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Stepping up: Communities come through for schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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Oklahoman Editorial -- "The year’s first large slate of bond issue proposals in school districts across the state left one clear message: Voters are solidly behind local school districts, despite whatever financial troubles they may be having at home."

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TPS has used about half its stimulus cash

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 0)
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Tulsa Public Schools has spent or encumbered nearly half of the $16.7 million the district received in federal Title I funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with the salaries of 47 employees being supported by the federal stimulus bill.

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Criminal investigation opened in grade-changing scandal at Churchill High

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 9, Clicks: 2)
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The Montgomery County state's attorney has opened a criminal investigation into a grade-changing scheme at Winston Churchill High School, officials said Wednesday, elevating the digital subterfuge into a major scandal at one of the region's most prestigious public schools.

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Gov. Brad Henry OKs bills to put budget deal into action

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 0)
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Gov. Brad Henry quietly signed bills Friday that complete a budget agreement that takes care of a nearly $300 million projected deficit at the end of this fiscal year.

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Silver Spring students enjoy free extracurricular activities

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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Students are benefiting from a new wave of extracurricular activities at East Silver Spring: free programs that aim to expose the low-income, mostly-minority students to cultures, skills and instruction not previously available to them inside or outside the classroom.

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Quantcast Thousands protest California education cuts

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 0)
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Rallies and walkouts are largely peaceful, but 150 are arrested in Oakland as a freeway is blocked. The demonstrations are part of a nationwide 'Day of Action for Public Education.'

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House Votes to Protect Pupils Against Abusive Discipline

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 0)
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In a move to provide the first comprehensive protections for children against abusive disciplinary actions by schools, the House on Wednesday easily approved a bill to restrict the use of forcible restraint and seclusion, in which children are held down, drugged or isolated in a locked room to control their behavior.

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School funds to be short despite plan, State schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett says

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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State schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett emphasized to the state Board of Education that the education budget will fall about $50 million short, despite $172 million in emergency funding aimed at "keeping education whole.”

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Save stimulus funds, Jenks board told

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 16, Clicks: 1)
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Any additional stimulus funds granted to Jenks Public Schools this year should not be spent immediately but should be carried over into the next fiscal year, the district's chief financial officer told the school board Monday.

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Longfellow Middle school nominated for national honor

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 1)
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Longfellow Middle School has been nominated for consideration as a National Blue Ribbon School.

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Tulsa school bond proposals approved

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 0)
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Tulsa voters overwhelmingly passed the largest school bond package in state history Tuesday with more than 72 percent approval for each of four issues.

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Oklahoma's green corn rebellion

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.examiner.com (Views: 34, Clicks: 15)
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In 1917, a mortgage crisis in Oklahoma combined with the recently announced intention by the federal government to begin conscription for troops to fight in World War I, sent many workers and farmers in the state into rebellion. Occurring during a traditional Creek Indian festival of the same name the episode became known as the Green Corn Rebellion.

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School work: Change needed in audit oversight

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 7, Clicks: 0)
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Oklahoman Editorial -- "Annual school audits are not a fail-safe for detecting fraud or misspending. They offer an opinion on a district’s financial statements but aren’t designed to review every purchase for potential problems. That’s the job of a district’s internal procedures – and ultimately school board members who must approve spending."

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Grad Nation Campaign

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.americaspromise.org (Views: 13, Clicks: 0)
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On March 1, 2010, General Colin Powell, America’s Promise Alliance Chair Alma Powell and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the formation of Grad Nation. Grad Nation is a 10-year campaign to mobilize the nation as never before to reverse the dropout crisis and enable our children to be prepared for success in college, work and life.

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Federal Government in squabble over My Schools lookalike

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.computerworld.com.au (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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The creator of a report similar to the My Schools website has angrily refuted claims by the Federal Government that it is misleading customers. Vassil told Computerworld his report provides “an interpretation” of data collated from the My Schools website, but not available in a condensed format. He said his report contains analytical data that the Federal Government “said it would not include”.

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