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After tough start, Tigers have changed their stripes
Portland Press Herald, MaineNo softball team has been hotter than Biddeford High, which won its ninth straight game on Thursday, 12-3 against Portland. Few teams struggled more -- especially compared to their preseason expectations -- than the Tigers did in the first week of the...Tags: Sports, Students, Baseball
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Portland program clears path to college for immigrants
Portland Press Herald, MaineLike many high school juniors, Sahara Hassan, 17, is thinking about college these days. Her hard work at Deering High School has paid off with good grades, and her writing talent has already caught the attention of some professional writers in Portland....Tags: School Examinations, Riverton, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, North Africa
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RSU 23 residents will have opportunity to change proposed budget
Portland Press Herald, MaineResidents of Regional School Unit 23 will have the chance Tuesday to alter a proposed $45.5 million education budget that calls for the elimination of several positions. The budget is up $2.3 million over the current year, largely because of increases...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Teachers, Health Insurance Cost
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Former Teacher of the Year on list of Portland layoffs
Portland Press Herald, MaineFour years ago, Gloria L. Noyes found herself at the pinnacle of her teaching career. Noyes, who was teaching fifth grade at Westbrook's Congin Elementary School, was chosen by her peers and the Maine Department of Education as the 2009 Maine Teacher of...Tags: Elections, Financially Distressed Companies, Job Layoffs, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment
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Exchanging Cultures: Pakistani exchange student experiences America
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoWhen Rida Zehra stepped off an airplane last August in Washington DC, she was a little nervous. It was her first time in the United States and she didn't know what to expect. She hoped America wouldn't be like what she'd seen in the entertainment media,...Tags: Recipes, Awards and Prizes, Pakistan, Education, Students
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High school students turn to internships to help plot future
This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of...
Tags: Wheeling, Arlington Heights, Chicago Public Schools, Health and Medical Professionals, Mount Prospect
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Q&A: Honored teacher from Leo Palmiter school relies on sense of humor
The Sacramento BeeRene Delgado, a special education teacher at Leo Palmiter Junior-Senior High School, says there's no mystery to successful teaching: Have a sense of humor, don't take yourself too seriously, and relax. This month Delgado was chosen from more than 100...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Teachers, Students, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches....Tags: Asia, Shanghai (China), Science, Stock Market, Environmental Issues
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School-closing foes take to the streets again
Beads of sweat dripped down Jitu Brown's face as he addressed about 150 marchers who had gathered Sunday afternoon outside Overton Elementary School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The school at East 49th Street and South Indiana Avenue is slated...
Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Health and Safety at School, Chicago Public Schools, Bronzeville, Rahm Emanuel
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Cabrillo College culinary program gets a boost from Prop. 30 funding
The Santa Cruz SentinelSue Slater lost count of how many semesters had passed by since Cabrillo College stopped offering wine classes. "It was so depressing when it happened. I think the last class we had was a Spanish wine class in spring 2011," said Slater, culinary arts...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Wines, Career and Workplace, Education
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Safety a priority for school officers
The Brunswick News, Ga.Strolling across Glynn Academy's campus, Glynn County Schools Police Chief Rod Ellis keeps a watchful eye out for more than just what people think is a traditional predator. Ellis' mantra -- keep an "all hazards approach" -- is evident in his demeanor....Tags: Shootings, Health and Safety at School, Morningstar Incorporated, Students, Camden County
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Dickinson College commencement graduates more than 500 students
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.Dickinson College invokes a special tradition involving a replica of the Liberty Bell to honor its graduating seniors each year. So when President William Durden told the students Sunday they would officially become Dickinson College alumni only after the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Lincoln Center, U.S. Congress, Liberty Bell, Sykesville
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