Not exact matches
Hundreds
of students at the
school, just over the
county line from the site
of last week's
school shooting, came together Tuesday morning for a moment
of silence and to make sense
of the deadly assault carried
out by a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas student.
We'd like to give a big shout -
out to the
School District
of Palm Beach
County, the
School District's Police Department and the Palm Beach
County Sheriff's Office for their collaboration and swiftness following the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...
Last Wednesday, I arrived at the big box store south
of town late in the afternoon, just as
school let
out and everyone in Rhea
County decided they needed groceries.
We were all eating lunch in the cafeteria at Loudoun
County High
School in Leesburg, Virginia, and the new kid from Texas pulled a bottle
out of his lunch box.
Sitting on the sofa, I show him a few items: newspaper and magazine pieces about the Liston fights; Ali's conversion to Islam; the arrest for refusing military induction; the epic first battle with Frazier; the Supreme Court overturning the draft conviction; Foreman being voodooed by Ali; the Thrilla in Manila; the boxing lesson he gave Spinks in their second contest; a recent article about Ali buying buses for Chicago - area public
schools (immediately after seeing a TV news story about how Dade
County had no money for new buses, Ali sat down, wrote a check and mailed it, not using the gift as a tax deduction); and one about helping a young man wearing a hooded dark sweatshirt and jeans who crawled
out on a high window ledge
of a Wilshire Boulevard skyscraper in Los Angeles to kill himself.
The Bulldogs have flipped Alabama commit Quay Walker, a four - star
out of Crisp
County (Ga.) High
School ranked No. 2 among the nation's outside linebacker prospects and No. 31 overall.
San Clemente, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 10/23/1995 (age 22.5) # 8 BACKGROUND: A three - star athlete recruit
out of high
school, Dante Pettis was a four - sport star at Junipero Serra Catholic, spending his time balancing baseball, basketball, football and track — set the Orange
County record in the long - jump (24» 07»), running a personal - best 21.84 in the 200 - meters.
To close
out National
School Breakfast Week here at Beyond Breakfast, we sat down to chat with Meredith Potter, Director
of School Nutrition, and Kauren Koff, Dietitian, from Houston
County Schools in Georgia.
Stay tuned to Beyond Breakfast for Part Two
of our interview with Burke
County Public
Schools» Nutrition Director and Academy
of Nutrition and Dietetics president - elect Donna Martin, to find
out how teachers reacted to breakfast - in - the - classroom as the program was expanded district - wide, and some student - favorite
school breakfast menu items.
Lacie got her start in
school nutrition right
out of high
school, working as a student clerk in the Polk
County offices while she attended undergraduate classes.
The staff at the grade
school didn't take her allergy very seriously though until a child died the next
county over and then my child had a serious reaction to candy a teacher gave
out at the end
of the day as the kids were getting on the bus.
And Jamie Oliver was even kicked
out of LA
County schools for bringing light to the issue, amongst other district nutrition problems, but it seems he may actually be making some headway.
According to a story I found on MNN, while the former superintendent kicked Oliver
out of LA
County schools, the new superintendent said he would recommend to the board
of education that flavored milk be banned.
Kate Maehr, executive director
of the cavernous South Side food depository, said more than 32,000 one - pound packages
of ground pork and an accompanying 12,000 pounds
of bacon and sausage — donated by Farmland Foods — would be swiftly shipped
out to 652 food pantries, shelters and after -
school programs in Cook
County, and more than 1,000 other pantries statewide.
Just about one year ago, we were checking in with some
of our Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom districts to see how their first year
of breakfast - in - the - classroom was progressing; check
out what Sandy Huisman, Director
of Food & Nutrition Management in Des Moines, Iowa and with Amy Dennes, Regional Assistant Superintendent
of Jefferson
County Public
Schools, had to say about the value
of BIC.
A trial court in Rensselaer
County has thrown
out a union challenge to a pair
of programs started by Cuomo — the Empire and Excelsior Service fellowships — that recruits young professionals and those just getting
out of school, to work at high level jobs in state government for two year periods.
Suffolk
County Executive Steve Bellone will venture
out next week to deliver his State
of the
County speech at Newfield High
School, despite a 2010 law that says he should make his annual report to the
County Legislature at a regularly scheduled meeting.
Suffolk
County Executive Steve Bellone will venture out next week to deliver his State of the County speech at Newfield High School in Selden, despite a 2010 law that says he should make his annual report to the county legislature at a regularly scheduled me
County Executive Steve Bellone will venture
out next week to deliver his State
of the
County speech at Newfield High School in Selden, despite a 2010 law that says he should make his annual report to the county legislature at a regularly scheduled me
County speech at Newfield High
School in Selden, despite a 2010 law that says he should make his annual report to the
county legislature at a regularly scheduled me
county legislature at a regularly scheduled meeting.
Duncan told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that the Kanawha
County school system was already handing
out pink slips in anticipation
of the automatic cuts that, among other things, will impact the amount
of federal money states get through September.
Oneida
County Youth Bureau Director Kevin Green has recognized youth volunteers from The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe
Schools / Underground Café and Dodge Pratt Northam Art Community all performed community service that included assisting in a bicycle giveaway for Utica children, making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members, soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version
of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's,
Out of the Darkness Walk to Prevent Suicide, Making Strides to end Breast Cancer Walk, cleaning senior citizen's yards, preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries, youth mentoring and tutoring and other community activities.
Nurses from Kaleida stepped in and took over duties in the Buffalo Public
Schools as part of a deal worked out in 2005, after funding for school nurses was eliminated by Erie County, which had previously provided the service to city s
Schools as part
of a deal worked
out in 2005, after funding for
school nurses was eliminated by Erie
County, which had previously provided the service to city
schoolsschools.
Are we going to wait until we see body bags
of children coming
out of an illegal
school because they could not get
out because
of dead - bolted exit doors,» asked Rockland
County Executive Ed Day.
Did
County Legislator Chris Allen flip
out at a
school teacher and yank the ID badge she was wearing so hard it caused a painful abrasion on her neck because she wouldn't let him park at a Greene
County swimming hole she and a group
of students were tidying up?
In Westchester
County, the Pleasantville
school board on Tuesday agreed to a plan that over the next two years will phase
out use
of the Regents Geometry and Algebra II exams while expanding college - level Advanced Placement exams.
So local government officials are teaming up with leaders from business, labor,
schools, and neighborhood groups to figure
out how to shrink the layers
of public bureaucracy in Onondaga
County.
A decrease in the number
of students buying
school lunches and an increase in the amount
of food that is being wasted has pushed one Onondaga
County school to opt
out of the federal program for its high
school students.
Ironically, the comptroller, the man who adds up the plusses and minuses at the end
of the day, was nowhere in the loop when one
of the bigger ideas in
county / city / school government was rolled out the same week by County Exec Mike
county / city /
school government was rolled
out the same week by
County Exec Mike
County Exec Mike Hein.
«When you look at the
school safety money, you'll find
out that even in Leon
County, it doesn't cover the cost
of putting an SRO officer in every single
school,» Mazur said.
Many students in the
county also remain
out of school for the entire week due to the ongoing power outages.»
«My request comes
out of an abundance
of caution in light
of recent
school shootings,» Romaine, a Republican, wrote in a Feb. 28 letter to
County Executive Steve Bellone and Acting Police Commissioner John Barry.
Irwin's campaign disclosure form reads like a «who's who»
of big union players, including max -
out contributions from AFSCME, the California
School Employees Association, the California State Council
of Laborer's PAC, the California Teachers Association, Los Angeles
County Firefighters Local 1014, SEIU United Long Term Care Workers Local 6434, Service Employees International Union Local 1000, the State Building & Construction Trades Council
of California and the United Nurses Association
Washington
County Sheriff Jeff Murphy, who is a strong advocate for SROs in his county, pointed out: «Sadly, many times when law enforcement arrives at the scene of a school shooting, everything is over and all the police officers can do is help the surv
County Sheriff Jeff Murphy, who is a strong advocate for SROs in his
county, pointed out: «Sadly, many times when law enforcement arrives at the scene of a school shooting, everything is over and all the police officers can do is help the surv
county, pointed
out: «Sadly, many times when law enforcement arrives at the scene
of a
school shooting, everything is over and all the police officers can do is help the survivors.
Toni Williams Office:
School Board District: Thornton Township District 205 High
School County: Cook Election date: 04/05/2011 Elected: Yes Number
of Votes: 4,838 Percentage: 17.7 % Place: 2nd (
out of 7 candidates)
Williamsville, the Buffalo area's largest suburban
school district, is tied for the second - highest number of candidates running for School Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara cou
school district, is tied for the second - highest number
of candidates running for
School Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara cou
School Board
out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara
counties.
Suffolk
County Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I - Montauk) wants to better understand what, if any, impact that heated water is having on the ecology
of the Sound and has reached
out to researchers at Stony Brook University's
School of Atmospheric Science, hoping they can determine whether Millstone might be «overheating» the Sound's waters.
The Town
of Lewiston, Niagara
County Legislature and the villages
of Lewiston and Youngstown, as well as the Lewiston - Porter
school district, have voiced their dissent despite the risk
of losing
out on the millions
of dollars in revenue from taxes and fees that CWM would pay over the lifetime
of the new landfill.
«And although there's a couple
of schools who have opted
out of that calendar, most
of the
schools in Onondaga
County are closed on Election Day.»
«If you long for those high
school days
of being part
of a team or are intrigued every time an emergency vehicle passes by, this is the time to get off your best intentions and check
out your local volunteer fire department,» said Erie
County Commissioner
of Emergency Services Dan Neaverth Jr. «We provide the training, equipment and camaraderie.
Once grabbing councilmeber David Franczyk by his tie, he also also once leapt
out of his car and charged up the steps
of Erie
County Hall at then TV reporter Lee Coppola, now a retired dean
of the Russell J. Jandoli
School of Journalism at St. Bonaventure University.
Smitsonian Institution Programs Summer Archeology Programs Connected with DC Universities [Program for Deaf Students] Drinking Water Quality Research Center, Miami, FL [proposal for outreach to disabled students] Museum
of Science and Industry, IL Chicago
Schools Cooperative Museum Program, IL Recreational Faculties for the Handicapped at Rend Lake, IL SELPH Material Lawrence Hall King Report on Survey
of the Special Educational Programs
of Members
of the Association
of Science Technology Centers University
of Kentucky Outdoor Education for Handicapped Project Directory
of OOPS Programs Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, MD [notes on interview] ABCD Collaboration Science Program Non-Mainstreamed Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Technical Education Research Center Camp Happy Hollow, Mayrille, MI Squam Lakes Science Center, NH Science Enrichment Program Opened to Handicapped Students NY League
of Hard
of Hearing, NY Center
of Science and Industry, OH Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, PA Pacoma Environmental Education Center, PA Roanoke Valley Science Museum, VA Fairfax
County Public
Schools, VA US Geological Survey Earth Science Program, WI ERIC - CRESS Info on Outdoor Ed - Science Programs National Council for Therapy and Rehabilitation through Horticulture Environments for the Able and Disabled Nature Study - A Journal
of Education and Interpretation OOPS
Out of School Science Proposal and Drafts Original Newspaper Article, 1980 - 1981 OOPS
Out of School Science Proposal and Drafts II, 1980 - 1981
On Wednesday, I went
out to dinner at The Vault — a small brewing company in Bucks
County, Pennsylvania — with Mary and Rebecca, two
of my very best girlfriends from high
school.
The idea
of providing assistants for principals grew
out of a study
of the amount
of time 20 Jefferson
County (Kentucky)
school district principals were spending on instruction.
«Without the spirit
of truly wanting to reach
out, it doesn't matter,» said Tina Wirth, the Duval
County (Florida) Public
Schools community involvement supervisor.
Clayton
County (Georgia) Juvenile Court has a program called System
of Care, which partners with local
schools and law enforcement to find ways
of disciplining young people while keeping them in
school and
out of the juvenile justice system.
Learn how teachers at Albemarle
County Public
Schools redefine failure as a part
of learning, and find
out how they build physical spaces and cultures that help students learn from errors.
(In 2001, Tolenas was one
of four
schools in northern Solano
County to reach California's target score
of 800
out of a possible 1,000 on the Academic Performance Index, or API.
Barbara, a 41 - year - old mother
of five, left Baltimore city for the
county, where she was pleased that the
schools had so much more to offer: «stepping class, drama class, singing, girls» basketball, volleyball... when the kid is not occupied, they gonna be
out there doing whatever.»
The larger geographical spread
of countywide districts raises the cost to families
of moving
out of the district but also raises transportation issues for
school districts that want to desegregate throughout the entire
county.
The final report, titled «Just the Right Mix: Identifying Potential Dropouts in Montgomery
County Public
Schools Using an Early Warning Indicators Approach,» goes back to first grade and identifies «cut points» that are related to an increased likelihood
of students dropping
out of school.
Albemarle
County Public
Schools send
out a blanket permission form at the beginning
of the year requesting parent consent to share video and photos
of their children on social media and the web.