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Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
ReutersBy Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and...Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Consumers, Money and Monetary Policy, Republican Party
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READER SUBMITTED: Job Fair For Area High School Students Held At MxCC
MiddletownMore than 150 high school seniors and community college students attended the "Ready for Hire" job fair at MxCC on May 17, and were given the chance to learn more about part-time and full-time job opportunities by local employers. The job fair was co-...Tags: Middletown, Middlesex Community College, Employment, Verizon Wireless, Employment Opportunities
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READER SUBMITTED: KO Students Win Two Top Prizes In Constitution Essay Contest
West HartfordKingswood Oxford students won two out of the top three prizes in a Constitution essay contest sponsored jointly by the Hartford law firm Murtha Cullina and the WALKS Foundation, an organization made up of five local independent schools. Alexandra Stanton...Tags: Students, West Hartford, Suffield
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READER SUBMITTED: Kearns Elementary School Students Collect 1,200 Items For Granby Food Bank
GranbyAs part of the second grade curriculum at F.M. Kearns Elementary School in Granby, students recently conducted a week-long food drive to benefit the Granby Food Bank. Lori Hoover, manager of the Farmington Valley VNA's Community Programs Department, which...Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Students, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Simsbury
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Father-son writing duo present student contest
Robert Watson, professor of American studies at Lynn University in Boca Raton, got a welcome surprise from his son a couple years ago. "One morning when I was still in bed, my son Alex made me sit upright in amazement when he said, 'I want to write a...Tags: Lynn University, Students, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
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Driftwood Middle in Hollywood a Green Ribbon School
Driftwood Middle School in Hollywood was recently named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. The school was one of 64 recognized nationwide for its efforts in reducing its environmental footprint, improving the health of students and...Tags: Water Supply, Students, U.S. Department of Education, Driftwood Middle School, Agriculture
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High School Student In Hartford Accused Of Rape
The Hartford CourantA 16-year-old student at a local charter school allegedly raped another student in April as they walked to school through Keney Park in Hartford, court records say. Kirsean Chatfield is accused of pulling the 16-year-old girl into some bushes and forcing...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Health and Safety at School, Students, First Hartford Corporation, Sex Crimes
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Pen pals reunited: Reservists from Afghanistan meet the sixth-graders who wrote them letters
South Florida reservists serving in Afghanistan got a dose of American culture every few weeks when they opened letters from sixth-grade students. Students told the reservists about the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, about a new popular song called...
Tags: Barack Obama, Students, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Afghanistan, Education
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Millennials say debt stalls retirement savings
More than half of millennials -- 54% -- surveyed by a Wells Fargo & Co. retirement unit said their "biggest financial concern currently" was longer-term debt, mainly student and credit card debt. With the cost of college continuing to rise, about 64% of...
Tags: Students, Wage Contract Issues, Ellen DeGeneres, Credit and Debt, Career and Workplace
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Previewing this weekend's men's and women's college lacrosse championships
MEN'S Division I semifinals No. 7 seed Duke (14-5) vs. Cornell (14-3) Saturday, 2:30 Comment: The unseeded Big Red have won six of nine meetings with the Blue Devils, but Duke has won both contests in the NCAA tournament. The Blue Devils are...
Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Northwestern Wildcats, Denver Pioneers, Cathy Reese, Cornell Big Red
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Our Laguna: D.A.R. hands out youth awards
The Patriots Day Parade was a gift to the city from Laguna Beach Daughters of the American Revolution, and the chapter continues to reward the youth of our city who demonstrate their love of country and service to the community. Throughout the years,...
Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Middle Schools, Teachers
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Summit School teacher shares passion for students with disabilities
Debora Coates-Consugar has a penchant for making math simple and enjoyable for students at Summit School, an Edgewater-based, not-for-profit education center for children with dyslexia and other learning problems. But sometimes the math department...Tags: Annapolis, Social Sciences, Teachers, The Pennsylvania State University, High Schools
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