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Muscogee Co. school board approves school closings
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A west Georgia school system has approved a package of cuts that includes closing an elementary school and a middle school. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that the Mu...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lindsey Johnson’s classmates engage in a group hug Monday afternoon after she was honored for donating money she had saved to buy an iPad to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. (Lauren Jones / RN-T.com)
Pepperell Elementary fifth-grader’s random act of kindness comes back to her
After Lindsey Johnson watched a promotional video for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in class at Pepperell Elementary School, the 11-year-old went home in tears. “She had seen the video and...
May 21, 2013 | 7 7 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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GNTC nursing program reaccredited
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Associate Degree Nursing program has been granted continued accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Accreditation will co...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Common Core: A primer on the curriculum, and the debate about it, from WABE's Martha Dalton
On May 17 and 18, Georgia Republicans will gather in Athens for their state convention. While much of the buzz will center on a crowded Republican U.S. Senate primary field, there will likely also ...
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Nathan Deal escapes GOP rebuke over Common Core
Gov. Nathan Deal owes Seth Harp a basket of flowers. Or at least a thank-you note. By calling for a quorum in the final minutes of the state GOP convention on Saturday, the former state senator fro...
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Mireille Kibibi is one of seven refugees graduating this year from Berry College in north Georgia. (CNN photo)
A risk that paid off: Students scarred by war earn college degrees
Rome, Georgia (CNN) -- Mireille Kibibi's march to the graduation stage at Berry College was tough -- laden with the burdens of war. As a little girl, she fled civil war in Burundi and escaped to ne...
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Juhi Varshney said, “I really want to go into medicine. They’ve also got a really great social scene, and that’s something I want to be a part of.” (Lauren Jones / Rome News-Tribune)
GRADUATE OF DISTINCTION: Rome High valedictorian Juhi Varshney plans to serve others in life
After using her hands to serve others throughout her four years at Rome High School , Juhi Varshney has decided to let service dictate her years to come. Varshney will graduate at the top of her...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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State assigns consultant to Floyd County schools
The state Charter Committee said Friday it will postpone a decision on whether Floyd County schools violated its charter agreement by failing to include local input in its decision making process. ...
May 18, 2013 | 8 8 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Floyd County Schools and Berry College offering academic summer camp for gifted children
by Floyd County Schools reports
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Summer break from school is near and many parents will be looking for opportunities for enrichment camps for their children. Floyd County Schools and Berry College have teamed-up to provide a gifte...
Tenn. governor signs school security bill
May 16, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that allows school districts to let people with police training be armed in schools. The measure passed the House 82-15 and was approved 2...
New vision coming with new Anna K. Davie Elementary
by Mike Colombo, Managing Editor
May 16, 2013 | 4 4 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
When the new Anna K. Davie Elementary School opens for the 2014-2015 school year, a unique public-private partnership is expected to create new learning opportunities for all ages in South Rome...
Shorter University senior Susanna Polley receives Nolle Scholarship, Alpha Chi chapter named Star Chapter
by Shorter University reports
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Rome, Ga. – Susanna Polley, a senior biology and piano performance major at Shorter University, is one of 10 students nationwide selected to receive the Alfred H. Nolle National Scholarship from Al...
Armuchee High groups raise more than $7,000 for Relay for Life
by Floyd County Schools reports
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Armuchee High School's National Honor Society, Key Club, and FBLA joined together to participate in Relay for Life and raise $7,046.00 for the American Cancer Society. The event held the last weeke...
Deal signs order addressing Common Core standards
by CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY,Associated Press
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal has signed an executive order implementing restrictions on a set of academic standards adopted by the state. Deal said Wednesday he will prohibit certain student in...
GHC hosts eighth Foundation Camp for boys
by Georgia Highlands College
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Georgia Highlands College and 100 Black Men of Rome and Northwest Georgia are currently taking applications for the eighth annual Foundation Camp for boys aged 10 – 14, scheduled for June 3 – 14, M...
City Board of Education has new tech outlook
by Jeremy Stewart, Staff Writer
May 15, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Changes are on the way for how Rome City Schools approach technology on a staff level. The Board of Education approved three new job descriptions on first reading at Tuesday’s regular meeting, ...