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S.D. FFA members GROW at Indianapolis convention
During the 85th annual National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, Ind., October 24-27 thousands of students from across the country competed in 23 different career development events (CDEs), six AgriScience Fair categories, and 49 Proficiency areas...Tags: Science and Technology, Food Industry, Arts and Culture, Groton
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Two in running for Petoskey school board seat
PETOSKEY -- Voters in the Petoskey school district will decide on a candidate to fill the remainder of an unexpired school board term in the Tuesday, Nov. 6, election. Ralph Tramontini, who taught foreign language and coached tennis in the district prior...
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The language barrier
Nothing like a little trip outside the states to let you know how poor Americans are when it comes to having a second language. Basically for us it's English or nothing. For many of the visitors here to the Netherlands Antilles from foreign lands,...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Mitt Romney, Education, Politics
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Ain't Webster's Third grand
The Baltimore SunFifty years ago, people in the United States had very real fears of the possibility of nuclear annihilation in an exchange of nuclear missiles with the Soviet Union. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 brought that fear very close. But the year before,...Tags: Television Industry, Authors, Biography (genre), Harvard University, The New York Times
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Boonsboro High French teacher to travel and relax after retirement
julieg@herald-mail.comThe first time Barbara Steiner plugged her tape recorder in at the old Boonsboro Middle School, she blew out the electrical circuit for half the second floor, including her class. For the past two decades, her French II students were rewarded at the...Tags: University of Oklahoma, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Colleges and Universities, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Teaching and Learning
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Imperial County sees API improvements
Staff WriterWhile a majority of schools in Imperial County showed improvement in their Academic Performance Index, there were a few who were surprised at their own advancement. “Our target API was 800 and we went well above that,” said Celia Santana,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Students, Arts and Culture
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STAR report to go before ECESD
Staff WriterA report on the district’s Standardized Testing and Reporting Exam results will be presented to the El Centro Elementary School Board tonight. STAR results measure students’ academic progress in English-language arts, math, history and...Tags: Academic Progress, Martin Luther King Jr., Woodrow Wilson, Arts and Culture
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Breaking the language barrier
adirr@aberdeennews.comWhen Ehsee Lar came to Aberdeen in November, he already spoke Karen, Thai and Burmese and wanted to improve his fourth language — English. “I want to speak English very well, to pronounce very well,” the 24-year-old said. ...Tags: Burma, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Immigration, United Way
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Golf tourney benefits Imperial FFA
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterBRAWLEY – Golfers hit the greens for a good cause Sunday as the Imperial FFA Ag Booster Club hosted its ninth annual golf tournament fundraiser at Del Rio Country Club. The tournament was a three-man scramble with about 30 participants competing...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students, Arts and Culture
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Reading the label
The Baltimore SunYou see jam; Geoffrey Pullum sees syntax. Professor Pullum is teaching at Brown this year, and heading off to the store to buy some organic preserves, he picked up a jar of Nature's Promise Organic Raspberry Fruit Spread. Then he discovered that the...Tags: Jams and Jellies, Arts and Culture
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Foreign language skills translate in career
Tribune Media ServicesWith the increasing diversity of the U.S. population and an ever-expanding global economy, demand for bilingual workers is as strong as ever. These days, the nation's economy relies heavily on different cultures interconnected by telephone, satellites...Tags: Agriculture, University of Chicago Law School, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Colleges and Universities, Elections
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School district sees increase in state test scores
The number of Newport-Mesa Unified School District students scoring proficient or advanced on state standardized tests steadily increased again this year, according to state data. Results of the 2012 California Standards Tests show the percentage of...Tags: Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Students, Arts and Culture
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