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High school seniors can apply for scholarship from Blood Assurance
The Blood Assurance Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2010 Crystal Green Memorial Scholarship. Applications for the one-time $1,500 scholarship must be postmarked no later than Marc...
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Bill requires conferences for failing students
ATLANTA (AP) — New legislation would mandate parent-teacher conferences when a student receives a failing grade on two consecutive report cards. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Dee Dawkins...
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Regents talk little about budget during monthly meeting
ATLANTA — Like the crazy aunt sitting in the corner that no one wants to talk about, the simmering budget crisis facing the state and the University System of Georgia was hardly mentioned ...
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New national math, English standards drafted
SEATTLE (AP) — Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards today as draft new national guidelines were released. Supporters o...
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University System to audit employees for ineligible dependents on health insurance
ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia is launching an audit of every employee’s health-insurance dependent coverage in hopes of saving nearly $5 million. The system’s Board of Regents...
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Student drug testing policies inconsistent across region
Testing students for drug use is tricky business, so while some local school systems recently have adopted policies, others have experimented and stopped testing altogether. In December, Bradley C...
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Rome BOE recognizes students’ achievements
Student achievement was the main focus of the Rome Board of Education meeting Tuesday night as board members recognized more than a dozen students for recent accomplishments. Six elementary s...
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Dalton schools may face up to $8 million in cuts
Dalton Public Schools may have to cut up to $8 million from its budget by July 2011 or risk running out of money, Superintendent Jim Hawkins told school board members Monday. Hawkins said the $6 m...
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Berry College ranked 4th among small colleges in southeast for ‘green’ programs
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Blue Ridge Mountain Outdoors magazine has ranked Berry College among the most eco-friendly colleges in the southeast. In the Cool Schools designation, Berry was listed fourth among colleges with ...
Coosa cheerleaders to show spirit for wheelchair championship
by Chelsea Latta
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The Coosa High School cheerleaders are eagerly preparing to take a trip to Duluth to fill the Gwinnett Arena with team spirit for the AAASP Georgia Wheelchair Basketball Championship game Friday. ...
Shorter planning to offer additional online programs
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Shorter College has requested approval to begin offering programs that will add to its growing number of online courses. Pending approval, Shorter will offer an associate’s degree in science, ...
More than 100 protest budget cuts at Georgia Highlands
by Daniel Bell
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Georgia Highlands College student Cory Lowe describes himself as a “second chance” student. He said he attended a bigger university but became distracted and failed himself. Now he’s an honor stud...
Food Network star Brown to speak at UGA graduation
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Food Network star chef and author Alton Brown will be the graduation speaker at the University of Georgia this spring. Brown, a UGA alum and Georgia resident, is the creator of ...
McHenry students entertain at circus show
by Chelsea Latta
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McHenry Primary School staged a one-of-a-kind circus Thursday that included acrobatic monkeys, lions with Hula-Hoops, the world’s strongest students, the infamous clown Olympics, balancing bears, b...
Ga. among 16 finalists for 'Race to the Top'
by DORIE TURNER, Associated Press Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is one of 16 finalists for more than $4 billion in competitive federal grants targeting education reform. Georgia was selected Thursday from a pool of 41 applicants for the ...
Shorter to offer calculus courses online
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Shorter College’s Department of Online Programs has partnered with Massachusetts-based Distance Calculus to offer current Shorter students and new students a chance to take college level math and c...
Jailed Jordanian Cleric Is Al Qaeda Recruiters' Poster Boy
A jailed Jordanian cleric who is behind bars for promoting terrorist attacks appears to be the face of Al Qaeda’s newest recruitment campaign.
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Thu Mar 11 10:55:55 -0600 2010
In Hard Economic Times, U.N. Hires More Staff
By the time it’s over, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon should have easily improved on his longstanding record as the biggest-spending U.N. secretary-general in history, by a respectable margin
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Thu Mar 11 08:28:57 -0600 2010