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RATING SCHOOLS AND PARENTS - TODAY IS WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 16,
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Where do you rate?
By Chris Mortensen, Principal, Greenville High School
I read an interesting article about Florida considering that schools
begin evaluating parents on their involvement with their
children. This was being proposed as a bill by Florida State
Representative Kelli Stargel. Testing results, Annual Yearly
Progress, discipline numbers, graduation rate, attendance rates,
transient nature of the student population and programs offered by the
school are analyzed consistently from year to year to determine
effectiveness of schools. These factors have then been used to focus
the process for improvement for schools... Read More. See More Opinion.
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EDISON
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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DMX 2011: a Look at Careers in the Wide
World of Graphics
By Bob Robinson
PIQUA - Edison Community College’s Digital Media X 2011 took about 80
high school students through the types of careers they can expect to
see in the worlds of graphics, digital media and Internet technologies.
A dozen Edison staff members and adjuncts, under the leadership...
Read More. See More Community. |
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NFRW
LEGISLATIVE DAY IN NATION'S CAPITOL
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NFRW Briefed by
Speaker Boehner at U.S. Capitol
Local Resident Among 225 ‘Red Coats’ on the Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) privately
briefed 225 Republican women leaders from across the country during the
National Federation of Republican Women’s (NFRW) biennial Legislative
Day at the U.S... Read More. See More News.
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PRICES AT THE
PUMP CONTINUE TO CLIMB
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Dayton Business Journal...
Gas prices
creep higher
The price per gallon of gasoline in Dayton has gone up 10 cents in the
past week, although the price of crude oil dropped for the first time
in a month after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan forced the nation
to shut down some oil refineries. Dayton motorists are paying $3.53 per
gallon on average, compared with $3.43 a week ago, $2.96 a month ago
and $2.72 a... Read More. See More News. |
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MICROCHIP, INTERNET, MOON LANDING...
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Townhall... The 7 Greatest Scientific Achievements Of
The Last 50 Years
By John Hawkins
We human beings tend to forget how far we’ve come as a species in a
relatively short period of time. In the 1870’s, we had the first house
that was lighted with electricity. Cars just started to become
available 100 years ago. Charles Lindbergh made the first transatlantic
flight in 1927. Televisions didn’t become widely available until after
WWII... Read More. See More Blogs. |
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| FROM
THE
EDITOR - TODAY IS WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 16, 2011 |
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There
has been much discussion about the role of teachers and school
districts in the education of our children. Some – not all – of us in
the community may have forgotten that schools are not babysitters…
their job is to educate, and to do that they need the help of parents
and guardians. Chris Mortensen’s “Where do you rate?” is a “must read”
for us all. Also in News: Assault on Collective Bargaining Illegal;
Communities’ officials want to keep estate tax; and Conservatives Voice
Frustration With Short-Term Budget Bills. Blogs:
Will Freshman House Republicans Keep Their Promise?; Unions Skittish
Over Obama; and We All Must ‘Sacrifice,’ Except the President’s
Friends. For
Yesterday's Home Page Click Here.
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