got on the FCAT. But the Eccleston Elementary student knows he failed reading, meaning he would have to repeat the third grade. And he can't stand that idea. "I don't want to get picked on," he said....Tags: Orange County (Florida), Family, Elementary Schools, Executive Branch, Government
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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: Clear Channel Communications Inc., Chicago Public Schools, Examinations, Vehicles, South Chicago
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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, Assault, Murder
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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, Court Administration, Jim Calhoun, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Examinations
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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: Softball, Disney's Wide World of Sports, Physical Fitness, Wrestling, Budgets and Budgeting
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Manchester to host Iraqi college student
Manchester College will host one of several Iraqi students being brought to the U.S. next school year by a group of educators and activists in the U.S. and the Mideast. The Iraqi Student Project, founded last year, will bring about 20 Iraqi students...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Heavy Engineering
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