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Springston named lone finalist for BISD superintendent
By a unanimous vote, the Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees late Tuesday named Brett Springston the lone finalist for Superintendent of Schools.
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Southend schools could get A 80m Government cash
SCHOOLS in Southend could be in line for an A 80million Government grant. The money could be used to rebuild six secondary schools across the town.
Revamp of after-school assignments in pipeline
Tom and Shelli Milley might be Calgary's coolest parents. At least it's a safe bet their kids' peers think so after the couple hammered out a no-homework contract with their children's school board.
Councillor's anger over school's reprieve from closure
SALFORD'S education boss has launched a scathing attack on a decision to keep open a school which the council wanted to shut.
Peer pressure compels teens to opt for cosmetic surgery
The onset of puberty can be an agonising time for many adolescents. This is the time when a strong emphasis is placed on looks and many teenagers look for peer validation.
'Meatballs' still "clearly a classic," says Jack Blum, a.k.a. Spaz
"Meatballs" still has a lot of beef. Thirty years after the Canadian summer-camp film starring Bill Murray stormed the box office, teens still seem charmed by its motley crew of misfits.
Ashland street designation serves as reminder to drivers
Oak Street officially became the city's first "shared roadway" this week when crews laid thermoplastic signs on the pavement between Lithia Way and Nevada Street.
Upavon mum claims red tape is forcing her to pay for school bus
An Upavon mum has been forced to drive her children to school in Pewsey because of what she describes as a sorry tale of bureaucracy over common sense.
Alberta PCs consider lifting tuition cap
Three years after the province announced it was capping tuition rates at post-secondary institutions for up to a decade to ease the burden on students, the Stelmach government is allowing cash-strapped schools to apply for increases in their base tuition amounts for professional programs.
School 'whingers' charter' blasted
Children's Secretary Ed Balls' plans to guarantee pupils and parents certain rights from the education system have been condemned by school leaders, who said it will lead to a "whingers' charter" for families to complain.
School board settles racism complaint
The Catholic school board has settled a racism complaint lodged by a student and his family.
EXACTLY 11,505 Form Six students from 157 secondary schools around the country will today start their Fiji School Leaving Certificate Examination.
NYC Education Department Raises Bar on City High School Grading System
The Education Department has made it harder for high schools to get top marks on the report cards the city is releasing Monday.
Wheatley Park head pledges to lift school from special measures
THE headteacher of a school rated - inadequate' by a damning Ofsted report has pledged that she "will not rest" until it is taken out of special measures.
The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Analysis: Holding Miss. parents accountable
The city of Ridgeland, Miss., has adopted an ordinance to help the Madison County school system verify that parents sending their children to the local schools live in the district.
Immigrant, refugee teens in Oakland tell their stories
For homework, they finished drawing their "cartoon self" with five different emotions.
Chinese vice president stresses importance of education, medical services
Vice President Xi Jinping has highlighted the importance of education and medical services as they are closely related to the interests of people.
Learners injured during exam chaos
Two pupils from the Lagunya Finishing School in the Western Cape were injured on Thursday when police used rubber bullets to disperse an angry mob disrupting matric examinations at Langa Secondary School.
Writing classes offered for teens, tweens
Hoping to seed the minds of young authors, a young mom and former elementary school teacher has been leading a pair of writing groups for children.
Profile: Stephenie Meyer, the squeaky clean author of Twilight
New Moon's chaste tale of the undead will fill the world's cinemas with teenage girls this week, yet the woman behind a publishing phenomenon to rival JK Rowling and Dan Brown has never even seen an R-rated movie If you have even the most fleeting acquaintance with a prepubescent girl, the chances are you've gathered that the film of New Moon , the ...
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