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When I was a kid, being on time was really important. You know, “Promptness is a virtue.” That kind of thing. But, somehow, I really think that promptness has gone the way of Nehi Orange, the Lone Ranger, and penicillin! For example, when I go to ...
2010-03-04 02:33:00
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GREENSBORO — Seven thousand elementary students from Guilford County and other Triad schools packed the Greensboro Coliseum to see the first ACC women’s basketball tournament game Thursday. The kids – dressed in their favorite ACC school ...
2010-03-04 02:12:00
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Millions of students, teachers and parents rallied in schools and college campuses across California and many other states to protest deep spending cuts to schools and universities. Demonstrations, marches, teach-ins and walkouts were planned ...
2010-03-04 02:41:00
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And for those who aren't college-bound, it is their last chance to read and discuss great literature or improve math skills enough to balance a check book. But there is much to senior year beyond the classroom. Consider the large percentage of ...
2010-03-04 08:57:00
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He described the reforms included in the application as laying out a strategy that can double the number of students reaching math and reading proficiency by 2014, as is required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The U.S. Department of ...
2010-03-04 10:59:00
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The state released its list of underperforming schools Thursday and more than half of them are in Boston and Springfield. The list is based on a composite of four years of low test scores in math and language arts. The schools have not shown signs ...
2010-03-04 10:59:00
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When a city in Nebraska sits down to negotiate a labor contract with its firefighters or its police officers, all the parties at the table understand that a little-known state commission might have the final word. The five-member Nebraska Commission ...
2010-03-04 10:37:00
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Hello Idol Watchers! Well, I feel better tonight than I did last night watching the show. Granted, no LOST to compete with it tonight, but still the girls managed to bring a little more to the table. Maybe we can chalk some of it up to an extra day ...
2010-03-04 08:28:00
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I have no great pontification to make regarding Roman Polanski’s arrest in Zurich, Switzerland recently, for the crime he has been charged with committing, that of illegally having sexual intercourse, with a 13 year-old girl in actor Jack Nicholson ...
2010-03-04 09:11:00
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Memo to that Massachusetts school where children in physical ed classes jump rope without using ropes: Get some ropes. And you — you are about 85 percent of parents — who constantly tell your children how intelligent they are: Do your children a ...
2010-03-04 10:16:00
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While thousands of UC students will rally today in support of public education, most students will likely abstain from the day's activities-some in protest of the protests. Students opposing the March 4 protests feel that the statewide day of action ...
2010-03-04 10:30:00
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Late September found us in Lo-Manthang, the capital of Mustang. The former ancient Kingdom of Lo, Mustang is now part of Nepal, in the northwest corner bordering Tibet. It's in the rain shadow of the Himalaya, high on the Tibetan plateau. It's just ...
2010-03-04 05:01:00
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Memo to that Massachusetts school where children in physical education classes jump rope without using ropes: Get some ropes. And you — you are about 85 percent of all parents — who are constantly telling your children how intelligent they are ...
2010-03-04 05:22:00
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1:10 A.M. — As an artist for gifts sold through the Franklin Mint, Jacqueline Bardner Smith had to accept that her vision could be obscured by others involved in a project. A piece of art might mutate when it left her hands. And maybe that's why it ...
2010-03-04 05:08:00
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At least 80 Fort Wayne Community Schools teachers will be laid off this year, based on a Journal Gazette analysis of the amount of money officials plan to cut from the budget and the average salary and benefits package for educators. While not ...
2010-03-04 04:54:00
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