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EDUCATION / NEWS Thu Oct 18, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Pupils at a city middle school will be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school board approved the proposal Wednesday evening. The plan, offered by city health officials, makes King Middle School.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Fri May 4, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

FOX News -- A New York City educator is in hot water after sending out a scathing note to parents riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. Michael Levy, a health academy dean at Markham Intermediate School in Staten Island, N.Y., sent home the letter to aroun.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Apr 30, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- According to Carol Coletta, president and CEO of Chicago-based research organization CEOs for Cities, roughly two-thirds of young adults consider where they want to live first, then consider how they’ll earn a living. “Jobs aren’t always the firs.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Tue Aug 7, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

FOX News -- In a city where gun violence has become an all too common part of daily life, these shootings were enough to chill even the most hardened residents: Four young friends shot execution-style in a schoolyard just days before they were to head to college... Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Jun 13, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

Washington Post -- District leaders stood beside Michelle A. Rhee on the steps of city hall yesterday as a show of public support for the newly nominated D.C. schools chancellor, but they complained behind the scenes about the secrecy with which Mayor Adrian M. Fenty made h.. Read More

EDUCATION / OPINION Tue May 22, 2007 @ 8:00am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- In Istanbul: Memories of a City, his mournful love letter to his hometown, Orhan Pamuk refers to the peculiar melancholy that haunts the grand buildings and dilapidated backstreets of the capital of the old Ottoman empire. He calls it 'huzun', a Turkish w.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed May 2, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

USA Today -- Less than two years after being given the helm of the city's beleaguered school system, the state-appointed superintendent announced Tuesday she would step down to focus on her family and new job opportunities. Robin Jarvis said her resignation effecti.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Tue May 1, 2007 @ 8:13pm neoform

CNN -- Less than two years after being given the helm of the city's beleaguered school system, the state-appointed superintendent announced Tuesday she would step down to focus on her family and new job opportunities. Robin Jarvis said her resignation effecti.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Tue Apr 10, 2007 @ 3:16pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- In a city where about 80% of residents do not speak English at home, the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce has initiated a $4.5-million campaign to get 50,000 residents to learn the language over the next four years. As part of its project, the chamber las.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Feb 14, 2007 @ 9:33am mrmdc

FOX News -- The first New York City public school offering the Arabic language and culture is set to open in September. Named after the Lebanese poet and philosopher, the Khalil Gibran International Academy for grades 6-12 will be located in Brooklyn and be one of.. Read More

EDUCATION / NEWS Wed Dec 13, 2006 @ 9:43pm neoform

Sun Sentinel -- Cooper City High School's senior class president was arrested Tuesday and charged in a grade-tampering scandal that has rocked the campus... Read More