Fast-food safety rules trump those for school lunches
Major fast-food chains and some premium grocery stores impose standards for their beef that are more stringent than those set by the Agricultural Marketing Service for beef supplied to the ...
USA Today,
Tue Dec 08 21:52:44 PST 2009
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Defective booklets doom admissions test at Fairfax school
Thousands of applicants to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County will have to re-take an admissions test because of problems with the initial exam.
Washington Post,
Tue Dec 08 20:36:13 PST 2009
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No school! Alabama calls off classes for BCS game
Alabama students and faculty won't have to worry about missing class to attend the national title football game. The university canceled classes from Jan. 6-8. The school said Tuesday that ...
AP via Yahoo! Sports,
Tue Dec 08 11:12:45 PST 2009
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8 killed, 26 injured in school stampede in China
Eight youths were killed and 26 injured when students descending a crowded staircase after evening classes at a school in central China lost their footing amid a crush of bodies, state medi...
AP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 08 04:18:43 PST 2009
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Texas high school to eliminate class rank
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A Texas school board voted unanimously to drop class rank designations on student transcripts starting with the 2011 graduation class, officials said.
UPI,
Tue Dec 08 15:31:30 PST 2009
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Dozen Children Injured in Tulsa School Bus Crash
Emergency officials say at least a dozen children were injured in a school bus crash in south Tulsa.
Fox News,
Tue Dec 08 15:27:30 PST 2009
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11-year-old boy assaulted by man in Antioch school bathroom
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Contra Costa Times,
Tue Dec 08 22:45:25 PST 2009
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Group lauds Utah's charter school laws
Utah ranks fourth in the nation for quality charter school laws, according to a study released Tuesday by The Center for...
Deseret News,
Tue Dec 08 21:57:48 PST 2009
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Forum to explain new Avon school schedule
Avon -- Avon High School leaders will host a second parent forum today on a proposed new high school master schedule.
The Indianapolis Star,
Tue Dec 08 22:34:46 PST 2009
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Eight dead in China school stampede
Eight students were killed and 26 others injured in a stampede down a narrow stairway at a middle school in central China, state media reported on Tuesday.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Dec 08 02:13:41 PST 2009
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Algiers Charter School Association awards $900,000 in bonuses
Susan Poag/The Times-Picayune archive Mary Laurie, principal of O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School and Community Center in Algiers, holds up her hand for quiet durin...
New Orleans Times-Picayune,
Tue Dec 08 21:27:03 PST 2009
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Suburban principals go 'Back to School'
If an older-looking student in your high school biology class leans over and makes a lame joke about chlorophyll, think twice before rolling your eyes and turning away.
Daily Herald,
Tue Dec 08 22:01:03 PST 2009
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School referendums pass in Ridgewood, Edgewater; a defeat for Hasbrouck Heights
Edgewater voters approved financing for a new elementary school, and Ridgewood voters said yes to improvements to all nine of their schools. Hasbrouck Heights voters, however, narrowly defe...
The Record and Herald News,
Tue Dec 08 20:04:25 PST 2009
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Hillsborough rejects charter school bid by Imagine, raising legal questions about ...
Hillsborough's rejection of a proposed school may well give rise to a legal landmark.
St. Petersburg Times,
Tue Dec 08 21:02:37 PST 2009
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School referendums pass in Ridgewood, Edgewater; a defeat for Hasbrouck Heights
Edgewater voters on Tuesday approved tax-supported financing for the construction of a new elementary school, and Ridgewood voters said yes to improvements to all nine of their district
The Record and Herald News,
Tue Dec 08 19:46:37 PST 2009
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Arvada 7th-grader arrested for bringing gun to school
Police arrested a seventh-grader today on a charge he took an unloaded pistol to Arvada Middle School to show friends.
Denver Post,
Tue Dec 08 17:39:49 PST 2009
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Board seems ready to vote on Columbus school closures
Columbus school board members had questions tonight about how closing nine schools and reassigning thousands of other students would affect parental choices and the district's future operat...
The Columbus Dispatch,
Tue Dec 08 21:17:30 PST 2009
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No school! Alabama calls off classes for title game
Alabama students and faculty won't have to worry about missing class to attend the national title football game. The university canceled classes from Jan. 6-8. The school said Tuesday that ...
Fox Sports,
Tue Dec 08 12:49:55 PST 2009
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School closure moves step closer
Leicestershire County Council moves toward closure of a Melton Mowbray school instead of an amalgamated Sixth Form college.
BBC News,
Tue Dec 08 08:42:55 PST 2009
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