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Member of Alaska State Education Board Sworn In
Channel 2 NewsThe newest member of the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development has been sworn in. State education officials say Sue Hull of Fairbanks was sworn in by Gov. Sean Parnell at the board's meeting in Juneau Thursday. Parnell appointed Hull...Tags: Sean Parnell
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Newtown Shooting Provokes New Security at Anchorage School
Channel 2 NewsWith 20 children dead in Friday's mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn. school, an Anchorage school is under heightened security and locking its doors during the school day from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. “It’s a step that we took to increase...Tags: Chris Woodward
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Orange schools to do random metal-detector searches of students after gun incidents
The Orange County school district announced today it will begin "random metal-detector screening of students" immediately with the hope the effort prevents "senseless and unsafe behavior" on its 184 campuses. The announcement follows news today that a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Teaching and Learning, Students, Crimes
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In Southern Lehigh, a librarian leads both ballots
In the Southern Lehigh School Board race, with eight cross-filed candidates vying for four open seats, librarian Kathleen Parsons was top vote-getter on the Republican and Democratic ballots with all precincts reporting. Parsons had 18 percent of the...Tags: Elections, Voting, Coopersburg, Politics, Liberty Bell
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Classic car cruise-in to be held Friday
Williamsport’s next classic car cruise-in is set for Friday on Potomac Street (U.S. 11). Registration begins at 5 p.m. A donation of $3 is requested. Entertainment will be provided by a disc jockey. There will also be a 50/50 drawing. An antique...Tags: Swimming, Sports, Pancakes, Dodge, American Red Cross
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Central post-prom a success
The Aberdeen Central High School PTA would like to thank the following businesses for their generous support of the 2013 post-prom party on April 20: Aberdeen Dental Associates, Aberdeen Dermatology Associates LLP, Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and...Tags: Chiropractic, Dentistry and Dental Health, Personal Service, Burger King, Science and Technology
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UPDATED: Michigan AG reveals program to prevent school violence
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's attorney general laid out a proposal Tuesday aimed at preventing violence in schools by creating a confidential tipline for parents and students to report potentially dangerous behavior. Bill Schuette announced the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Rick Snyder
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Student shave heads, cut hair for cancer research
More than 50 students and staff at Bower Elementary School shaved their heads May 16 to help cancer research. It is the school's third year in the community service project benefiting St. Baldrick's and Locks of Love. Of those participating, 55 shaved...Tags: Medical Research
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Mailbag: Give teachers better seats at board meetings
Thirty-five years ago, I wrote a letter to the Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education arguing that the teachers' organization should have an equal place on the board dais during meetings. For those of you who have not been to a board...Tags: Landforms, Social Issues, Mountains, Abortion, Abortion Issue
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Elinor S. McLeod
janeth@herald-mail.comElinor McLeod came from a long line of female educators, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother who were teachers. She went on to become one of the first female principals for Washington County Public Schools and served many county...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC, Teachers, Frostburg State University
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If snack and soda sales are OK in schools, why not cigarettes? [Letter]
As a parent of a ninth-grader at Glenelg High School, I am saddened and flabbergasted that the PTA is taking such a hard-line stance against student health and, indirectly, academic performance. I was equally shocked by the soda and candy machines moved...Tags: Health and Safety at School
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Choi and O'Farrell in contentious battle for council seat
Mitch O'Farrell is probably the only candidate running for Los Angeles City Council who can do a backward handspring, no problem. Before taking a job a decade ago as a field deputy in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti, O'Farrell, 52, spent years as a...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Political Fundraising, Unions, Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Elections
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