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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It is disappointing that substantive issues regarding charter schools legislation were relegated to the margins so a relative non-issue like the potential for nepotism could be discussed (Phil Kabler's Feb. 28 column "Debate ...
2010-03-06 10:45:00
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COLUMBIA -- Boeing had a bit of a coming out party last week in Columbia when executives attended the S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics' annual Townes Award Dinner. Four months after announcing the state's biggest economic ...
2010-03-06 10:52:00
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A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm who tries to find the pieces of an ancient chess service. 3. My People, Langston Hughes, illustrator Charles R. Smith Jr. Hughes' spare yet ...
2010-03-06 11:56:00
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Welcome to Science Saturday, where the Overnight News Digest crew informs and entertains you with this week's news about science, space, and the environment. This week's featured story comes from Science News. Prodigious plumes of planet-warming ...
2010-03-06 11:06:00
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The eliminated exams could include tests for math, social studies and other subjects. Since the Regents affects the curriculum, paring it down would change high school courses and lower graduation requirements for millions of students.
2010-03-06 09:48:00
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In this, its 82nd year, we still find ourselves drawn to the spectacle of the Academy Awards. We care about the movies and actors nominated for prizes. We admire the artistry, creativity and professionalism that goes into filmmaking. But we can't ...
2010-03-06 11:56:00
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A Rhode Island school board's decision to fire the entire faculty of a poorly performing school, and President Barack Obama's endorsement of the action, has stirred a storm of reaction nationwide, with teachers condemning it as an insult and ...
2010-03-06 11:56:00
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BOSTON -- Don't count St. Louis Cardinals assistant general manager John Abbamondi among those excited about the new developments in teams' ability to chart defense -- but it's not for the reason you might think. The advent of Hit f/x and Field f/x ...
2010-03-06 11:42:00
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The Rev. Thomas Smith tells parishioners at Monumental Baptist Church in the Hill District that discarding the 2010 Census surveys would be a mistake. Their responses can directly help Monumental Mission Ministries, a community program that hands out ...
2010-03-06 11:14:00
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With their school's future at stake, parents recently gathered in Pinkston High School's cavernous auditorium to hear about exciting changes – an academic overhaul that could save the school from closing. But Dallas administrators didn't mention ...
2010-03-06 11:42:00
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Thousands of schools in and around this devastated capital could remain closed for months or never reopen, according to Haitian and United Nations education officials. That leaves vast numbers of children languishing in camps or working in menial ...
2010-03-06 02:31:00
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ALBANY (AP) - New York state's cash crunch has led education officials to contemplate big changes in the Regents exams that have long been at the core of high school graduation standards. State officials said as many as 13 of the 17 Regents exams ...
2010-03-06 02:02:00
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Woodland High School students could soon see big changes at their school, now that it has been named as a Program Improvement school by the state. Woodland's principal could lose her job, and it could be come a charter-run school. (Deo Ferrer ...
2010-03-06 02:31:00
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20th Century Fox "Avatar" The annual self-pat-on-the-back that is the Academy Awards can hardly be considered an educational event. Yet this year’s Oscars prove that it is possible to have too much and not enough at the same time, which is probably ...
2010-03-06 03:00:00
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To reinvent the madcap look of "Alice in Wonderland" for the 21st century, Tim Burton turned to longtime collaborator Colleen Atwood. The costume designer, nominated eight times in the Academy Awards, took time out from working in Venice on her next ...
2010-03-06 12:58:00
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