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Soldier surprises kids with return
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla.There's nothing Kaben and Morgan Skold wanted more than for their dad to get home from Afghanistan. Luckily, the two Hilldale Elementary School students didn't have to wait as long as they thought they would. Warrant Officer John Skold, who was...Tags: Schools, Skype, Afghanistan
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Londonderry school officials pick new principal
The Derry News, N.H.Matthew Thornton Elementary is getting a new leader. The Londonderry School Board has named Sharon Putney as the new principal of Matthew Thornton Elementary School. She will take over July 1 and replace retiring Matthew Thornton principal Carol Mack....Tags: Schools, Education
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Monte Cassino youngsters hold coin drive for disorder affecting classmates
Tulsa WorldStudents from Monte Cassino's early childhood learning center and elementary school took turns emptying bags and jars full of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into a counting machine Wednesday at the private Catholic school. Reading the machine's...Tags: Genetic Condition, Cystic Fibrosis, Medical Research, Schools, Muscular Dystrophy
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York gearing up for 'Safety Town' program
Want to teach children about safety with fun hands-on activities? York County is seeking volunteers for its annual "Safety Town" program for pre-kindergarten age children. Four week-long sessions will be held from July 8-Aug. 2, including three at Mt....Tags: York County (Virginia), Schools, York (York, Pennsylvania), Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), FEMA
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Touchstone gives young playwrights a stage
Touchstone Theatre Ensemble member Emma Chong has been a part of the company's Young Playwrights Festival for more than four years. Chong says she still gets excited when she sees the faces of those elementary and middle school children come alive as they...Tags: Louis B. Mayer, Arts and Culture, Students, Trips and Vacations, Education
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Va. Beach elementary schools phase out letter grades
The Virginian-PilotSay goodbye to A, B and C grades. For the city's elementary school students, a new grading system is on its way. It looks a lot different from the grades their parents got in school. But leaders promise it will convey more information and encourage...Tags: Report Cards, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, Schools, Science and Technology
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Children's Spatial Skills Seen as Key to Math Learning
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.Preschools and kindergartens long have taught children "task skills," such as cutting paper and coloring inside the lines. But new research suggests the spatial and fine-motor skills learned in kindergarten and preschool not only prepare students to write...Tags: Early Learning, Human Interest, University of Virginia, School Examinations, Schools
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Caroline studies school uniforms
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Requiring Caroline County students and teachers to wear school uniforms is worth further study, a member of the group tasked with weighing the issue told the School Board Monday night. The school division created the 28-member uniform committee last...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Separation of church and state shrinks outside of schools, experts say
Bangor Daily News, MaineAn elementary school's decision to end its traditional "blessing" of small student-made wooden rowboats by a local Congregational minister has put prayer in Maine's public square in the spotlight. South Bristol Elementary School ended the 16-year...Tags: Church and State Relations, Customs and Tradition, Public Schools, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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Food Bank distributed record number of weekend backpacks to hungry kids
The Wichita EagleThe Kansas Food Bank gave out record numbers of Friday food packages to schoolchildren in Wichita and throughout the state this year as part of its Food 4 Kids program. The highest number of backpacks of food handed out to needy school children was 7,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Students, Education
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BRIEF: Horry school board shifts personnel
The Sun NewsThe Horry County school board approved a number of personnel changes at its meeting Monday night. They are listed below. -- Roger Gray, principal at Myrtle Beach Middle School, has been named director of human resources for Horry County Schools. --...Tags: Schools, Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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School taxes likely going up 2.35 percent in Quakertown
The Quakertown Community School Board adopted a proposed final budget for 2013-14 that raises taxes 2.35 percent. Under the $95.6 million spending plan, the average taxpayer would pay $87 more. Directors Paul Stepanoff and Zane Stauffer voted no. "We...Tags: High Schools, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S. Military, Kutztown, Schools
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