SCENE AT CCSU: CCSU looks to further engage community

Source: The Bristol Press

Over the past year, Central Connecticut State University has substantially expanded its engagement with the local community. Recent initiatives have focused on improving college readiness for schoolchildren through a grant from the U.S. Department of E ...
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Meade named superintendent at Winterset

Source: Des Moines Register

Susie Meade, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Ankeny school district, has accepted an offer to become superintendent of the Winterset Community School District. Meade joined Ankeny schools in 2008 and h ...
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Medical marijuana for kids: 'This isn't something we entered into lightly,' mom says

Source: Lansing State Journal

LANSING — Rebecca Brown says she tried every prescription drug she could find to control the frequent seizures her son suffered because of a severe form of epilepsy. When nothing worked consistently, and the drugs and special diet cau ...
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Science-Based Decision-Making in Special Ed

Source: KPS 4 Parents

Last month, I wrote an article for Special Education Advisor, a blog operated by some folks located in Chatsworth, CA who are dedicated to helping parents of children with special needs. You can see the article by clicking h ...
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Proposed special education changes deferred

Source: Brampton Guardian

Public school board trustees have postponed acceptance of proposed changes to the process used to identify gifted students. Peel’s Association for Bright Children (ABC Peel) raised concerns about the proposals. The organization issued ...
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Easton Area School District looking for surrogate parents

Source: The Morning Call

The Easton Area School District occasionally needs surrogate parents to assist in making educational decisions for children with disabilities. A surrogate parent is appointed to act on behalf of the child whenever the birth parent ...
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Four new principals hired for Barrow school system

Source: Barrow County News

Barrow County’s Board of Education approved four new principals during a called board meeting Wednesday evening. Leigh Sears was approved to serve as the new principal of Russell Middle School. Sears currently serves as the assistant principal of R ...
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Board wants pay freeze

Source: The Sharon Herald

SHARON — Sharon City School District officials are asking staff to take a wage freeze for the second year in a row to help cover a $1.9 million gap in the 2012-2013 budget in the face of further funding cuts by the state. Superinten ...
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Beloved wife is gone, but memories will never die

Source: Great Falls Tribune

In the summer of 1959, when Bill Lachemann was a professional baseball player for the Great Falls Dodgers, the popular pastime was cruising Central Avenue. "My buddy and I, we were just dragging the strip," Bill said. "And we saw these two beautifu ...
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