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Hornsby guilty of corruption
Sun reporterAfter four years of investigations, two trials and a determined effort by federal prosecutors, former Prince George's County schools Superintendent Andre J. Hornsby was found guilty yesterday of six of the 22 counts of corruption with which he was...Tags: Fraud, Punishment, Trials, Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Fall
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Wantagh boosters ahead of plan on fundraising goal
john.hildebrand@newsday.comBarely a month after launching their fundraising campaign, Wantagh parents and other school boosters say they have collected more than half the record $650,000 sought to save district sports teams and extracurricular activities. The more than $334,000...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Campaign Finance, Family, Elections, Curricula
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Hartford Charter School Secures Funding, Plans August Opening
Courant Staff WriterJennifer Jackson finally had good news for her daughter, Raeyah: Her new school, the much-anticipated Achievement First Hartford Academy, will open next month after all. The 10-year-old took it with an adult dose of skepticism. "Are you sure?" she...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Charter Schools, Jodi Rell, Mark Twain, Elementary Schools
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The New York Four: NYC 101
Writer/artist Brian Wood knows New York City.
The Brooklynite has turned the city into a major character in the ongoing comic book, "DMZ," which he writes for DC Comics' mature-audience imprint, Vertigo. With his new all-ages book, "The New York Four,"...Tags: Inwood, Ditmas Park, Internal Revenue Service, Gramercy, Upper West Side
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Rowing Helps Friend Honor Hayley Petit's Memory
Courant Staff WriterWOODBURY — When Bianca Czaderna and Hayley Petit were in middle school, many classmates and friends called them "twins." "We were tall and athletic, had the same interests, and did everything together," Czaderna said. Czaderna, sitting in her...Tags: Death and Dying, University of Connecticut, Eight Rowing, Diseases, Geno Auriemma
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Watts' Locke High School is getting whipped into shape
POINTS WESTIt's almost 8 a.m. on 111th Street in Watts, and here's a scene that could make a cynic faint: A teenage boy is hustling across the street toward Locke High School while tucking a white shirt into his khaki uniform pants. He wants to pass inspection at...Tags: Wanted, Clubs and Associations, Clothing and Textiles Industry
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New Britain School Board Tallying Layoff Numbers
Courant Staff WriterSchool administrators, busy balancing the diminished number of positions with the district's staff, may know as early as this week how many teachers will lose their jobs, Superintendent Doris Kurtz said Tuesday. "It's really heart-breaking because...Tags: New Britain, Teachers, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Some In Glastonbury Question Placement Of Special Ed Students
Courant Staff WriterThroughout the planning for the conversion of a portion of the former Academy School into offices for the board of education, some on the town council had concerns about the placement of special education programs in the complex. On Tuesday,...Tags: Adult Education, Elementary Schools, Glastonbury, Further Education, House
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K-12 spending plan headed to Michigan governor
Michigan's K-12 public schools would get between $56 and $112 more per pupil next budget year under a spending plan headed to Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her signature. The bill passed the state House on Wednesday by a 68-39 vote. The bill establishing...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, House
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Early education still short of funds
I am pleased that education officials cited investments in early childhood education as one of the factors contributing to recent improvements in math and reading scores in Maryland schools. However, I respectfully take issue with The Sun's suggestion...Tags: Examinations
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