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Kang Dong-il, 17, a junior at Yeongdeok High School in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, is always in a hurry after his last class ends at 4:20 p.m. every day.

Haircuts at Sleepy Sam's , Michael R. Strickland, Author, Keaf Holliday, Illustrator

Boyds Mills Press.

EXCERPT: Editorial Review From Publishers Weekly: Three brothers take a Saturday morning trip to Sam's barber shop in this affable if slim story, narrated by the youngest sibling. Though their mother sends them with a note instructing the barber not to trim her sons' Afro cuts too short on top, the boysAand SamAhave a different style in mind.

Strickland, who has compiled several poetry anthologies for children, shapes credible dialogue and gives his narrative a bouncy cadence: awaiting their turn in the barber's chair, the brothers "watch the men cut hair and talk, cut hair and joke, cut hair and argue, cut hair and laugh, cut hair and boogie to the oldies on the radio."

Holliday's (First by Secondhand) 1970s' palette underscores Mom's old-fashioned ideas and the barbers' banter about boxers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Rendered with airbrush and pastel chalk, his pictures showcase the animated expressions of the characters with close-to-photographic clarity against faded backgrounds of chartreuse, mauve and beige. Ages 4-8.

Putting the pieces together in educational assessments. Photo courtesy of the Law Offices of Bonnie Z. Yates Title of Event : Why Are Assessments So Important? Date of Event : Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 Time : 6:30pm - 9:00pm Location : Los Angeles Meeting & Event Center, Encino Room 10601 W. Washington Blvd.

Called by God and armed with unwavering determination, Cheri Isett built a school not with brick and mortar but instead with a bedrock belief that education should be of the students, for the students and by the students.

Josh Pruzansky is the executive director of Agudath Israel of New Jersey, a regional affiliate of Agudath Israel of America, a broad-based Jewish advocacy group.

Federal prosecutors say a South Carolina man is facing a possible 30-year prison sentence after admitting to shooting a law enforcement officer.

Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants, the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools.

Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.

If you're throwing around the term "app" a lot but it has nothing to do with iPhones, you must have a high school senior in the family working on a college app.

A few years ago, a Texas public school student could pass standardized tests in math and science while getting less than half the answers right.

Mankato Loyola senior Amanda Nusser was among three Loyola seniors to take part in the honor band.

Concern is rising nationwide over the government s education policies. A few days ago, Lee Ki-su, president of Korea University and chairman of the Korean Association of Private University Presidents, criticized the current education system, saying, The Lee Myung-bak administration s education measures started out emphasizing competitiveness and ...

A new federal report shows that more than 16,000 Georgia education jobs were saved or created through stimulus funding.

The next ACT achievement test will be administered Dec. 12 at Lincoln High School.

Virginia needs a governor who will put education and children as a priority. Creigh Deeds has a history of being an advocate for children and public education.

At home in Katmandu, Nepal, Pankaj Karki researched colleges in the United States.

The term refers to the disparities in standardized test scores between Black and White, Latina/o and White, and recent immigrant and White students.

Today's letter to the editor from Maureen Garry underlines one of the many problems with our school system, which Gary Goncalves raised during his campaign, and you'll hear more about after the elections.

USC President Steven B. Sample, who dramatically boosted the university's academic prestige, financial resources and civic engagement during nearly 19 years as its leader, says he will step down from the post next summer.

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.