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Newtown massacre leads to security assessments nationwide
The Washington PostFor Lisa Betts and her husband, the conversation started Friday at their Silver Spring, Md., home, not long after they heard about the massacre that claimed the lives of 20 children and six staff members at a Connecticut school. How safe, they wondered,...Tags: Columbine High School, Asthma, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Virginia Tech
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Arne Duncan tells Hampton University audience to continue push for education
While black students in the U.S. are graduating high school and enrolling in college in higher numbers than in previous years, community members must continue to push more children toward attaining an education to be globally competitive, U.S. Secretary...
Tags: Schools, Arts and Culture, Hampton University, Hampton University Ministers' Conference, High Schools
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In Fenger, art builds community
The urge to create is as old as the human race, as ancient as the day someone felt the urge to draw colorful lines across bodies and faces or, more permanently, paint on or carve into the walls of a cave. This sort of self-expression reaches a natural, if...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Lockport, Students, Roseland, Derrion Albert
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Editorials: Isle of Wight controversy, stellar scholars
Oh, the irony The twists and coils of the Isle of Wight email saga have begun to double back on themselves, providing an element of irony to the whole mess. Byron "Buzz" Bailey, vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and outspoken school board...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Phoebus High School, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton University, World War II (1939-1945)
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Michigan to offer preschool to more poor children
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As many as 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool in Michigan next school year, a significant enrollment boost that Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to increase even more the following year. An influx of up to $65 million —...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Budgets and Budgeting, Preschools, Health Insurance
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Veterans, violence forum, dogs in cars: DP 'roses' and 'thorns'
Each week the Daily Press Editorial Board offers a list of those persons or institutions deserving of "roses" and those deserving of "thorns." This week's roses go to the following: Virginia veterans involved in the "D-Day" invasion of Normandy on...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton University, World War II (1939-1945), Dog (animal), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Obama pledges more Web access to slightly distracted middle-schoolers
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – President Obama on Thursday pledged to bring high-speed Internet to nearly all students in their classrooms within five years, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to expand an existing initiative that will help...
Tags: Students, Media Industry, Education, Federal Communications Commission, Barack Obama
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Rauner officially enters GOP race for governor
Wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner formally entered the Republican governor's race Wednesday, saying state government is broken and portraying himself as a down-to-earth businessman who can fix it. Rauner made the announcement in a three-minute...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Abortion, Bill Brady, Rahm Emanuel
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Commencement speakers strive to inspire, entertain
Expectations are high for this year's commencement speakers at Maryland universities — an august crew that includes the Obamas and their team of writers as well as funnyman Bill Cosby and Hollywood director Jason Winer. But to stand out — or...
Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Government, Graduation
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School closings disappoint many aldermen
Tribune reportersAfter the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Local Government, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Teaching and Learning
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Alonso's final report card
The reverberations from the departure of Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso will be felt nationally as well as locally. Six years ago, I was a member of the Baltimore school board that hired him. Our risky vision was to try to recruit a game-changer...
Tags: Michelle Rhee, Education, Teaching and Learning, Corporate Officers, Teachers
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