District 1 incumbent Pamela Gunter has announced she is qualified to seek re-election to the Bryan County School Board.In a statement, Gunter, a Republican, said she was "honored to have qualified for my second term
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Who is a candidate for the school board? Parent and teacher groups are both recruiting
On a recent Saturday, the fledgling Utah nonprofit Raise your hand Utah extended an open invitation to people considering running for their local school board. Among a group of about 30 people who attended the
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Haley Moss on what it all means
Published 2022-03-02 09:43 9:43 March 2, 2022 a m Former "The Bachelor" and fan favorite Demi Burnett announced via his Instagram account last week that she has autism. “There is a huge stigma around autism,”
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Light the fire of reflection in the classroom
At the beginning, allow me to make a revelation. I am neither a professional educator nor an expert in pedagogy. But there was a time when I ran classes and led creative
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USC OKs purchase of wrestling mats | News, Sports, Jobs
United South Central School Board member Dale Stevermer receives a Certificate of Appreciation from Superintendent Keith Fleming in honor of School Board Appreciation Week. Those attending the United South Central School
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Elon University / Today at Elon / Kyra O’Connor ’23 selected for Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellowship
Elon University's junior and executive director of Elon News Network has joined student journalists from across the country to participate in a national reporting project focused on police and justice. Four years ago, Kyra O'Connor
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Kutztown High School Artists Receive State and National Recognition
Kutztown student artists have received local, state, and national recognition for their artwork which is displayed at nearby universities and even in the nation's capital. “Seeing our students receive recognition for their artwork is an
Continue ReadingSan Francisco school board reminds Democrats of warning
San Francisco parents have spoken out, and their message is ringing a bell across the country.Fueled by pandemic frustration, parents issued a three-member school board recall that ended in a landslide victory on Tuesday. It's
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The big resignation comes for the C-Suite
Some were burned. Some were unhappy. Some were disillusioned. Some wanted their lives back. Some really and sincerely wanted to spend more time with their family. All of them, in their own way, decided they
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Whoopi Goldberg’s opportune learning moment – and ours | CLARENCE PAGE
I've been hesitant to say anything about Whoopi Goldberg's remarks that resulted in her suspension from ABC's "The View" until I can figure out precisely what to be offended about. I have long believed -
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Local Teens Show Artistic Talent – Cortland Standard
Provided by Karin Silvers Jack VanBeveren, a student at Tully High School, said he had to learn to be patient when taking pictures. He waited for the right moment for the sun to hit those
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Marquette WLAX 2022 Season Preview
By: Dan Avington (COMM 22) History links MILWAUKEE - The 2021 season has been an up-and-down affair for Marquette women's lacrosse. Due to COVID-19, the team missed a full pre-season and some of the crucial
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Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation offering scholarships to local art students
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation offers scholarships to students who plan to study a visual arts-related program in college. All students who live in the Edmonds School District or attend Edmonds College are eligible to
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Faced with a ban, a school district fights to keep its ‘Indian’ nickname
Cory and Sarah McMillan of Cambridge, NY, flinched when their 6-year-old daughter came home from her freshman class one day and mentioned that she and her friend were playing "like animals" in a game they
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Dancer and entrepreneur empowers youth through arts and media
By Jonathan Morales January 28, 2022 In 2008, Tamaira Sandifer '12 (Photography) hit rock bottom. Amid the financial crisis, Sandifer lost the building that housed his dance studio and nearly lost the business itself. There
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San Diego has 42 school districts. Is it too much? — Voice of San Diego
Artwork by Adriana Heldiz The idea that California counties would be divided into several small school districts is as old as California itself. But this idea - as pennies that now cost more than they're
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Carol Bonar | News, Sports, Jobs
Carol L. Bonar, the inspirational family leader, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and mentor who spent her life making the world a better place for every life she touched, has died surrounded by her family,
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The King’s Academy releases its first feature film
Ryan Cavanagh, co-director of The Fountain of Youth, Austin Parenti, director and producer, and Stephen Hedger, Kyle Manning and Sarah Rayburn. King's Academy's Department of Digital Media Arts recently released their first feature film, The
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Louisiana grandmother and granddaughter publish children’s book
JENNINGS, Louisiana (AP) - Grandmother and granddaughter duo Glenetta Shuey and Audrey Durio have teamed up to publish an illustrated children's book about two cousins ââwho are unique and different, but who love each other
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Camden Holocaust Lecture scheduled for January 6 – Knox County VillageSoup
The Camden Conference and Rockland Public Library will host Page Herrlinger on Thursday, January 6 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. His speech will be âRussia, Europe and the Holocaust - History, Human Rights and National
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high school student wins Corsicana ISD greeting card contest | News
Chloe Childers, a creative student at Corsicana High School, has been announced as the winner of the Corsicana ISD 2021 Holiday Card Contest.The designs were submitted to art teachers across the district, and the selected
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Riviera Ridge School celebrates innovative teaching and learning at Genius Night
Santa Barbara, Calif. (December 10, 2021) - Riviera Ridge School welcomed families to campus last Tuesday for an evening of teacher presentations, workshops, and interactive experiences for parents and students. Their first Genius Night in
Continue ReadingJohn Durham Obituary (2021) – San Francisco, California
John Edward Durham Jr.July 7, 1951 - November 16, 2021John Durham, a fundamental figure in the Northern California digital advertising community and beloved University of San Francisco marketing professor for a quarter of a century,
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Police detail disturbing note, drawing teacher found on desk of suspected Oxford high school gunman
OXFORD, Mich. - A teacher at Oxford high school found a disturbing note and drawing on Ethan Crumbley's desk hours before he was charged with firing shots that killed four students and injured seven others,
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Denver Gazette: Cops in Colorado Schools Save Lives | Opinion
Police officers from Aurora stand outside the main entrance to Aurora Central High School after a shootout occurred in nearby Nome Park on Monday, November 15, 2021, in Aurora, Colo. (Timothy Hurst / The Gazette
Continue ReadingThe bane of the book ban
The opening of Tariq Ali's historical novel Shadows of the pomegranate tree, which takes place in Spain during the Reconquista, describes Christian soldiers, acting on the orders of Cardinal Ximénezde Cisneros, head of the Spanish
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Public address by senior officials in the age of social media | Chandigarh News
India has seen a phenomenal proliferation of think tanks, with their number increasing by 120% over the past three years. According to the global rating agency, India currently has 507 think tanks, narrowly surpassing China.
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Acclaimed illustrator Jerry Pinkney dies at 81
by Len Lear Jerry Pinkney, a Germantown native who has gone on to become one of the country's most famous illustrators, died of a heart attack last Wednesday at the age of 81 at his
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Little Forest Hills neighbor Andrea Davis uses art to solve mental health issues
âIt happened to me, where I had already got a master's degree in psychology and read all these different writers and different theories,â Davis says. "But that's what hit me like, oh my god, that's
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Snapchat feature aims to increase the number of elected young people
Arizona's young politicians want more young people to run for office; Snapchat launched a feature that could help Photo by Morgan Kubasko | The state press Snapchat's new Run for Office feature aims to get
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Teenage Girl Who Should Not Be Mentioned | News, Sports, Jobs
If we've sat in a boardroom and tried to decide what kind of story the liberal media is most hostile to cover - hostile to the point of wishing it never existed - it could
Continue ReadingIndiana basketball has the destinations to attract visitors
INDIANAPOLIS - It starts under pictures and framed posters and newspaper clippings about basketball in Indiana. We are seated around a table at Plump's Last Shot, the restaurant of Bobby Plump himself, hero of the
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Virginia School Board Removes Questionable Books After Parents’ Complaints Over Graphic Sexual Content, Orders Investigation Into Whether They Can Stay
Just days after being berated by parents for allowing students as young as 12 to access books they considered pornographic, the Very Blue Fairfax County, Va., School Board temporarily removed the books schools. As The
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Marlborough Schools Hope Flags Continue Addiction Conversations
By Dakota Antelman, Editor-in-chief Marlborough High School students put up flags late last week.(Photo / Courtesy Marlborough Public Schools, Facebook) MARLBOROUGH - Students at Marlborough High School and Whitcomb Middle School installed thousands of purple
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Pool planning for southwest El Centro begins »Holtville Tribune
EL CENTRO - An on-going 25-year promise came close last week when the Central Union School District began community outreach towards the development of the future Southwest High Aquatic Center. âWe are delighted to initiate
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School system pulls out two graphic sex books from the library | At national scale
Church of the Falls. Northern Virginia (AP) - The Northern Virginia school system contains two books with illustrated memorabilia containing explicit illustrations of sexual encounters involving children after parents raised concerns to the school board.
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All Things Geek: ETSU’s Digital Media Program Wins Top Honors | Culture & Leisure
JOHNSON CITY - East Tennessee State University was recently ranked # 1 in the state as the best game design and animation school.Not only that, my alma mater ranked in the top 20 game design
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Oregon School “appalled” by racist comments by student in online “slave trade” group | KETK.com
Comments and images were posted to a Snapchat group through: Cambria Caldwell, Elise haas, Nexstar News Wire Posted: Sep 18, 2021 / 2:28 PM CDT / Update: Sep 18, 2021 / 2:28 PM CDT PORTLAND,
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Honored Art and Music Teachers | Lifestyles
Art and music often take a back seat to math and science when it comes to budgeting, classroom emphasis, and practical career choices.On August 4, however, they did not play the second violin role compared
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Oregon school “appalled” by racist comments by student in online “slave trade” group
Comments and images were posted to a Snapchat group Cambria Caldwell, Elise haas, Nexstar News Wire Posted: Sep 17, 2021 / 11:02 AM CDT | Update: Sep 17, 2021 / 11:02 AM CDT PORTLAND, Oregon
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Pell City Superintendent Speaks to Rotary Club on Tax Vote | New
CITY OF PELL - The Pell City Superintendent visited the Pell City Rotary Club on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming tax referendum. During the club's regular meeting at the Pell City municipal complex, Martin discussed
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Youth project made zine-scene – The Sopris Sun
According to Wikipedia, a zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a small-run, self-published work of original or appropriate text and images, usually reproduced by a copying machine. Carbondale Arts (CA) Director of Education Michael Stout hopes the
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Student’s online comment on black classmate auction sparks investigation
An Oregon school district has launched an investigation into a student's online comments on "the black classmate auction."According to KOIN news in Oregon, a Newberg High School student recently posted photos online showing the involvement
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Lift the Sunshine Skyway • St Pete Catalyst Bridge
This color illustration of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was sold as a souvenir in 1954. From the author's collection. Dan McCarty was dead. The 31st Governor of Florida suffered a massive heart attack in February
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Stow plans 20th anniversary ceremony for September 11
Stow commemorates September 11 with a memorial service that will feature a citywide bell ringing at exactly 8:46 a.m., the moment American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center
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Brooklyn’s historic community comes to life with digital app launch
PHOTO | LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW SOUTH Workers install a sign in Second Ward as part of the Levine Museum of the New South's KNOWCLT app, which launched on August 7 with a virtual
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How did the old governors. Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham have bonded with Floridians
In a 2019 column, we briefly mentioned two Governors who used, well, gadgets to get attention, and ultimately turned that into a path to the Governor's Mansion. Today, learn more about The Lawton Chiles Walk
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‘Alma’s Stripes’ and more, as Alma Thomas takes center stage at the Chrysler Museum of Art
Alma W. Thomas (1891-1978) Untitled, ca. 1968 Acrylic on cut paper, stapled and taped. Steve and Lesley Testan Collection, curated by Emily Friedman Fine Art Alma Thomas was born in 1891. Remember this when you
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Black Life for Children illustrator Floyd Cooper dies at 65
Floyd Cooper, a famous children's book illustrator who explored the African American experience in stories rooted in history, like that of a boy in Alabama in 1955 trying to figure out why a black woman
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Detective JPD Visits Persell’s JUMP Program | News, Sports, Jobs
Retail Jamestown Police Officer Craig Damon shows participants of the Persell Middle School JUMP program, Aubree Williamson, Kieren Godwin, Roman Wilson and David Kinney, dusting their fingerprints as part of their forensic unit. âI'm the
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Oak Park-River Forest Calendar of Events: Find Out What’s Happening in the Area This Weekend
OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST, IL - Wondering what to do in the Oak Park-River Forest area this weekend? Patch has you covered with several events and events taking place this week in Oak Park-River Forest. Here's
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Art House Gallery presents “TANGENTS” by Miguel Cardenas
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) - To celebrate Jersey City PRIDE month, Art House Productions gallery presents “TANGENTS,” a solo exhibition of new works by Miguel Cardenas from August 1 to September 10 at the Village West
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Reid Carrico can provide key depth right away for Buckeyes
Speculation, debate, and conversation about the state of Ohio never ends, and Lettermen Row is always ready to dive into the discussions. All week, senior writer Austin neighborhood will feature reader-submitted topics about the Buckeyes
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Shanto Paul and Shuva Roy Successful Musical Artist and Digital Marketer
Shanto paul a 21-year-old Bangladeshi entrepreneur who started his career studying side by side dreamed of achieving something big. Along with his studies, he launched his social media platform, helping in various campaigns for different
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This Week’s Home Entertainment: From Work Monsters To Money Talks | Television
A spin-off from Pixar's animated blockbuster, this new 10-episode series finds the city of Monstropolis now ruled by laughter, rather than fear. This is bad news for Tylor Tuskmon (voiced by Ben Feldman of Mad
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Hesperia High grad artwork will hang inside the United States Capitol
Sheily Torres' chalk pastel drawing was not meant to be part of an assignment.At the time, a senior at Hesperia High School, Torres said the work helped create "a one-year portfolio" for her art class.But
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How New Brunswick Implemented its Computer Science Education Program
Computer Science Education (CS) helps students develop skills such as computational thinking, problem solving, and collaboration, among others. It has been linked to higher rates of college enrollment, and (Brown & Brown, 2020; Salehi et
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