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CPS touts high graduation rates after school closings
A week after his hand-picked Board of Education approved the contentious closing of 49 elementary schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel touted rising graduation rates as a sign that the district is on the right track. A projected 63 percent of Chicago public...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, University of Chicago, Chicago Teachers Strike, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Mayor
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Voice of the People, Jun. 08
A lesson for the graduate I am guilty of being an ungrateful grade-school graduate who had a lot to learn. At the time, I felt jealous of the enormous, fancy bouquets for my classmates at Hawthorne Scholastic Academy in Chicago with different colored...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Colleges and Universities, Social Security
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Waynesboro seniors bid farewell to high school
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe idea that time seemed to pass quickly emerged as a prevalent theme for the 280 students graduating from Waynesboro Area Senior High School on Wednesday. “I believe most of us know how it feels to have time fly,” Caitlin N. Recard said in...Tags: Science and Technology, High Schools, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Education, Schools
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Peters takes over at alma mater
Estancia High did not have to look far to fill its girls' water polo coach opening. The Eagles have turned to a program alumna, someone who has already been an Estancia swimming assistant coach for the past three years. Amber Peters has been hired as...Tags: Sports, California State University, Fullerton, Water Polo
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Jean Carolyn (Perkins) Keeler
Jean Carolyn (Perkins) Keeler passed away on Friday, May 31, one week after suffering a stroke while at home in Pierre. She was born in Huron in 1932, where she lived until the family moved to Webster in 1943. Jean graduated from Webster High School...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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St. Mary's offers an education you can't find anywhere else
I recently read an article on the baltimoresun.com about St. Mary's College of Maryland ("St. Mary's: A cautionary tale for America's bloated higher education system," May 29). I am part of St. Mary's class of 2016, and the article offended me. While...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chemistry, Economy, Business and Finance, NASA, St. Mary's City
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Fl's graduation rate for Hispanic students tops in the nation, as state makes strong gains overall, report shows
Florida has made strong gains in high school graduation rates in the last decade and led the nation when it comes to having Hispanic students earn diplomas, a new report released today shows. The 2013 Diplomas Count report put Florida's graduation...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Students, Teaching and Learning
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Prospect faces baseball draft decision: Play for Clemson or sign pro contract?
EUSTIS — Chris Okey used to play Wiffle ball in his backyard, dressed in a kid-sized Clemson uniform. The choice of jersey was not random, not when you're the grandson of a 1962 Clemson graduate who served as president of a fundraising group for...
Tags: Clemson Tigers, Sports, World Series, Detroit Tigers, Baseball
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Palm Beach's top scholar athletes never have time to spare
For Frances Ann Mateo, there were times the days blurred together. There were early mornings, late nights, countless assignments and just as many extracurricular activities meetings, and volleyball, soccer and tennis practices. But ask the recent Palm...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Boca Raton, University of South Florida, Education, Palm Beach County
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Let college grad decide for themselves
The thinking of the writer from Boynton Beach whose letter, "Speakers should have best interest of graduates," appeared on June 4 typifies that of the "elite progressives" in this country who are so arrogant they believe they know what is best for...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Boynton Beach, Education
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Davie teen, FSU's youngest grad, on fast track through life
If genetics are the key to longevity, Davie teen Gregoire Narcisse could be a lock to lead a very long life. On Tuesday Narcisse is headed to Barbados to attend the funeral of his great-grandfather, the second-oldest person in the world when he died...
Tags: Culture, Social Sciences, San Antonio Spurs, Celebrities, Arts and Culture
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Nate Russell Couldn't See Himself Losing
The Hartford CourantYou go to a college graduation, you hear about amazing young people. Nate Russell's story is a little different than most, but no less remarkable. He grew up on the streets of Hartford, often not knowing where his next meal was coming from, or where he'...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Wrestling, Education
May 29, 2013
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Jun 8, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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