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• High court looks at who pays for special education (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:35:45 GMT)
  A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address the boy's learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:27:47 GMT)
  A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address his learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• High Court Justices Weigh Funding for Special Education (Law.com) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:31:34 GMT)
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into the contentious debate that takes place in public schools every day between parents seeking special education services for their children and school administrators who are trying to contain costs. At issue is whether parents must first try out the special ed program offered by the public school before they can move their child to a private school program ...
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:01:05 GMT)
  The Supreme Court is again trying to decide when taxpayers must foot the bill for private schooling for special education students.
  
  
• Education reformer says she could improve S.C. schools (The State) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:05:54 GMT)
  Education activist and reformer Marva Collins said Tuesday she is confident she could take over any failing S.C. school system and, within a year, give back a group of scholars.
  
  
• Pr. George's Officials Take Waiver Arguments to State Board of Education (Washington Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT)
  BALTIMORE, April 27 -- Leaders of the Prince George's County government and school system made dueling claims Monday to scarce taxpayer dollars before the Maryland State Board of Education, pitting public safety against education in the county's fiscal priorities.
  
  
• College of Education commemorates 10-year anniversary (The Shorthorn) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:47:21 GMT)
  Ties with other schools and colleges in north Texas help create a stronger university capable of attaining national recognition, President James Spaniolo said during welcoming statements at the College of Education’s 10-year anniversary Tuesday morning.
  
  
• St. Tammany Parish public school officials may discontinue services to some special education students at non-public ... (New Orleans Times-Picayune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:31:17 GMT)
  Anticipating budget cutbacks for the next fiscal year, the St. Tammany Parish School Board is taking steps to eliminate some of the services it provides to special education students in non-public schools....
  
  
• Keynoter to highlight need for continual change in sustainable education reform (EurekAlert!) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:23:55 GMT)
  ( University of Chicago ) Any educational reform, no matter how effective it may seem today, will have to change in order to last, according to University of Chicago education researcher Jeanne Century.
  
  
• Board of education sets full agenda for retreat (Savannah Morning News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:42:25 GMT)
  SPRINGFIELD - The Effingham County Board of Education has a full agenda for a day-long retreat Friday.
  
  

• Alabama House Considers Education Budget (WTOK-TV Meridian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:31:40 GMT)
  The Alabama House is to consider a $6.2 billion budget to fund education for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
  
  
• How good is your online university? Alabama offers checkbook on institutions (Mobile Press-Register) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:09:15 GMT)
  Bradley Byrne, chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system, plans an announcement today in Montgomery detailing how the public can obtain data about schools licensed by the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. The online report, available at www.accs.cc, will offer an "unaudited, detailed checkbook" on institutions involved with the system's private school licensure division, ...
  
  
• Alabama House passes $6.2 billion education budget (Birmingham News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:48:46 GMT)
  Budget cuts money for programs to improve math and science scores, ends funding classroom supplies
  
  
• House Approves $6.2 Billion Education Budget (WDHN Dothan) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:42:51 GMT)
  The Alabama House Tuesday approved a $6.2 billion education budget that takes effect October First. The measure pass on a unanimous vote but takes away some funding for textbooks. It also eliminates funding for some classroom supplies.
  
  
• House Considers $6.2 Billion Education Budget (WRBL Columbus) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:52:48 GMT)
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama House is to consider a $6.2 billion budget to fund education for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The House is scheduled to debate Tuesday the bare-bones budget that is expected to preserve teaching positions across the state.
  
  
• MICHAEL E. PALMER'S ALMANAC: LaGrange College is Alabama’s birthplace of higher education (The Tuscaloosa News) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:35:44 GMT)
  In Alabama, higher education was born on a mountain. It started at LaGrange College, a few miles southeast of Florence in northwest Alabama. The college opened on Jan. 11, 1830, a year before the University of Alabama opened in Tuscaloosa.
  
  
• Can Alabama Spark a Democratic Revival in the South? (Time.com via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT)
  With the President as his example, Artur Davis is running to be the first black governor to take office in the Confederacy's first capital
  
  
• NORTH MISSISSIPPI & NORTHWEST ALABAMA (WCBI Columbus) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:25:52 GMT)
  JACKSON, Miss. -- The federal government has approved Mississippi's plan to spend $321 million in stimulus money on elementary, secondary and higher education.
  
  
• No chalk, paper funds in $6.2 Billion edu. budget (WSFA 12 Montgomery) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:08:55 GMT)
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama House has passed a $6.2 billion budget to fund education for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The House approved the budget on a 103-0 vote Tuesday. The budget
  
  
• Albertville school board accepts paving bid (The Gadsden Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:15:46 GMT)
  ALBERTVILLE - The low bid of $909,313.72 submitted by Jackson Paving and Construction Inc. was accepted at a called meeting of the Albertville Board of Education Monday. The bid was for paving, new drives and lighting on the campus of Albertville Elementary School on Alabama Highway 75 just south of downtown.
  
  

• Alaska prepares for Swine Flu (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:53:47 GMT)
  FAIRBANKS — When it’s spring in Alaska, travelers looking to shake off the winter blues typically head to Las Vegas, Italy or Hawaii — not Mexico.
  
  
• Alaska health officials plan for swine flu virus's arrival (Anchorage Daily News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:35:12 GMT)
  Alaska has no suspected or confirmed cases of swine flu. But with the ease that this particular strain can spread from human to human, Dr. Jay Butler, Alaska's chief medical officer, said he would be surprised if Alaska ended up with no cases.
  
  
• Sports : Warriors win senior NYO state title - Frontiersman (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:09:05 GMT)
  ANCHORAGE — In rural Alaska, Native Youth Olympics are not only ingrained in the culture, but also education. So it’s no surprise that teams from rural Alaska typically dominate the NYO state championship events.
  
  
• Number of Alaska meth labs falls, but drug remains a threat (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:53:27 GMT)
  FAIRBANKS — The number of meth labs seized in Alaska has fallen notably in the past three years.
  
  
• University of Alaska Fairbanks hosts annual awards ceremony (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:53:57 GMT)
  FAIRBANKS — More than 70 students were honored on Saturday at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ annual student awards breakfast.
  
  
• Palin will accept most stimulus funds after all (KTUU Anchorage) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:35:15 GMT)
  Gov. Sarah Palin initially said she would accept only about two-thirds of the $930 million available to Alaska, but a spokesperson says Palin changed her mind after the public weighed in during legislative hearings prior to lawmakers passing bills to seek almost all funding.
  
  
• UA budget grows, but won't cover fixed costs (KTUU Anchorage) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:35:45 GMT)
  Associated Press - April 28, 2009 3:24 PM ET FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - The University of Alaska received a 4% increase in state funding in the budget approved by the legislature but school...
  
  
• Four candidates compete for two seats on Byron school board (MLive.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:04:56 GMT)
  Two spots need to be filled on the Byron Center Public Schools Board of Education and voters will have four candidates to choose from on Tuesday's school board ballot.
  
  
• Premera Announces Notable Results from Prescription Drug Safety Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:21:00 GMT)
  MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash.----Emergency room visits and hospitalizations fell among patients who received medication safety education, according to an analysis of Premera Blue Cross's nationally recognized Polypharmacy Program.
  
  
• Lecture on new learning tools at Touro (Queens Courier) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:58:46 GMT)
  An inaugural conference to introduce the innovative theories and methods developed by Professor Reuven Feuerstein to maximize the learning potential of children across the cognitive spectrum will be presented by The Graduate Schools of Psychology and Education of Touro College, The Feuerstein Center of Jerusalem, and the McGraw-Hill Educational Division.
  
  

• Arizona voters buying into Obama's plans (East Valley Tribune) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:36:31 GMT)
  Arizona voters like President Barack Obama and have confidence in his ability to handle the economy. But the electorate doesn't like cuts to education spending, which state lawmakers believe is a solution to the state's budget crunch.
  
  
• 4 flu samples from Arizona sent to CDC for testing (ABC 15 Phoenix) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:57:02 GMT)
  Arizona health officials have sent four flu samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Department of Health Services spokeswoman Laura Oxley says they expect to learn later Tuesday if at least one is positive for the swine flu.
  
  
• Education briefs: Scholarship raffle (The Arizona Republic) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:55:56 GMT)
  Education items from Phoenix
  
  
• Some border sheriffs want Arizona schools to ask about citizen status (The Sierra Vista Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:51:10 GMT)
  PHOENIX — Some border county sheriffs want Arizona schools to start asking students whether they are in this country legally.
  
  
• Mike Chasson, Head Swim Coach for Arizona State University, Steps Down (Swimming World Magazine) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:18:00 GMT)
  PHOENIX, Arizona, April 27. MIKE Chasson announced to his swimmers this morning that he will not be returning next year as the head men and women's coach for Arizona States University. Coach Chass...
  
  
• Seven people died of West Nile in Arizona last year. (ABC 15 Phoenix) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:57:02 GMT)
  Pinal County health officials are taking a proactive approach to stop West Nile Virus. Like an uninvited guest you would like to see leave and never come back, West Nile Virus has established itself in Arizona.
  
  
• AWC post candidate Glandon introduces himself to community (The Yuma Sun) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:19:33 GMT)
  One of three finalists to succeed Arizona Western College's retiring president made a case Tuesay for public support and the critical role that higher education plays in the community.
  
  
• Safford holds the line for teachers, staff (Eastern Arizona Courier) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:26:49 GMT)
  While admitting it doesn’t know what the future holds for education in the state of Arizona, the Safford School Board was unified in its decision last week to hold the line for teachers and staff.
  
  
• IRA SOLOMON NAMED 2009 RECIPIENT OF “DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION” AWARD BY THE AICPA (Accounting Education) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:40:57 GMT)
  Ira Solomon, CPA, Ph.D., who heads the Department of Accountancy and holds the R.C. Evans Endowed Chair in Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the 2009 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants....
  
  
• The decline and fall of private education (WorldNet Daily) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:59:53 GMT)
  There's something the U.S. government doesn't want you to know. And it's come out again in the new Heritage Foundation report on education. It conveys that the general public is increasingly dissatisfied with public schools, with a rising number opting for private education.
  
  

• Arkansas Department of Education reacts to swine flu (FOX 16 Little Rock) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:34:59 GMT)
  The Arkansas Department of Education released this memo about swine flu Tuesday afternoon.
  
  
• Arkansas Department of Education reacts to swine flu (CW Arkansas) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:37:44 GMT)
  The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has issued a press release urging the public to watch for swine flu. In it, Dr. William Mason, branch chief, preparedness and response, states, “The Arkansas Department of Health is on alert.
  
  
• State of Arkansas Department of Education Selects IBM Technology Dashboard to Track Economic Recovery Spending (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:15:00 GMT)
  Time Stimulus Tracking to Achieve Transparency, Accountability
  
  
• Arkansas Tech promotes accelerated degrees (The Russellville Courier) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:31:39 GMT)
  Story date: April 26, 2009 By Cindi Nobles education@couriernews.com Arkansas Tech University is offering a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree through the School of Community Education and Professional Development located at the Lake Point Conference Center in Russellville.
  
  
• Eight Arkansas Schools Are "Higher Performing" (KARK Little Rock) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:27:39 GMT)
  National education organization makes designations.
  
  
• School Districts Get Federal Stimulus Funds (Ashley County Ledger) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:51:35 GMT)
  U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01), Vic Snyder (AR-02) and Mike Ross (AR-04) announced that $116,426,498 in emergency education funding has been released to schools in Arkansas to help save education-related jobs and maintain programs for low-income students and students with disabilities.
  
  
• Cash-Strapped Schools Get Stimulus Money (KHBS - KHOG Fort Smith - Fayetteville) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:30:30 GMT)
  Arkansas just received 475-million dollars in federal stimulus money for public education. Schools only have 30 days to come up with a spending plan, and that's causing a dilemma for a couple of cash-strapped schools in Northwest Arkansas.
  
  
• 1st Annual Hope Hike 2009 Being Organized to Raise Awareness & Funds for Ovarian Cancer (KTHV Little Rock) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:14:32 GMT)
  Hikers, walkers, cancer survivors & others invited to participate in this central-Arkansas event to "Shout it from the Mountain!" to bring attention to this silent killer of women.
  
  
• CDI Programs Release 2009 Annual Report (The Johnson County Graphic) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:23:15 GMT)
  Child Development, Inc.’s Head Start, Early Head Start, Home Based Head Start, Arkansas Better Chance and Developmental Child Care programs in Johnson County were recently featured in the agency’s Annual Report 2009 “Embarking Upon a New Era,” published in February, and released following the agency’s annual board meeting.
  
  
• Fine arts center dedication set (Press Argus-Courier) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:53:57 GMT)
  Van Buren Public Schools will christen its new fine arts center with a dedication ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday. Arkansas Education Commissioner Ken James will be the featured speaker, and choir and band students will perform.
  
  

• Schwarzenegger urges tuition help for California National Guard troops (Los Angeles Times) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:42:48 GMT)
  The governor pushes for $3.6 million for college education funding. A Senate bill proposing the assistance is scheduled to be heard Wednesday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger renewed his push Tuesday for $3.6 million to help finance college education for the citizen soldiers of the California National Guard.
  
  
• Financial literacy workshop is offered at California Credit Union League (Fontana Herald News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:05:35 GMT)
  The California and Nevada Youth Involvement Network (CNYIN), which seeks to promote financial literacy among young people, is holding a free workshop to train Southern California teachers on offering financial literacy education in their classrooms.
  
  
• State Education Dept. Providing Swine Flu Updates (KPBS San Diego) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:21:48 GMT)
  State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell says his office is doing everything possible to provide swine flu information to students and teachers. O'Connell says the California Education Department is updating its website to prevent the spread of the virus.
  
  
• 2 California deaths may be due to swine flu; Schwarzenegger declares state of emergency (The Daily Review) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:17:07 GMT)
  A 16-year-old girl from San Jose, who is believed to have become infected while traveling in Southern California, suffered only mild symptoms and is recovering at home, in voluntary isolation.
  
  
• Sustainable Education Reform Requires Continuous Change (Newswise) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:34:32 GMT)
  Any educational reform, no matter how effective it may seem today, will have to change in order to last, according to University of Chicago education researcher Jeanne Century.
  
  
• William Bradley: Obama's California: Angst and Irony for Winning Democrats (HuffingtonPost) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:04:19 GMT)
  President Barack Obama, appearing with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, discussed budget crises and other matters in this California town hall...
  
  
• Miller's Teacher Education Academy reduces dropout rates (Fontana Herald News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:04:14 GMT)
  Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto), Fontana Police Chief Rodney Jones, and San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Captain Mike Mascetti visited with students at Fontana A.B. Miller High School’s Teacher Education Academy recently to see first-hand how career-focused education is keeping them in school and on track for graduation.
  
  
• Echelon Joins California Lighting Technology Center (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT)
  SAN JOSE, Calif.----Echelon Corporation announced today that it has become an affiliate member of the California Lighting Technology Center . As an affiliate member, Echelon is working with research and education leaders at the University of California, Davis and other academic institutions, leading manufacturers of lighting products, and state and national agencies to bring highly energy ...
  
  
• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• Donate Life California to Hold Press Conference on Organ Donation Education, April 28, 1:30 p.m., on State Capitol ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:53:00 GMT)
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• Colorado House approves easing spending limits (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:30:39 GMT)
  The Colorado House tentatively approved a proposal by Gov. Bill Ritter and Democratic lawmakers to remove a 6 percent limit on growth in general fund spending and replace it with limits based on personal income growth.
  
  
• Colorado isn't adding to its flu vaccine stockpile (Vail Daily) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:21:37 GMT)
  Colorado health officials say pandemics are better addressed by preventing large crowds
  
  
• Colorado House Approves Easing Spending Limits (CBS4 Denver) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:01:44 GMT)
  The Colorado House has approved a proposal by Gov. Bill Ritter and Democratic lawmakers to remove a 6 percent limit on growth in general fund spending and replace it with limits based on personal income growth.
  
  
• Colorado House Debates Easing Spending Limits (KMGH 7 Denver) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:25:38 GMT)
  The Colorado House is debating a proposal by Gov. Bill Ritter and Democratic lawmakers to remove a 6 percent limit on growth in general fund spending and replace it with limits based on personal income growth.
  
  
• State looking at student readiness (Sterling Journal-Advocate) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:14:56 GMT)
  Postsecondary and workforce readiness. Those were the main topics of discussion at the Colorado Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s joint town hall meeting in Sterling on Wednesday.
  
  
• Filibuster fails to stop property tax plan (Sterling Journal-Advocate) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:59:47 GMT)
  DENVER — A 3-hour Republican filibuster in the Colorado Senate Monday night failed to derail a Democrat plan to withhold state education funding from any school district that reverses a previous vote on spending surplus property tax revenue on schools.
  
  
• Colorado braced for swine flu in 'near future' (Colorado Daily) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:52:24 GMT)
  BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado's chief medical officer says he expects to see swine flu cases in the state "in the near future," although none have been reported yet.
  
  
• Holding school funds survives filibuster (The Fort Morgan Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:11:10 GMT)
  A three-hour Republican filibuster in the Colorado Senate Monday night failed to derail a Democrat plan to withhold state education funding from any school district that reverses a previous vote on spending surplus property tax revenue on schools.
  
  
• Colorado House approves easing spending limits (KRDO Colorado Springs) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:33:44 GMT)
  Associated Press - April 27, 2009 8:24 PM ET DENVER (AP) - The Colorado House has tentatively approved a proposal by Gov. Bill Ritter and Democratic lawmakers to remove a 6% limit on growth in...
  
  
• The Space Foundation Reaches Out (KRCC Colorado Springs) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:51:56 GMT)
  Elementary school students at he Classical Academy in northern Colorado Springs got a visit yesterday from former astronaut Jim Reilly, as part of the Space Foundation’s outreach to local schools to stress the importance of space-based science and math education. KRCC’s Aaron Retka spoke with Brian DeBates of the Space Foundation and attended the event. [...]
  
  

• WCSU Foundation in Danbury helps students fund their education, dreams (The News-Times) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:18:19 GMT)
  When Joe Hartz arrived at Western Connecticut State University a few years back, he came with a soccer ball under his arm and a chip on his shoulder.Hartz, a former three-sport athlete at Thomaston High School, couldn't wait to prove himself against college competition.
  
  
• Obama introduces Connecticut educator, former NYPD captain nation's Teacher of the Year (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:16:11 GMT)
  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has announced that a former New York police officer is the nation's top teacher. Obama on Tuesday said special education teacher Anthony Mullen of Greenwich, Conn., is the National Teacher of the Year.
  
  
• Conn. teacher named National Teacher of the Year (New Haven Register) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:51:30 GMT)
  Associated Press HARTFORD — Connecticut's education department says a high school teacher who is a former NYPD officer is being named as the National Teacher of the Year.
  
  
• EX-NYPD COP NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR (New York Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:15:10 GMT)
  HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut's education department says a high school teacher who is a former NYPD officer is being named as the National Teacher of the Year. Anthony Mullen now works at an alternative high school in Greenwich. He was named...
  
  
• CT Man to Be Named National Teacher of the Year (WCBS 880 New York) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:43:01 GMT)
  Connecticut's education department says a high school teacher who is a former NYPD officer is being named as the National Teacher of the Year. READ MORE>>
  
  
• WNBA All-Star 2009 Set for Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena (WNBA.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:12:52 GMT)
  NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2009 - WNBA All-Star 2009 will take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., this summer, league President Donna Orender announced today.
  
  
• Obama names Conn. man Teacher of the Year (Boston Globe) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:14:41 GMT)
  President Barack Obama has announced that a former New York City police officer from Greenwich, Connecticut is the nation's top teacher.
  
  
• Obama names Connecticut educator, former NYPD captain nation's Teacher of the Year (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:03:40 GMT)
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has announced that a former New York police officer is the nation's top teacher.
  
  
• Grant will train science teachers (The New Britain Herald) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:47:54 GMT)
  NEW BRITAIN — Twenty-five teachers from area schools will be going on field trips with Central Connecticut State University professors this summer after CCSU received a grant of more than $100,000 to provide training for middle school science teachers.
  
  
• Piano lessons spawned how-to cookbook (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:19:35 GMT)
  The idea for Mark Scarbrough and Bruce Weinstein’s most recent cookbook started with a piano. “When we moved to the country, one of my great dreams was to have a piano,“ said Scarbrough, in a phone interview from their home in Connecticut that’s so rural they sometimes can’t go shopping because of a bear sleeping in front of the garage doors.
  
  

• DELAWARE: State prepares to battle swine flu (The Daily Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:52:14 GMT)
  As the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States climbed Monday, Delaware acted to protect itself.
  
  
• Parents uneasy after Toy gun incident (Pike County Courier) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:59:45 GMT)
  James Purcell, Delaware Valley’s director of Elementary Education is pictured taking questions on Apr. 16 from concerned parents. Purcell reported a March 5 incident in which a Dingman-Delaware elementary student was removed from the afternoon bus ride at the campus by a school police officer after another student reported seeing what was apparently a pistol in her pocket. The pistol turned out ...
  
  
• Learning how government works (Pike County Courier) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:58:21 GMT)
  Dingman Delaware 7th grader Courtney Thompson is pictured in March as she appeared before the district board of education seeking a scheduling change to reduce the crowding around hall lockers. She was told that school administrators would consider her suggestions and Principal Joseph Caramanica said last Thursday that Thompson’s concerns has since led to a compromise solution.
  
  
• EDUCATION: DSU offers teachers deal on summer classes (The Daily Times) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:22:05 GMT)
  DOVER, Del. — Delaware State University is offering public school teachers a 'buy one, get one free' deal this summer.
  
  
• Middlesex Water Company Named Finalist in 2009 NJBIZ Green Leadership Awards (Marketwire) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:13:22 GMT)
  ISELIN, NJ--(Marketwire - April 27, 2009) - Middlesex Water Company ( NASDAQ : MSEX ), a provider of water, wastewater and related services in New Jersey and Delaware, has been named a finalist in the Green Education category in the inaugural NJBIZ Green Leadership Awards program. All finalists will be recognized and the winners in each category announced at an awards ceremony on June 2, 2009. ...
  
  
• Teaching military families to make a smooth move (Jacksonville Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:18:42 GMT)
  Military kids are resilient, said Camp Lejeune School Liaison Officer Julie Fulton. With the mobile life of the military, they learn to be. Department of Defense Education Activity officials are helping parents get ready for one of their biggest challenges — a permanent change of station (PCS).
  
  
• Middlesex Water Company Named Finalist in 2009 NJBIZ Green Leadership Awards (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:05:00 GMT)
  Middlesex Water Company, a provider of water, wastewater and related services in New Jersey and Delaware, has been named a finalist in the Green Education category in the inaugural NJBIZ Green Leadership Awards program.
  
  
• Caesar Rodney school board election candidate questionnaires (Dover Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:37:27 GMT)
  Three candidates are up for an open seat on the Caesar Rodney School School District Board of Education and share their views for the upcoming May 12 election. They are Kathleen J. Haynes, Brauncy H.L. Jenkins and Robert J. King.
  
  
• Capital School board candidates speak out (Dover Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:22:31 GMT)
  Three candidates are up for an open seat on the Capital School School District Board of Education and share their views for the upcoming May 12 election. They are Kay Dietz-Sass, Jenifer Vaughn and Donna Wysopal. A candidates night will be held May 4.
  
  
• Guv renews bidding for gambling at Aqueduct (YourNabe.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:23:37 GMT)
  State leaders re−opened the bidding process last week to install video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track after a series of false starts and the collapse of the deal with Delaware North.
  
  

• Calvert returns as interim chief in District 4 (The Times and Democrat) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:04:08 GMT)
  The Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4 board has named Dr. Floride M. Calvert interim superintendent following Tuesday's resignation of Dr. Darrell Johnson.
  
  
• Retired Hickman principal to run Catholic high school (Columbia Missourian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:42:10 GMT)
  COLUMBIA – Hickman's former principal, Bob Nolke, is leaving retirement to serve as Interim Administrator for the regional Catholic high school in Columbia. The school was originally scheduled to open fall 2010 but has been pushed back due to shortfalls in funding. Nolke hopes that he can help make the plans for the school a reality. "I've always enjoyed education and thought I could be of help. ...
  
  
• Plaintiffs file another motion in consent decree case (The Champaign News-Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:43:17 GMT)
  CHAMPAIGN – The plaintiffs in the Champaign school district's consent-decree case have filed a second motion seeking to extend the consent decree, in the areas of special education and alternative education. The motion was filed Monday afternoon, the day before the two sides in the case appear in federal district court in Peoria to argue on a previous motion to extend the decree.
  
  
• Le-Win principal to lead District 399 (The Journal-Standard) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:35:49 GMT)
  An area administrator graduates soon. Dan Todd leaves his post as Lena-Winslow High School principal to become Chadwick-Milledgeville School District 399 superintendent in July. The 56-year-old Todd has led the high school for more than 10 years.
  
  
• District report cards show most schools in good standing (Register-Star) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:35:31 GMT)
  COLUMBIA COUNTY — The New York State Education Department released the district report cards for the 2007-08 school year Wednesday. The reports, which are issued yearly, provide information on school district performance, including the status of individual schools within the district.
  
  
• Knowledge Learning Corporation Launches Blog - An Insider's Guide To Education For Parents - Lead By Education Expert ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:00:00 GMT)
  PORTLAND, Ore.----Knowledge Learning Corporation today announced the launch of a new education blog, An Insider's Guide To Education For Parents, hosted by Dr. Elanna Yalow, Executive Vice President, Knowledge Universe, and Vice Chair, Knowledge Learning Corporation.
  
  
• Education: Hunting instructor shares his wisdom (The Daily Item) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:11:15 GMT)
  At the recent annual training session for Hunter Education instructors in Columbia, Montour and Northumberland counties, David Dyer of Elysburg was not only recognized as the outstanding instructor, but he also received the prestigious 2009 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year for the entire Northeast Region.
  
  
• School-district consolidation in play in Senate (Lancaster Online) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:17:15 GMT)
  How many school districts should Pennsylvania have in order to save taxpayers moneyA 15-member state commission would need to answer that.State Sen. John N. Wozniak, a Cambria County Democrat, introduced legislation today to move forward with the possible consolidation of the state's 500 school dis...
  
  
• Students, faculty react to new End-of-Course Assessment exams (Columbia Missourian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:09 GMT)
  COLUMBIA — For the first time, students at Columbia's public high schools are taking the new End of Course Assessment to evaluate academic progress under state and federal education standards. The EOCA replaces the Missouri Assessment Program, better known as MAP. “This year, English II, biology and algebra I are operational exams, meaning they count," said Ann Landes, Hickman High School's ...
  
  
• National Air and Space Museum and District of Columbia Public Schools Receive Grow Up Great with Science Grant from PNC (Art Daily) (Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:03:29 GMT)
  WASHINGTON, DC.- The PNC Foundation has awarded the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum a two-year grant of $384,000 to improve science education for pre-kindergarten students in District of Columbia Public Schools.
  
  

• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• Here in Southwest Florida, a bright spot in education (Fort Myers Florida Weekly) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:48:18 GMT)
  President Obama has recently stressed the need to improve the quality of public education in America. Among the things he's talked about are imposing tougher curriculum standards, linking teachers' pay to student performance and erasing limits on the number of charter schools, which he calls "laboratories of innovation.
  
  
• Florida Senate OK's bill to increase university tuition (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:04:48 GMT)
  State university students will face tuition hikes of up to 15 percent annually under legislation that passed the Florida Senate on a 30-7 vote Monday.
  
  
• Showcase for Florida Rep's performance interns May 4 (Fort Myers Florida Weekly) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:46:26 GMT)
  Florida Repertory Theatre will hold a showcase for its acting intern class of 2009 on Monday, May 4, at 5 p.m.
  
  
• Skepticism surrounds gaming-funded education (Bradenton Herald) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:05:20 GMT)
  By MICHAEL R. VASQUEZ The Miami Herald In the name of improving education, Florida voters have twi
  
  
• Florida Senate OK's referendum on tax to aid Miami Dade College (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:13:21 GMT)
  The Florida Senate agreed Monday to give Miami-Dade voters the say on whether their taxes should be increased to help support Miami Dade College.
  
  
• Florida House approves oil drilling bill, but Senate won't hear it (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:27 GMT)
  Gov. Charlie Crist and Senate leaders put the brakes on a bill to open the door to near-shore oil drilling off Florida's coast Monday just as it won overwhelmingly approval in a fast-tracked vote in the House.
  
  
• Looks like extra innings for Florida lawmakers (Sun-Sentinel) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:56:05 GMT)
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida lawmakers are headed for overtime after opening the final scheduled week of this year's regular legislative session Monday without a budget deal.
  
  
• Q & A on the economy: Are Obama's policies helping Florida? (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:06:57 GMT)
  As ground zero of the nation's real estate bust, Florida has a lot at stake as the federal government struggles to fix the nation's ailing economy.
  
  
• Guest opinion: Education must be seen as an investment, not a cost (The News-Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:19:22 GMT)
  It appears Florida schools will be spared drastic budget cuts this year.
  
  

• Jimmy Carter NHS, Ga. Dept. of Education celebrate partnership (Americus Times-Recorder) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:22:51 GMT)
  The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is proud to have a partnership with the Georgia Department of Education and Sumter County Schools. The partnership began in 1996, and has grown by leaps and bounds over the years.
  
  
• Georgia schools will be getting $670 million in stimulus funds (The Augusta Chronicle) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:38:34 GMT)
  ATLANTA — The Georgia school board has approved $670 million in federal stimulus funds for special education programs and Title I schools — institutions in low-income rural and inner city areas.
  
  
• Gore honored by Woodruff Arts Center as leader in art education (Dawson News & Advertiser) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:38:17 GMT)
  Chris Gore has been the art teacher at Dawson County High School for more than 30 years. On April 21, he was recognized by the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta as one of the leaders in art education in Georgia.
  
  
• Georgia Schools To Get $760 Million In Stimulus Funds (WJBF-TV Augusta) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:47:41 GMT)
  The Georgia school board has approved $760 million in federal stimulus funds for special education programs and Title I schools - institutions in low-income rural and inner city areas. In a specially called meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to begin distributing the money immediately.
  
  
• $800 Million Stimulus for Education (Georgia Public Broadcasting News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:51:42 GMT)
  The Georgia school board has approved $760 million in federal stimulus funds for special education programs and Title I schools - institutions in low-income rural and inner city areas. In a specially called meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to begin distributing the money immediately. The funding is part of the multibillion dollar stimulus set aside by the federal government to jolt ...
  
  
• Middle Georgia Tech enrollment hits high (Macon Telegraph) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:04:04 GMT)
  Middle Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins has announced an all-time high for enrollment during spring quarter 2009. For the first time in the college’s history, the single quarter enrollment is at a record 2,911 students, a 5 percent increase in enrollment over spring quarter 2008.
  
  
• Stimulus money headed to Middle Georgia school systems (Macon Telegraph) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:43:45 GMT)
  Millions of dollars will be flowing to Middle Georgia school systems in the coming weeks now that the state school board has approved the allocation of about $670 million in federal stimulus money for Georgia.
  
  
• Georgia schools to get stimulus funds (Atlanta Business Chronicle) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:13:43 GMT)
  Georgia will be on the receiving end of $665 million in federal stimulus funds to help educate students with disabilities or from low-income families.
  
  
• Georgia Power Recognized as National Leader in Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR(R) Campaign (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:45:00 GMT)
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named Georgia Power as the 2008-2009 National Pledge Leader for its "Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR" campaign.
  
  
• Top Georgia Students Lose Assured Scholarships (US News & World Report) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:13:57 GMT)
  Lawmakers cut 4-year awards intended to encourage valedictorians to attend in-state schools.
  
  

• GIS Education Helps Prepare Students for High-Tech Careers (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:25:00 GMT)
  Hawaii Adds ESRI's K-12 Statewide GIS Software License to Existing Higher Education Agreement
  
  
• Hawaii No. 2 for narrowest wage gap among college-educated men, women (Honolulu Advertiser) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:37:51 GMT)
  AAUW, the women's education and equity advocacy organization, has ranked Hawaii No. 2 in the nation when it comes to the narrowest wage gap between college-educated men and women.
  
  
• Report: Hawaii 2nd in men-women pay disparity (Pacific Business News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:32:22 GMT)
  Hawaii ranks second in the United States for the narrowest earnings gaps between men and women workers, according to a study by AAUW.
  
  
• Shining Stars (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:51:45 GMT)
  Kapaa High School on Kauai and Holy Family Catholic Academy on Oahu won interactive classrooms worth $17,000 at the recent Hawaii Education Technology Conference and Expo in Honolulu.
  
  
• Teaching military families to make a smooth move (Jacksonville Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:18:42 GMT)
  Military kids are resilient, said Camp Lejeune School Liaison Officer Julie Fulton. With the mobile life of the military, they learn to be. Department of Defense Education Activity officials are helping parents get ready for one of their biggest challenges — a permanent change of station (PCS).
  
  
• West Pasco vocal youth group headed to 50th state (The Suncoast News Pasco) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:02:22 GMT)
  Spotlight Kids, a locally based children's choir, can certainly carry a tune. In July the group's young voices will carry them all the way to Hawaii, where they will help the 50th state celebrate its 50th birthday. But local listeners will get first dibs on hearing the group as it will perform at the Suncoast Arts Fest. The annual festival benefitting arts programs for children in Pasco County ...
  
  
• FORTY YEARS AGO (Belmond Independent) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:22:45 GMT)
  1969 Supt. Don Faris was granted an indefinite sick leave by action of the Board of Education of Belmond Community School District Education and Ernie Doeringsfeld was named as acting superintendent.
  
  
• Nevada Legislature: Plan could cut education stimulus strings (Nevada Appeal) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:13:07 GMT)
  The Gibbons administration is studying a way to get around the strings attached to stimulus money for education, with a bit of creative budgeting that a university spokesman said subverts the intent of the federal law.
  
  
• Hawaii plans 16 new schools while others are consolidated, shut (Honolulu Advertiser) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:34:33 GMT)
  As the state's public school system moves ahead with plans to close some of its smaller, underused campuses, it's also planning for the construction of 16 new schools over the next six years in areas with growing populations. So far, only three new campuses have gained funding and support from state lawmakers, but the state Department of Education continues to plan for 13 other new schools, many ...
  
  
• Alaska prepares for Swine Flu (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:53:47 GMT)
  FAIRBANKS — When it’s spring in Alaska, travelers looking to shake off the winter blues typically head to Las Vegas, Italy or Hawaii — not Mexico.
  
  

• Our View: Idaho Board of Education deal ignores lessons of past (The Idaho Statesman) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:08:07 GMT)
  The University of Idaho's alums and boosters got the president they wanted.
  
  
• House backs Senate-changed education measures (KPVI 6 Pocatello) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:19:19 GMT)
  Associated Press - April 28, 2009 4:14 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The House passed two education bills, one to freeze the state salary grid for teachers for a year and the other to have special...
  
  
• Idaho gov, coffee roaster embroiled in brew-ha-ha (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:29:41 GMT)
  In a buy-local brew-ha-ha percolating in Boise, a southwestern Idaho coffee roaster is steamed at Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter for sipping out-of-state java.
  
  
• Idaho budget writers cut textbooks to pay for field trips, school busing (The Idaho Statesman) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:52 GMT)
  Idaho’s legislative budget-writing committee cut another $4.2 million from the state’s textbook allocation to districts in order to fund field trip transportation and busing to school. Get more news and information about the 2009 Idaho Legislature Blog: Inside the Idaho Legislature
  
  
• Idaho gov, coffee roaster embroiled in brew-ha-ha (Deseret Morning News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:54:02 GMT)
  In a buy-local brew-ha-ha percolating in Boise, a southwestern Idaho coffee roaster is steamed at Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter for...
  
  
• Idaho House rejects 'piddly' gas tax hike (AG Weekly) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:31:00 GMT)
  BOISE, Idaho - The House voted 37-32 Thursday against boosting Idaho's gasoline tax by 2 cents to 27 cents per gallon, even after supporters said it was ``piddly'' and would have cost Idaho drivers just $12 a year.
  
  
• Idaho Legislature update (The Idaho Statesman) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:10:12 GMT)
  The Idaho House on Monday amended Senate Bill 1112, which places stiffer licensing requirements on day-care centers. Among other changes, the House limited the new requirements to centers with seven or more children, not four or more. One of the bill's champions, Rep. George Sayler, D-Coeur d'Alene, said he "endorsed" the changes in general, but sponsoring Sen. Tim Corder, R-Mountain Home, did ...
  
  
• Idaho lawmakers continue session of disconnect (KPVI 6 Pocatello) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:49:19 GMT)
  Associated Press - April 28, 2009 12:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 2009 session of legislative disconnect continued, as Idaho's joint House and Senate budget writers approved spending $2...
  
  
• House backs Senate-changed education measures (KMVT Twin Falls) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:42 GMT)
  The House passed two education bills, one to freeze the state salary grid for teachers for a year and the other to have special auditors ride Boise school buses to determine if the district's operation is efficient.
  
  
• University of Idaho student from Wilder dies from alcohol overdose (The Idaho Statesman) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:57:04 GMT)
  Moscow Police say a 23-year-old University of Idaho student from Wilder died Saturday morning from a
  
  

• Potential Changes In Federal Sex Education Funding Reignite Debate In Illinois Schools (Medical News Today) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:02:51 GMT)
  The Chicago Tribune on Wednesday examined the debate in Illinois over whether schools should teach abstinence-only or comprehensive sex education curricula. Currently, nearly two in five Illinois students are taught abstinence-only, and nine in 10 Illinois health teachers cover abstinence in some form.
  
  
• Illinois CPA Awarded for Contributions to Accounting Education (WebCPA) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:21:14 GMT)
  An Illinois CPA received the 2009 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award today at the start of the American Institute of CPA s governing Council s spring meeting in Washington, D.C.
  
  
• 10 Illinois landmarks added to most-endangered list (The Pantagraph) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:50:12 GMT)
  SPRINGFIELD -- An auditorium in Shelbyville, a bank in Old Shawneetown and a century-old train depot in Moline are among 10 Illinois historic places in danger of further decay or demolition, a preservation organization announced Tuesday.
  
  
• IRA SOLOMON NAMED 2009 RECIPIENT OF “DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION” AWARD BY THE AICPA (Accounting Education) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:40:57 GMT)
  Ira Solomon, CPA, Ph.D., who heads the Department of Accountancy and holds the R.C. Evans Endowed Chair in Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the 2009 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants....
  
  
• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• McCowen to cheer at University of Illinois (Mt. Vernon Register-News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:04:19 GMT)
  Kayleigh McCowen will be joining the University of Illinois Varsity Cheerleading team in the fall. Last weekend, Kayleigh tried out and was chosen as one of four freshmen to become members of the 12-female and 12-male team from an initial tryout round of 100.
  
  
• School Funding Bill Sent to Committee (WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:04:57 GMT)
  A bill which could provide more state funding to Peoria School District 150 moved to the Illinois Senate Education Committee Tuesday. The bill has already passed the Illinois House.
  
  
• HCE 'Mystery Trip' on tap June 20 (Suburban Journals) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:08:59 GMT)
  The Monroe County Home, Community and Education (HCE) Extension Department of the University of Illinois invites the public to join them in a "Mystery Trip" on June 20.
  
  
• Two area buildings on list of endangered Ill. landmarks (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:46:17 GMT)
  SPRINGFIELD — A former Marshall hotel where Abraham Lincoln once slept and the Shelbyville building that is the largest surviving Chautauqua auditorium of its kind are among the 10 most-endangered Illinois landmarks.
  
  
• Dwight's Vigna to swim for Illinois State Redbirds (Morris Daily Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:40:04 GMT)
  Dwight senior Brianna Vigna will be making a splash in college.
  
  

• Deal near on Indiana jobless fund, but not budget (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:19:31 GMT)
  Negotiators for House Democrats and Senate Republicans have reached a tentative compromise on a plan designed to start fixing Indiana's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund, but remained at an impasse Tuesday on a new state budget.
  
  
• Lawmakers: Deal near on Indiana jobless fund, no deal on budget (South Bend Tribune) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:42:52 GMT)
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lawmakers were scrambling to finish business before a midnight Wednesday deadline for adjourning the session, but on Tuesday differences remained over a new state budget and fixing Indiana's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund.
  
  
• Inside Indiana Business column: Gary airport gets improved wireless service (The Times of Northwest Indiana) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:54:11 GMT)
  Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Gary. The company said the addition will improve coverage at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, along the Indiana Toll Road and in the surrounding area. Last year, Verizon says it invested more than $106.5 million in its Indiana network.
  
  
• ELECTION 2009: WYANDOTTE BOARD OF EDUCATION (The News-Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:30:05 GMT)
  WYANDOTTE — There’s no shortage of issues in this year’s Board of Education election.
  
  
• Indiana's 529 college savings plan rated among nation's best (South Bend Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:48:54 GMT)
  Parents and grandparents saving for college through one of Indiana’s 529 plans may find some good news amid all the dismal economic reports.
  
  
• Eye on the Pie column: Is inadequate management Indiana's problem? (The Times of Northwest Indiana) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:53:34 GMT)
  Hoosiers identify many factors contributing to our state's long-term economic difficulties. It is fashionable to blame our workers. It is easy to decry a lack of natural amenities: no mountains, no coral reefs. Our public schools are inferior and perhaps our higher education is over-rated. Our taxes are too high but we have sub-standard government services. We ain't got no culture.
  
  
• Evansville receives mixed grades on report card (14 WFIE Evansville) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:50:32 GMT)
  A report card was put out Tuesday on the economic health of southwest Indiana, a comparison with other cities in the areas of education, industry and population.
  
  
• Indiana Business College gets new name (Journal & Courier) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:43:14 GMT)
  Indiana Business College, which has a campus location in Lafayette, is changing its name to Harrison College.
  
  
• INDIANA: School board approves KOEZ designation (The Indiana Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:46:53 GMT)
  With two days to spare before a filing deadline, an economic-development agency has won the final local vote of approval for a proposed 200-acre, tax-exempt business park in White Township.
  
  
• An Indiana Town Appreciates Obama, and That Stimulus Cash, Too (New York Times) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:53:12 GMT)
  In Anderson, Ind., a swing town in a swing state, the high hopes raised by President Obama?s fast start carry the risks of promises unkept.
  
  

• Upper Iowa University commencement May 9 (Newton Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:14:02 GMT)
  FAYETTE — Upper Iowa University has planned three separate commencement ceremonies this year to accommodate the large number of students, their family and friends. All three will be Saturday, May 9, in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium on the Fayette campus.
  
  
• Gay couples line up to wed in Iowa (The Kansas City Star) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:12:07 GMT)
  Iowa is a state that often sets the tone for the nation, and the lines that separate Iowans on gay marriage cut through neighborhoods and churches, dividing people who live in the same world but see the issue much differently.
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:47:04 GMT)
  The possibility of a worldwide influenza pandemic may have implications for swine producers in Iowa, according to Dr. Jim McKean, Iowa State University swine veterinarian.
  
  
• Students question Grassley on economy, education laws (Forest City Summit) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:53:45 GMT)
  Story created Apr 14, 2009 - 08:56:03 CDT. Showing he is concerned about constituents of all ages, Iowa Senator Charles Grassley held a recent town meeting for high schoolers at Garner-Hayfield High School in Garner.
  
  
• North Iowa News Briefs (The Globe Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:44:48 GMT)
  Man charged with attempted murder CHARLES CITY — A Charles City man has been charged with attempted murder.
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:32:14 GMT)
  As of Sunday, April 19, six percent of Iowa’s corn sits in Iowa’s fields imbibing moisture and experiencing the beginning of the germination process. In our planting date research trials, corn planted during the first week of April has sprouted with a one-fourth inch root emerged. The season begins!
  
  
• Education chief: Schools must embrace new ideas (The Gazette) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:03:19 GMT)
  CEDAR FALLS and#8212; It's time to be aggressive.That was the message U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had during his visit Friday to the University of Northern Iowa.The country's education system needs to throw out dated practices, Duncan said. The Recovery Act, which includes more than $100 billion for education, isn't a permission slip to maintain existing conditions, but an ...
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:47:12 GMT)
  CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher Tuesday on forecasts for continued rain in the U.S. corn belt, traders said. May corn ended up 2 3/4 cents at $3.75 per bushel, and July corn ended up 2 3/4 cents at $3.83 1/2.
  
  
• Iowa and Obama: No regrets, few worries (Politico via Yahoo! News) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:59:00 GMT)
  DES MOINES — En route here for a nearby event, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said earlier this week, “Iowa will always be a special place for the President.”
  
  
• Students get some some more independence: Board OKs adding course that will let students design their own course study (Muscatine Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:23:51 GMT)
  MUSCATINE, Iowa — After visiting the Muscatine Community School District, the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation suggested expanding Muscatine High School’s talented and gifted program.
  
  

• Kansas wetlands education center opens (The Wichita Eagle) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:34:32 GMT)
  Kansas wetlands education center Five year-old Avery Wolf is a little small for his grandfather, Steve Wolf, to take him deep into Cheyenne Bottoms.
  
  
• Sebelius Confirmed as HHS; Parkinson Sworn In as Kansas Governor (FOX 4 Kansas City) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:48:31 GMT)
  Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the nation's health and human services secretary, thrusting her into the middle of a public health emergency with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans.
  
  
• Kansas has a new governor (The Hays Daily News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:29:14 GMT)
  TOPEKA (AP) -- Kansas was preparing Tuesday night for a quick transition of power in the governor's office after Kathleen Sebelius won confirmation as U.S. health and human services secretary.
  
  
• Katy among best communities for music education (The Katy Times) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:36:32 GMT)
  The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has identified Katy as one of the top best communities for music education.
  
  
• Education, environment will be seen as Sebelius legacy (Lawrence Journal-World) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:59:22 GMT)
  Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was confirmed as the nation’s chief health official Tuesday, but her legacy in Kansas may be felt in public schools and the environment.
  
  
• Education, environment will be seen as Sebelius legacy (49 ABC News Topeka) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:46:29 GMT)
  Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was poised to become the nation’s chief health official Tuesday, but her legacy in Kansas may be felt in public schools and the environment.
  
  
• Flint Hills: Kansas forces school districts to 'sit on cash' (Kansas City Kansan) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:44:28 GMT)
  Editor's note: We received this submitted column from the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. It's from Paul Soutar. As the debate rages over whether to cut K-12 education to balance the 2009 state budget, it appears that the Legislature may be able to have its cake and eat it, too. Data obtained by the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy shows that local school districts’ unencumbered cash ...
  
  
• Biographical information on Kathleen Sebelius (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:11:25 GMT)
  NAME — Kathleen Sebelius. AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION: 60; May 15, 1948; Cincinnati. EDUCATION — Bachelor's degree, Trinity College, Washington, 1970; master of public administration, University of Kansas, 1978.
  
  
• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Visits PE4life Academy Training Center (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:25:00 GMT)
  Grundy Center, IA PE4life Academy Training Center demonstrates integration of academics and physical education
  
  
• Grantham University Recognizes 2009 Outstanding Graduate (dBusinessNews.com) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:33:13 GMT)
  Kansas City – Grantham University ( www.grantham.edu ), an online university serving working adult students around the world, today announced Walter “Cal” Smith as its 2009 Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) Outstanding Graduate.
  
  

• Unemployment Climbs Across Kentucky (The Kentucky Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:23:57 GMT)
  Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties from March 2008 to March 2009, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training.
  
  
• Unemployment Climbs Across Kentucky (WCPO Cincinnati) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:31:41 GMT)
  Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties from March 2008 to March 2009.
  
  
• Thunder 12's win Kentucky Gold basketball title (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:27:08 GMT)
  GRAYSON, Ky. -- The Thunder 12's won the championship in the Kentucky Gold basketball tournament at East Carter High School.
  
  
• Jobless rates up in 120 Ky. counties from March '08 to March '09 (WHAS TV11 Louisville) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:47:44 GMT)
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 28, 2009) — Unemployment rates rose in all 120 Kentucky counties between March 2008 and March 2009, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.
  
  
• Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation Changes Lives with College Scholarships (HispanicBusiness.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:58:19 GMT)
  No Related Stories at this time! Louisville, KY--(HISPANIC PR WIRE - BUSINESS WIRE)--January 18, 2007--The Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation, an independent non-profit foundation established by KFC, announces the search for this year's Colonel's Scholars.
  
  
• Local Health Officials On Alert For Swine Flu In Kentucky (WYMT Mountain News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:20:56 GMT)
  Kentucky's Department for Public Health is asking health care providers to be on the alert for potential cases of swine flu in Kentucky.
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:47:14 GMT)
  PRINCETON, Ky. -- Since soybean rust was introduced in the fall of 2004 in the United States, Kentucky farmers have seen no yield loss as a result of the disease.
  
  
• Partnership to track school testing (The Cincinnati Enquirer) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:53:22 GMT)
  DANVILLE - School progress on state assessments will be tracked by a partnership of education advocacy groups the next three years while the state is developing a new testing system.
  
  
• Agreement reached on budget endorsing Obama goals (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:48:45 GMT)
  A top senator says Barack Obama's Democratic allies in Congress have sealed agreement on a budget outline for next year that endorses the president's goals of expanded health care and more money for education and clean energy. The agreement announced late Monday by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad would make it easier for Congress to pass subsequent legislation overhauling the U.S. ...
  
  
• Teaching military families to make a smooth move (Jacksonville Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:18:42 GMT)
  Military kids are resilient, said Camp Lejeune School Liaison Officer Julie Fulton. With the mobile life of the military, they learn to be. Department of Defense Education Activity officials are helping parents get ready for one of their biggest challenges — a permanent change of station (PCS).
  
  

• St. Tammany Parish public school officials may discontinue services to some special education students at non-public ... (New Orleans Times-Picayune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:31:17 GMT)
  Anticipating budget cutbacks for the next fiscal year, the St. Tammany Parish School Board is taking steps to eliminate some of the services it provides to special education students in non-public schools....
  
  
• Louisiana lawmakers open session focused on budget (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:46:29 GMT)
  Lawmakers open a new regular session Monday with far fewer dollars than the last time they converged on the Capitol, and angst over Louisiana's budget woes is expected to overshadow debate on much of anything else.
  
  
• Jindal addresses state budget cuts to education (KTBS Shreveport) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:28:02 GMT)
  All eyes are on the budget as the 2009 Louisiana Legislative Session draws near. Lawmakers are heading to the Capitol to tackle a number of issues. The biggest will be the state budget Much of the budget cut attention has been focused on education.   The Louisiana Federation of Teachers recently gave Governor Bobby Jindal a failing grade for his education budget cuts. They question how schools ...
  
  
• Group urges lawmakers to stop or delay tax break (New Orleans Times-Picayune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:46:18 GMT)
  The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana called upon the Legislature today to consider the elimination or a delay in implementing a major income tax reduction passed last year. The suggestion for a delay also has been made by state Commissioner of Higher Education Sally Clausen.
  
  
• April 29 Briefly (The Western News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:30:51 GMT)
  The Libby Education Association will hold a negotiations meeting on Wednesday, April 29, at 7 p.m., Libby Public Schools announced. The meeting will be held at the Central Administration Building, 724 Louisiana Ave. A strategy session will precede the meeting at 6 p.m.
  
  
• Jindal seeks bipartisanship as La. session starts (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:59:19 GMT)
  After months as one of the national Republican Party's chief standard-bearers, Gov. Bobby Jindal asked state lawmakers Monday for bipartisanship as Louisiana grapples with budget woes that threaten education programs and health care services.
  
  
• PAR: Delaying Louisiana Tax Cuts Should Be Considered (Bayou Buzz) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:19:35 GMT)
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• Lawmakers convene to solve state budget crisis (The Daily Comet) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:14:25 GMT)
  BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal asked state lawmakers today for bipartisanship as Louisiana grapples with budget woes that threaten education programs and health care services.
  
  
• New Orleans Jazz Festival: 'Trombone Shorty' (CNN) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:56:36 GMT)
  Of all the amazing New Orleans, Louisiana, musicians, my favorite could be Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews.
  
  
• Watchdog group recommends delays on La. tax cuts (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:44:47 GMT)
  Louisiana lawmakers should consider delaying or repealing planned tax breaks for middle- and upper-income residents that take effect this year, as a way to avoid hefty proposed budget cuts, a nonpartisan government watchdog group said Tuesday.
  
  

• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• Guitar Heroes raise money for education foundation (Portsmouth Herald) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:12:31 GMT)
  YORK, Maine -- In town, Guitar Heroes abounded this Sunday.
  
  
• 392 failing physical education at BHS (Press & Sun-Bulletin) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:41:49 GMT)
  BINGHAMTON - More than 20 percent of students at Binghamton High School were failing physical education at the end of the first two marking periods, a sign that the school continues to struggle to have its students meet this graduation requirement.
  
  
• Bolduc's education bills rejected (The Lewiston Sun Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:13:52 GMT)
  AUGUSTA - A legislative committee moved quickly Monday to kill a pair of bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Bolduc, D-Auburn, after hearing testimony on the proposals earlier in the day.
  
  
• Higher Education Milestones (Papillion Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:48:59 GMT)
  Busacker graduates Magna Cum Laude
  
  
• Education - Food Lion executive to deliver Livingstone commencement address (The Salisbury Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:12:24 GMT)
  Richard "Rick" A. Anicetti, corporate leader and champion of business and community partnerships in North Carolina will deliver the Livingstone Colleg ...
  
  
• Brian A. Beeler (Portsmouth Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:19:26 GMT)
  BERWICK, Maine and#8212; Brian A. Beeler, 59, of Hidden Meadow Lane in Berwick, died Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Maine Medical Center, following a courageous battle against acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His battle was shared with his loving family and...
  
  
• Specter colleagues, political elites react to defection (CNN) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:19:18 GMT)
  Reaction on Tuesday to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party ranged from barely concealed glee to dismay among Senate colleagues and elites from both parties.
  
  
• M-E won't fill 13.5 jobs to trim 2009-10 budget (Press & Sun-Bulletin) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:41:13 GMT)
  ENDWELL - The Maine-Endwell Central School District will not fill 13.5 open positions to reduce expenditures in the proposed 2009-10 budget, district officials said Monday.
  
  
• Senate confirms health nominee Sebelius (The Hill) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:56:21 GMT)
  The Senate confirmed Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) as secretary of Health and Human Services Tuesday, providing President Obama with...
  
  

• Pr. George's Officials Take Waiver Arguments to State Board of Education (Washington Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT)
  BALTIMORE, April 27 -- Leaders of the Prince George's County government and school system made dueling claims Monday to scarce taxpayer dollars before the Maryland State Board of Education, pitting public safety against education in the county's fiscal priorities.
  
  
• Maryland offers recidivism lesson (Denver Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:55:22 GMT)
  The former director of Maryland's parole and probation division outlined Monday that state's success in lowering the number of offenders who go back to prison or have their parole revoked.
  
  
• ELECTION 2009: WYANDOTTE BOARD OF EDUCATION (The News-Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:30:05 GMT)
  WYANDOTTE — There’s no shortage of issues in this year’s Board of Education election.
  
  
• Lonaconing resident recipient of environmental education award (Cumberland Times-News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:22:16 GMT)
  The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory honored Lonaconing resident Robert Miller with the Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award at a ceremony Thursday evening in Frostburg.
  
  
• Education council selects NT professor for internship (North Texas Daily) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:53:16 GMT)
  After an internal competition at NT and a selection process that took two months, James Meernik of the political science faculty met with the American Council on Education for a spot in its Fellows Program in Washington D.C. In March, the Council told Meernik he had been selected for the program.
  
  
• Liberia: Report: Bad Roads Prevent WAEC Trial Test In Maryland (AllAfrica.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:22:42 GMT)
  Monrovia — A report reaching this paper from the southeastern county of Maryland says hundreds of 12th, 9th and 6th grade students in the country did not sit or benefit from the trial test administered by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) due to deplorable roads conditions there.
  
  
• Corporate coach leading continuing education sessions (Cumberland Times-News) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:10:24 GMT)
  Two challenges for managers — getting the most from their employees and fostering teamwork — will be addressed May 1 in continuing education sessions at Allegany College of Maryland’s Gateway Center in downtown Cumberland.
  
  
• Court to Weigh Public Schools' Responsibility to Fund Private Special Education (Washington Post) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT)
  The Supreme Court will consider a question this week that has riled parents, cost local school boards here and across the country hundreds of millions of dollars, and vexed the justices themselves: When must public school officials pay for private schooling for children with special needs?
  
  
• Educators Take On Cyber-Bullying (WBAL-TV Baltimore) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:14:35 GMT)
  A statewide conference held in Frederick on Tuesday tackled how to combat school cyber-bullying, which has become a serious issue in Maryland.
  
  
• Looking to 2010, Pennsylvania's Specter Announces Switch to Democrats (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:12:16 GMT)
  After 29 years as a Republican senator, Arlen Specter said polling results that he received April 24 convinced him to run as a Democrat in 2010.
  
  

• Time for a sports levy to support education (Seattle Times) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:03:43 GMT)
  Education for too long has received short shrift by Washington policymakers and lawmakers, writes guest columnist Christine Johnson-Duell. She proposes that the Mariners, which benefited from taxpayer dollars, pay a little back by helping fund education.
  
  
• ePharmaceuticals™ Releases Analytical Report on New Massachusetts Disclosure Regulations (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:01:00 GMT)
  Prepare for the enforcement of a new state law governing marketing and sales activities of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers who do business in Massachusetts.
  
  
• City will send new figures to DESE (Fall River Herald News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:33:13 GMT)
  A new set of financial figures will soon be sent to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education after the city determined minimum education contributions are being reached.
  
  
• Massachusetts House of Representatives OKs raising sales tax to 6.25 percent in late-night vote (The Republican) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:02:19 GMT)
  BOSTON - The state House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill to increase the state's sales tax from 5 percent to 6.25 percent, in a late-night vote designed to raise $900 million a year in new revenues for local aid and other programs.
  
  
• Reading, math scores stagnate for high schoolers (The Washington DC Examiner) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:22:57 GMT)
  Reading and math scores for high school students have stagnated since the early 1970s, according to national test results released Tuesday by the Department of Education.
  
  
• Williamstown physician Stuebner honored for distinguished service (North Adams Transcript) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:01:42 GMT)
  WILLIAMSTOWN -- Local physician Erwin A. Stuebner Jr., M.D., medical director of the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire, has been honored by the state medical society as the 2009 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service to the Massachusetts Medical Society.
  
  
• UMD cuts 2 vice chancellors (Fall River Herald News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:03:23 GMT)
  The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is cutting two of its five vice chancellor positions, reducing non-personnel budgets by $1 million and freezing wages for top earners in its latest response to a drop in state funding.  
  
  
• Education - Food Lion executive to deliver Livingstone commencement address (The Salisbury Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:12:24 GMT)
  Richard "Rick" A. Anicetti, corporate leader and champion of business and community partnerships in North Carolina will deliver the Livingstone Colleg ...
  
  
• Jovenes Latinos conference is where governor discusses safe jobs for youth (Somerville Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:35:09 GMT)
  The proclamation was announced at a youth leadership conference organized by youth leaders from the Jovenes Latinos program at the Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) and the Teens Lead at Work program at MassCOSH (the Massachusetts Coalition of Occupational Safety and Health).
  
  
• Bunker Hill Community College Selects ZogoTech for Data Warehousing Solution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:09:00 GMT)
  Bunker Hill Community College has selected ZogoTech, a key player in the IT world of higher education, for its data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
  
  

• Animalearn report says former household pets used for medical education at the University of Michigan, among others (The Ann Arbor News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:20:49 GMT)
  An organization opposed to using animals in science released a report Monday that concludes former household pets are dying in medical education courses at many universities, including the University of Michigan....
  
  
• Michael J. Thorp resigns from Goodrich Board of Education (The Flint Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:59:45 GMT)
  GOODRICH, Michigan -- Goodrich Board of Education Trustee Michael J. Thorp announced at Monday's meeting that it would be his last as a board member.Thorp Thorp said he and his wife have decided to move to Flint, making him ineligible...
  
  
• Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan Awards Academic Scholarships (Marketwire) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:12:38 GMT)
  YPSILANTI, MI--(Marketwire - April 28, 2009) - The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan's annual consumer education conference, SpringFest, drew over 400 consumers to the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth. During the conference dinner on April 25, 2009, the HFM Board President, Jennifer Faunce (Warren) presented academic scholarship awards to 2 deserving members of the community. Jennifer began the ...
  
  
• Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan Awards Academic Scholarships (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:57:00 GMT)
  The Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan's annual consumer education conference, SpringFest, drew over 400 consumers to the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth. During the conference dinner on April 25, 2009, the HFM Board President, Jennifer Faunce presented academic scholarship awards to 2 deserving members of the community. Jennifer began the presentation by saying, "The Hemophilia Foundation of ...
  
  
• Education Newsmakers: 04/28/2009 (Traverse City Record-Eagle) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:36:55 GMT)
  -- Elizabeth Tezak, a 2004 graduate of Traverse City Central High School, has received the Hilda F. Mitchell Internship Fund scholarship from Michigan State University's College of Education. Her parents are Kim and Tina Tezak.
  
  
• Huntsman breakfast meeting canceled by GOP in Michigan county (Deseret Morning News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:57:58 GMT)
  A Michigan GOP organization canceled an appearance by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. this weekend, apparently because of his support...
  
  
• Michigan GOP official cancels Huntsman event in protest (The Salt Lake Tribune) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:53:31 GMT)
  Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s appearance at a Michigan county Republican Party event was scrapped this week after the county chairwoman said that hosting the moderate Utah governor would mean abandoning the party's conservative principles.
  
  
• Four candidates seeking seats on the Beecher Board of Education (The Flint Journal) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:44:54 GMT)
  BEECHER, Michigan -- Three candidates are vying for two four-year seats on the Beecher Board of Education. Long-term board members Mary Rankins and Jerry Skinner are seeking re-election along with Brenda Bauer during the May 5 election. Bauer was appointed...
  
  
• Michigan has 2nd probable case of swine flu (22 WSBT South Bend) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:12:35 GMT)
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As Michigan reported a second suspected case of swine flu Tuesday, health officials urged people not to panic while saying it was only a matter of time before more cases emerge.
  
  
• ELECTION 2009: WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION (The News-Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:29:55 GMT)
  WOODHAVEN — Two four-year seats and one partial term ending in 2011 will be the focus of the May 5 election for the Woodhaven-Brownstown Board of Education.
  
  

• Supreme Court hears arguments on when public must pay for private special education (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:26:21 GMT)
  Wow! How much is he asking for from the school district? Either way though, I have two children that are in special education programs in … read more Minnesota public schools. As long as there is communication the programs work great.
  
  
• Minnesota's foreclosure wave moves upscale (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:08:17 GMT)
  MORE INFO The report will be available after 8 a.m. today on the Minnesota Home Ownership Center's web site: www.hocmn.org . Contact the center online or call 651-659-9336 or toll free: 866-462-6466.
  
  
• Legislators tear into Minnesota safety net (Pioneer Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:10:22 GMT)
  Against the backdrop of a poor economy and rising unemployment numbers, the Minnesota House and Senate on Monday passed health care bills that trim hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's social safety net.
  
  
• Fitch Affirms Edina ISD No. 273, Minnesota's GOs at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:11:00 GMT)
  CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA+' rating on Edina Independent School District No. 273, Minnesota's approximately $87.1 million of the district's series 1998B, 2004, and 2005 outstanding general obligation bonds.
  
  
• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• People with higher IQs make wiser economic choices, U of Minnesota study finds (EurekAlert!) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:47:55 GMT)
  People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities and Morris campuses.
  
  
• AGA Medical Corporation Launches Fourth Web-Based Stroke Education and Awareness Video Featuring Professional Football ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT)
  AGA Medical Corporation today launched the fourth in a series of web-based stroke education and awareness videos featuring Tedy Bruschi, a professional football player who suffered a stroke in February 2005, subsequently recovered and returned to his career.
  
  
• Bowers to continue education and football career at SW Minnesota State (The Ukiah Daily Journal) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:25:13 GMT)
  Former Ukiah High School student and football player and current Mendocino College student and player for the Eagles football team for the past two years, Brad Bowers, will continue his education and college football career at NCAA Division II four-year college Southwest Minnesota State University, public university offering courses in the liberal arts and the professions.
  
  
• Education notes: News from schools near you (Pioneer Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:03:49 GMT)
  Farmington schools will have their annual art show at 6 p.m. Thursday at Farmington Middle School West, 4200 208th St. W. Art by students in grades one through 12 will be on display.
  
  
• U will launch website to identify rioters (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:28:06 GMT)
  The University of Minnesota will post images from a party that turned violent, hoping people will come forward to share names.
  
  

• Mississippi's Education Spending Plan Approved (WTOK-TV Meridian) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:46:41 GMT)
  The federal government has approved Mississippi's plan to spend $321 million in stimulus money for education.
  
  
• Feds approve Mississippi education spending from stimulus (WLOX-TV Biloxi) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:40:05 GMT)
  JACKSON, MS (AP) - The federal government has approved Mississippi's plan to spend $321 million in stimulus money on elementary, secondary and higher education.
  
  
• Stimulus Money Approved For Mississippi Schools (WJTV Jackson) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:26:30 GMT)
  More than $300 million approved for education in Mississippi.
  
  
• Feds OK $321 Million for Education (Jackson Free Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:11:15 GMT)
  Although he has been loathe to accept some of the federal stimulus funds allotted for Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour announced today that the federal government has approved the state’s plan for more than $321 million for education from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  
  
• Mississippi free from swine flu ... for now (The Meridian Star) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:24:40 GMT)
  As of Tuesday, there were no confirmed cases of swine flu in Mississippi... yet.
  
  
• Mississippi ACLU Worker Found Not Guilty (Jackson Free Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:10:39 GMT)
  [verbatim] On Thursday, April 23, a Jackson Municipal Court Judge found ACLU Public Education Coordinator Brent Cox not guilty on charges of interfering with police officer duties and disorderly conduct.
  
  
• Mississippi showing love to out of state schools on car tags (Jackson Free Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:25:50 GMT)
  I read an article, at the "other" site, in regards to Mississippi selling vanity tags showcasing some of our neighboring states instutions of higher learner, i.e. Louisiana State, Tennessee, Alabama, etc. etc.
  
  
• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• NORTH MISSISSIPPI & NORTHWEST ALABAMA (WCBI Columbus) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:56:24 GMT)
  st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place honors from a field of 308 teams. The teams were under the leadership of Mrs. Emma Cornwall, Lee Middle School S.P.I.R.T. Instructor.
  
  
• McCullum ‘represents future of education’ (Laurel Leader-Call) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:58:01 GMT)
  With only two years of experience in the teaching profession, Jones Middle School English teacher Marquita McCullum is seeing what diligence and dedication to the profession and her students can accomplish.
  
  

• Missouri gambling revenue much less than expected (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:20:14 GMT)
  New revenue from a voter-approved casino ballot measure could fall at least $70 million short of projections, the director of the Missouri Gaming Commission said Monday.
  
  
• Money 101: Personal finance course helps Tennessee gain prominence in education field (Memphis Commercial Appeal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:25:30 GMT)
  Effective for incoming ninth-graders, public school students in Tennessee have to pass a personal finance course to meet high school graduation requirements. Utah and Missouri are the only other states with similar requirements.
  
  
• Fighting abuse through education (Jefferson City News Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:17:41 GMT)
  The No. 1 reason people in Missouri seek rehabilitation for addiction is alcohol. Years ago Jacki Johnson was one of those people. “I never drank normally. I don't think I ever knew what that was,” Johnson said.
  
  
• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Visits PE4life Academy Training Center (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:25:00 GMT)
  Grundy Center, IA PE4life Academy Training Center demonstrates integration of academics and physical education
  
  
• Education Milestones (Papillion Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:48:23 GMT)
  Students awarded at SkillsUSA SkillsUSA Nebraska, a Nebraska Department of Education student organization, recognized award winners and elected new officers during its 2009 conference last month in Columbus. About 1,400 people attended the conference, including 954 high school and college/technical students and advisors. The following students were elected officers for 2009-10 (Official posts ...
  
  
• RITENOUR SCHOOLS: Education isn't just a job for district's top teacher (Suburban Journals) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:41:43 GMT)
  Tonya Ryan's biggest influence on her work as a teacher is a man who struggled through life without an education.
  
  
• Senators debate higher education building bonds (Columbia Missourian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:13:00 GMT)
  JEFFERSON CITY — A proposal that would create a funding option for $700 million worth of higher education capital projects faced opposition from Senate Democrats in a committee hearing Monday afternoon. The measure, which is sponsored by Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, passed the House on April 16 with a 131-28 vote. If passed by the Senate and signed by the governor, the proposal would give ...
  
  
• Missouri Quail Academy Offers Quail Course for Missouri Youth (Kansas City InfoZine) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:05:06 GMT)
  Missouri Quail Academy offers a hands-on training course in quail management and conservation for Missouri high school students.
  
  
• Students, faculty react to new End-of-Course Assessment exams (Columbia Missourian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:09 GMT)
  COLUMBIA — For the first time, students at Columbia's public high schools are taking the new End of Course Assessment to evaluate academic progress under state and federal education standards. The EOCA replaces the Missouri Assessment Program, better known as MAP. “This year, English II, biology and algebra I are operational exams, meaning they count," said Ann Landes, Hickman High School's ...
  
  
• Parents as Teachers funding sags (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:47:14 GMT)
  Parents as Teachers, the St. Louis-founded early childhood education program that's now replicated in countries around the world, is coping with sobering news in advance of its 25th birthday.
  
  

• Montana finalizes budget compromise and adjourns (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:56:49 GMT)
  Montana lawmakers wrapped up their work Tuesday by finalizing a state budget that offers modest overall increases, and completed plans for nearly a billion dollars worth of federal stimulus money.
  
  
• Montana Legislature wraps up business as session ends (KRTV Great Falls) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:33:30 GMT)
  Today marked the 90th and final day of the 61st Montana legislative session. Lawmakers had a few hurdles to clear before the day was out: the big three were the budget, the stimulus spending plan, and the property tax reappraisal bill.
  
  
• Amicus Briefs Filed in Montana Assisted Suicide Case (Flathead Beacon) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:59:44 GMT)
  HELENA – Three friend-of-the-court briefs ask the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that Montanans have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. The state of Montana is appealing the ruling and many other amicus briefs on both sides of the issue are expected before the state Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case later this year.
  
  
• Montana Lawmakers Finalize Budget Compromise and Adjourn (Flathead Beacon) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:14:34 GMT)
  HELENA – Lawmakers wrapped up their work Tuesday by finalizing a state budget that offers modest overall increases, and completed plans for nearly a billion dollars worth of federal stimulus money. Lawmakers needed all 90 of the days the Montana Constitution gives them to adopt a spending plan after a nearly evenly split Legislature fought for weeks over different spending plans. But both ...
  
  
• Montana's tribes will receive $17 million in stimulus money (Great Falls Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:14:14 GMT)
  Montana's Indian reservations will receive nearly $17 million to create jobs as a result of the recently passed federal stimulus bill, Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced Monday.
  
  
• Montana budget compromise moves forward (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:47:54 GMT)
  Legislative committees on Monday hammered out details of a bipartisan budget compromise that gives both Democrats and Republicans something to vote for when it hits the full Legislature on Tuesday.
  
  
• Seminar Offers Training for Nonprofit Board Members (Flathead Beacon) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:44:34 GMT)
  Nonprofits are required by Montana law to have a board of directors of at least 3 people, and most have more than the minimum number – as many as a dozen or more. With more than 400 nonprofits in the Flathead Valley, there are thousands of individuals involved in this type of volunteer work. The Nonprofit Development Partnership (NpDP) will be providing education for these board members at the ...
  
  
• Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide case (Billings Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:43:55 GMT)
  HELENA - Three friend-of-the-court briefs ask the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that Montanans have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide. The state of Montana is appealing the ruling and many other amicus briefs ...
  
  
• Amicus briefs filed in assisted suicide case (Billings Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:35:20 GMT)
  HELENA - Three friend-of-the-court briefs ask the Montana Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that Montanans have a constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide.
  
  
• LEGISLATURE ENDS (KTVM Butte) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:06:51 GMT)
  The door is open for Montana's $900 million in Federal Stimulus money. It's the state's share of an $8 billion package that lawmakers finalized in Helena today. They did it in the closing hours of the legislative session.
  
  

• Education Milestones (Papillion Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:48:23 GMT)
  Students awarded at SkillsUSA SkillsUSA Nebraska, a Nebraska Department of Education student organization, recognized award winners and elected new officers during its 2009 conference last month in Columbus. About 1,400 people attended the conference, including 954 high school and college/technical students and advisors. The following students were elected officers for 2009-10 (Official posts ...
  
  
• Education Helps Lower Train Fatalities (KOLN Lincoln) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:17:45 GMT)
  One expert says he believes education is working to lower train fatalities in Nebraska.
  
  
• High-tech education (North Platte Telegraph) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:50:35 GMT)
  The North Platte Telegraph Technology is quickly changing just about every facet of our society, including education. On Thursday, parents at Jefferson Elementary School got a hands-on demonstration of how technology is changing classroom instruction.
  
  
• Governor, state education praise Gering reading program (Scottsbluff Star-Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:44:20 GMT)
  State Education Commissioner Roger Breed listens as Geil Elementary School third-grader Tori Hoagland reads as part of a tour of the Gering schools on Monday. Gov. Dave Heineman, in back, listens to another student.
  
  
• Education council selects NT professor for internship (North Texas Daily) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:53:16 GMT)
  After an internal competition at NT and a selection process that took two months, James Meernik of the political science faculty met with the American Council on Education for a spot in its Fellows Program in Washington D.C. In March, the Council told Meernik he had been selected for the program.
  
  
• Pam Luttrell cut her college education short to support her husband through his. She focused on raising their kids, ... (WOWT-TV Omaha) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:47:22 GMT)
  "I was a stay at home mom, and when I realized that we were going to get divorced, I needed to get my degree," Luttrell said.
  
  
• Neb. to rely more on savings, stimulus for budget (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:56:24 GMT)
  Nebraska lawmakers will reach deeper into a record-sized savings account, rely on more federal stimulus dollars and probably anger the University of Nebraska to balance the budget if a key committee has its way.
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:01:44 GMT)
  If you had musk thistles in your pastures last year, the odds are you'll have them again this year. Favorable rains last fall combined with short pastures are the perfect recipe for lots of thistles this spring.
  
  
• New Plan Would Give Larger Schools More Money (KOLN Lincoln) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:32:53 GMT)
  Larger school districts in Nebraska would get more money from the state than originally planned, under a proposal from a key lawmaker.
  
  
• International Experts Will Explore 'Future of Water for Food' May 4 (Newswise) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:25:11 GMT)
  Water experts from around the world will discuss the global challenge of growing more food with less water at The Future of Water for Food conference May 4, hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the University of Nebraska.
  
  

• Nevada bill to delay education layoff notices on way to governor's desk (News 4 Reno) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:24:25 GMT)
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A bill that would extend the legal deadline for notifying school district employees that they will be rehired or laid off for the next school year won final approval Tuesday in the Nevada Senate.
  
  
• AOK completes 'Worth the Wait' education at Nevada (Nevada Daily Mail) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:10:06 GMT)
  About Our Kids, Inc., recently completed two weeks of teaching Worth the Wait curriculum to Nevada R-5 students in sixth through ninth grades.
  
  
• Nevada bill would delay education layoffs (Reno Gazette-Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:12:25 GMT)
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Assembly has advanced a bill that would temporarily delay the legal deadline for notifying school district employees that they will be re-hired or laid off for the next school year.
  
  
• Nevada professor salaries still up (KTNV Las Vegas) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:40:22 GMT)
  The higher education budget might be suffering, but Nevada professors salaries keep going up.
  
  
• Bill to delay education layoffs signed by Nevada governor (Sierra Sun) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:26:33 GMT)
  AB542 gives the districts two more weeks to determine how many employees they will be able to retain
  
  
• Nevada bill delaying education layoff notices signed by governor (KTVN Reno) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:32:09 GMT)
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A bill extending the legal deadline for notifying school district employees that they will be rehired or laid off for the next school year was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
  
  
• Bill to delay education layoffs on way to governor (Las Vegas Review-Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:09:59 GMT)
  CARSON CITY — A bill that would extend the legal deadline for notifying school district employees that they will be rehired or laid off for the next school year won final approval today in the Nevada Senate.
  
  
• Nevada lawmakers start 13th week, anticipate Economic Forum (Daily Sparks Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:12:55 GMT)
  CARSON CITY — Legislators who start the 13th week of the 2009 session on Monday will have to wait until Friday for the biggest development — a Nevada Economic Forum meeting to determine how much revenue the lawmakers have for the state budget.
  
  
• Nevada Legislature: Plan could cut education stimulus strings (Nevada Appeal) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:13:07 GMT)
  The Gibbons administration is studying a way to get around the strings attached to stimulus money for education, with a bit of creative budgeting that a university spokesman said subverts the intent of the federal law.
  
  
• UNR's College of Education hosts career fair (News 4 Reno) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:40:03 GMT)
  The College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno is putting on a career fair for people interested in pursing a career in the education industry.
  
  

• Celebration of Education Coming Tomorrow Night, April 28 (OurSports Central) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:58:35 GMT)
  Manchester, NH- The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, the New Hampshire Department of Education and the New Hampshire Business Education Association (NHBEA) are partnering for the inaugural Celebration of Education with the Fisher Cats at Merchantsauto.com Stadium on Tuesday, April 28. Educators will be part of a special ceremony before the Fisher Cats/New ...
  
  
• Tight economy means getting creative with education (Exeter News-Letter) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:05:17 GMT)
  It seems the impact of the March vote is finally catching up with us. With a .75 percent cut in the Exeter Region Cooperative School District budget approved March 10, comes the harsh reality of increased class size, lower state education aid and seven...
  
  
• State Continues Watch For Swine Flu (WMUR New Hampshire) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:05:22 GMT)
  New Hampshire health officials are continuing to keep tabs on the potential spread of the swine flu as tests on fewer than a dozen Granite Staters have come back negative.
  
  
• N.H. Senate to vote on seat belt use (Portsmouth Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:15:55 GMT)
  CONCORD (AP) and#8212; The state Senate votes Wednesday whether to end New Hampshire's status as the last state without an adult seat belt law.
  
  
• Colleges offer no-frills degrees (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT)
  Kaileen Crane was hardly interested in the hefty price tag that comes with the traditional college experience. So she's paying $10,000 a year for the Advantage Program offered by Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), a private college.
  
  
• Seatbelt law going up for vote in Senate (Concord Monitor) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:34:34 GMT)
  The state Senate will vote today whether to end New Hampshire's status as the last state without an adult seatbelt law.
  
  
• Dover CTC adds off site training for students in welding and animal science (Foster's Daily Democrat) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:28:20 GMT)
  DOVER — The conventional image of education has long been associated with classrooms, textbooks and chalkboards. But now the Dover Regional Career Technical Center is looking to give a new face to secondary education.
  
  
• NH Senate taking up mandatory seat belt use (Boston Globe) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:11:36 GMT)
  The state Senate votes Wednesday whether to end New Hampshire's status as the last state without an adult seat belt law.
  
  
• School district taps new chief (The Republican) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:18:52 GMT)
  TURNERS FALLS - The superintendent of School Administrative Unit 58 in Northumberland, N.H., has been tapped as the next superintendent of the Gill-Montague Regional School District.
  
  
• NH Senate taking up mandatory seat belt use (Boston Herald) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:39:00 GMT)
  CONCORD, N.H. - The state Senate votes Wednesday whether to end New Hampshire's status as the last state without an adult seat belt law. The House-passed bill would...
  
  

• New Jersey school-aid clash returns to high court (The Philadelphia Inquirer) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:01:57 GMT)
  Advocates for the 31 historically poor, mostly urban districts that have received enhanced aid for years argue their schools will be shortchanged by Gov. Corzine's new system, which was meant to equalize New Jersey school funding.
  
  
• Jersey's 529 college plan makes the D-list (The Star-Ledger) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:48:35 GMT)
  As college savings plans go, New Jersey is hardly on the dean's list. Morningstar, the mutual fund rating agency, came out with its rankings of 529 plans and rated the New Jersey Best plan as one of the worst in...
  
  
• RUTGERS' OLD QUEENS TURNS 200 (New York Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:41:03 GMT)
  Rutgers University is celebrating the 200th birthday of Old Queens -- New Jersey's oldest intact higher-education building. Its cornerstone, on the New Brunswick campus, was laid on April 27, 1809. Students, administrators and faculty yesterday...
  
  
• CENTRAL JERSEY: Stimulus to offer $2M for schools (The Messenger-Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:11:58 GMT)
  The new federal stimulus package is expected to provide about $1.9 million in extra funding for school districts in the Messenger-Press area with most of the money earmarked for special education.
  
  
• 'Sexting' education proposed (Courier-Post) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:31:25 GMT)
  A U.S. senator from New Jersey is proposing a federal grant program to research and educate children about Internet safety.
  
  
• Watchung Hills Hall of Fame inductees (Echoes-Sentinel) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:17 GMT)
  The Watchung Hills Regional High School inducted nine more members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 18, at the high school. Among those inducted are long-time Warren Township Committeeman and former Watchung Hills Board of Education member Frank Salvato, the longest-serving elected official in New Jersey; Jerry Rife, class of 1967, a professor of music, and chairman of Music and Fine ...
  
  
• Tanzania: Rise Aiming Higher in Science, Education (AllAfrica.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:01:27 GMT)
  Arusha — Recruitment of students has begun in various African Universities under a new initiative known as Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE).
  
  
• Real estate course begins May 11 (The Advertiser-News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:01:25 GMT)
  SUSSEX Sussex County Community College’s Continuing Education program is offering the New Jersey Real Estate pre-licensing course May 11 through May 29.
  
  
• HOPEWELL VALLEY: Music education program gets top billing (Hopewell Valley News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:22:36 GMT)
  For the second time in five years, Hopewell Valley has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education in the United States.
  
  
• E. Brunswick on right path with the plan for new school (MyCentralJersey.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:06:16 GMT)
  Remodel or rebuild? The East Brunswick Board of Education seems inclined to do the latter in the wake of a fire that severely damaged its Memorial School last July.
  
  

• New Mexico inundated with swine flu calls (Alamogordo Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:10:06 GMT)
  ALBUQUERQUE - New Mexico health officials have been so inundated by calls about swine flu which hasn't been reported in the state that they've started a swine flu hot line and are getting extra help from an existing nurse advice hot line.
  
  
• News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico (The Observer) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:37:38 GMT)
  ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico is on the cusp of stemming a nationwide epidemic and Sandoval County Commission Chairman Donnie Leonard is taking the bull by the horns.
  
  
• Mexico Gets $1.5 Billion World Bank Loan For Health, Education (Nasdaq) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:52:32 GMT)
  MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The Mexican government, which is in the middle of an emergency over an influenza outbreak, said it has received a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank to support social programs focused on health and education.
  
  
• University of New Mexico Teams With Polycom to Save Lives by Offering Patient Care to Rural and Underserved Areas (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:36:00 GMT)
  American Telemedicine Association 14th Annual Meeting & Exposition -- For more than five years, the University of New Mexico's Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes has linked university healthcare specialists with rural and prison-based clinicians to improve care for patients in underserved areas of the state.
  
  
• News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico (The Observer) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:38:48 GMT)
  The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m., April 27, at the district board office, 500 Laser Rd. The Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board meets at 6 p.m., April 28, at City Hall.
  
  
• Mexico fights deadly flu spread (News 24 South Africa) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:45:07 GMT)
  Mexico has suspended all education activities across the country and will use faster lab tests in an effort to curb the swine flu outbreak.
  
  
• Helton hired as new ENMU men's coach (WTVM 9 Columbus) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:21:13 GMT)
  PORTALES, N.M. (AP) - Andrew Helton, an assistant coach at the University of South Alabama, has been selected as the new head coach of Eastern New Mexico University's men's basketball team.
  
  
• News and Features for Rio Rancho, New Mexico (The Observer) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:38:58 GMT)
  Sandoval County Historical Society members have been invited to a special extraordinary meeting today at 2 p.m., at the Santuario de San Lorenzo, at 301 Camino del Pueblo, in Bernalillo.
  
  
• Mexico ups swine flu crackdown, probable toll: 152 (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:17:00 GMT)
  MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexican authorities shut schools across the country and tried to follow up with families of swine flu victims in a bid to stop the virus' spread, as the probable death toll rose to 152.
  
  
• Mexico fights flu spread as risk of pandemic rises (Channel NewsAsia) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:18:42 GMT)
  MEXICO CITY: More rapid laboratory testing and other measures to contain an outbreak of swine flu were expected here Tuesday, as schools closed across the country and the probable national death toll climbed to 152, officials said.
  
  

• Swine Flu Expands to More New York Schools (Washington Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:40:58 GMT)
  NEW YORK, April 28 -- The number of confirmed and suspected swine flu cases spread today beyond the Queens high school that has been its epicenter here, with new cases now suspected at a Queens public school for autistic children and a Catholic school in Manhattan, and additional scattered cases in...
  
  
• DM Days New York Conference & Expo Delivers Specialized Training In Five Concentrated Workshops (Direct Marketing Association) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:58:06 GMT)
  April 28, 2009 — The Direct Marketing Association ’s (DMA) 2009 DM Days New York Conference & Expo gives attendees the specialized training to go beyond the buzz words like Twitter, SEM, mobile, and blog in order to profit from 21 st Century marketing with these five concentrated workshops: Relationship Marketing; Mobile Marketing; Creative Strategies; Database Marketing; and Email & Digital ...
  
  
• American Hospital Association Selects Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd as New York State Grassroots Champion for 2008 (Newswise) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:29:30 GMT)
  Gilda Ventresca-Ecroyd, vice president for government affairs at NYU Langone Medical Center has been named New York State's Grassroots Champion for 2008 by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Healthcare Association of New State (HANYS).
  
  
• Banco Popular Awards 20 More Scholarships to New York Area High School Graduates (Marketwire) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:42:13 GMT)
  Best and Brightest to Be Honored at April 29 New York City Reception
  
  
• Early Glance: Education companies (INO News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:50:19 GMT)
  (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top education companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Apollo Group fell $.42 or .7 percent, to $61.66. Career Education rose $.14 or .6 percent, to $21.44.
  
  
• Education Online Services Corp. Announces Educational Partnership with National Association for Equal Opportunity in ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:46:00 GMT)
  NEW YORK----Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President of Education Online Services Corporation announced today that an historic agreement and Memorandum of Understanding has been executed between Education Online Services Corp. and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education .
  
  
• Proskauer Rose Assists New York Yankees in Making New Stadium a "Model of Accessibility for People with Disabilities," ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT)
  NEW YORK----As the New York Yankees open the doors of the new Stadium to the public, international law firm Proskauer Rose is proud to have advised the Yankees on a full range of Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility issues relating to the development, construction and operation of the magnificent facility.
  
  
• CUPE 3903 York University Ratifies New Collective Agreement (Marketwire) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:28:37 GMT)
  TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 27, 2009) - CUPE 3903, the union that represents 3400 contract professors, teaching assistants, graduate assistants, and research assistants at York University, has ratified a new collective agreement. On January 29, the union was legislated back to work after an 85-day strike, the longest in English-speaking Canadian university history. Binding arbitration ...
  
  
• Early Glance: Education companies (INO News) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:04:56 GMT)
  (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top education companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Apollo Group rose $.59 or 1.0 percent, to $61.75. Career Education fell $.04 or .2 percent, to $21.54.
  
  
• New President Of Hostos College Announced (NY1 News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:39:09 GMT)
  City University of New York Chancellor Matthew Goldstein announced Tuesday that Felix Matos Rodriguez will become the new head of Hostos Community College in the Bronx. NY1's Dean Meminger filed the following report.
  
  

• Equity of Access: All North Carolina K-12 School Districts Now Connected to Education Backbone (dBusinessNews.com) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:35:37 GMT)
  As part of the School Connectivity Initiative (SCI), led by North Carolina State University’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, all 115 North Carolina school districts are now linked with high-speed access to online content and services through the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).
  
  
• Communities In Schools Of North Carolina Announces 2009 North Carolina Education Ball Theme (dBusinessNews.com) (Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:50:23 GMT)
  RALEIGH , N.C. – Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) ( www.cisnc.org ), a nonprofit that helps N.C. public school students successfully stay in school and prepare for life, has announced that the theme of the 2009 North Carolina Education Ball will be ‘Rock The Dance.’
  
  
• North Carolina Education Lottery results (Rocky Mount Telegram) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:42:37 GMT)
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• Café Carolina Achieves Success with Shamrock Contributions in the Fight Against Muscular Dystrophy (dBusinessNews.com) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:18:33 GMT)
  GREENSBORO, N.C. — Caf é Carolina and Bakery ’s six North Carolina locations - including one at 803 E. Friendly Center Road - raised $24,528 this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association ( MDA ) by participating in the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign.
  
  
• Cafe Carolina and Bakery Raises $24,528 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (dBusinessNews.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:34:12 GMT)
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Caf é Carolina and Bakery ’s six North Carolina locations - including one at 5361 Ballantyne Commons at the Promenade on Providence - raised $24,528 this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association ( MDA ) by participating in the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign.
  
  
• Tuesday at the North Carolina General Assembly (Rocky Mount Telegram) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:27:27 GMT)
  — Legislative leaders say Perdue had little choice but to furlough NC state workers — Tax collection news means lawmakers will have to look for deeper cuts for upcoming budget — Bill would give NC treasurer power to invest in certain credit, inflation-protected securities PAY CUTS: Gov.
  
  
• Education - Food Lion executive to deliver Livingstone commencement address (The Salisbury Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:12:24 GMT)
  Richard "Rick" A. Anicetti, corporate leader and champion of business and community partnerships in North Carolina will deliver the Livingstone Colleg ...
  
  
• Monday at the North Carolina General Assembly (Rocky Mount Telegram) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:57:33 GMT)
  — State employees' group rolling out radio ads criticizing NC House members — House, Senate to honor Tar Heels' NCAA basketball team for title at Wednesday sessions CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Parents in school districts where corporal punishment is allowed could opt out of the practice for their children in legislation that cleared the House.
  
  
• $200K Lotto Ticket Sold Locally About To Expire (WXII-TV Winston-Salem) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:28:47 GMT)
  A lottery ticket worth $200,000 that was sold in Davidson County is about to expire, North Carolina Education Lottery officials said Tuesday.
  
  
• Café Carolina Achieves Success with Shamrock Contributions in the Fight Against Muscular Dystrophy (dBusinessNews.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:34:25 GMT)
  RALEIGH, N.C.— Caf é Carolina and Bakery ’s six locations raised $24,528 this year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association ( MDA ) by participating in the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign.
  
  

• Ohio Dems try to sell ed plan final time (FOX 19 Cincinnati) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:55:35 GMT)
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Democrats are making one last sales pitch on their proposed overhaul of Ohio's education system before it heads to the GOP-controlled Senate.
  
  
• Twinsburg Schools: Superintendent Steve Marlow supports new Ohio Senate bill (The Twinsburg Sun) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:49:04 GMT)
  TWINSBURG -- City Schools officials are supporting new state legislation that would preserve critical funding for the district. Superintendent Steve Marlow praised Ohio Senate Bill 111 at the April 22 Board of Education meeting. S.B. 111, introduced April 16 by...
  
  
• Ohio House Dems boost spending (The Cincinnati Enquirer) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:07:25 GMT)
  Democrats who control the Ohio House voted early Tuesday to boost funding for food banks and services for children and older adults who may face abuse or neglect, using $91 million worth of additions to the state's two-year spending plan.
  
  
• Ohio House panel OKs social service funding boost (INO News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:58:31 GMT)
  (AP:COLUMBUS, Ohio) A powerful committee in the Democratic-controlled House voted early Tuesday to boost funding for food banks and services for children and older adults who may face abuse or neglect, using $91 million worth of additions to the state's two-year spending plan.
  
  
• Largest Community College in Ohio Turns to TeamDynamixHE to Improve IT Project Reporting, Tracking and Accountability (dBusinessNews.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:20:34 GMT)
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – April 21, 2009 – TeamDynamixHE , the leading provider of Web-based project and portfolio management solutions for the higher education market, today announced that Columbus State Community College (CSCC) has deployed TeamDynamixHE to manage IT projects campus-wide.
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:01:44 GMT)
  The Ohio Pork Producers Council (OPPC) Board of Directors are proving they are committed to providing a safe and wholesome product for consumers.
  
  
• JUST IN - OSU Extension playing role in swine flu education/prevention (Norwalk Reflector) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:35:54 GMT)
  COLUMBUS - With public concern over the swine influenza outbreaks growing, Ohio State University Extension is working with numerous Ohio agricultural and public health organizations to educate citizens on what the virus is, its origins, how its spread and its human and animal health impacts.
  
  
• Ohio high court: Governor largely followed records law (Freedom Forum Online) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:05:12 GMT)
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland largely followed public-records law in responding to a Republican lawmaker's request for internal documents, but must continue reviewing additional records for possible release, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled.
  
  
• Students taking Ohio Achievement Tests (The Advertiser-Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:29:40 GMT)
  Students in grades 3-8 are in the midst of taking Ohio Achievement Tests. Scott Urban, director of instruction and personnel for Tiffin City Schools, said testing started April 20 and continues through this week. Next week is makeup testing. Students at all five Tiffin City Schools elementary buildings and Tiffin Middle School are taking the tests, he said.
  
  
• B-C-S board meets Wednesday night (Port Clinton News Herald) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:15:07 GMT)
  The Benton-Carroll-Salem Board of Education will have a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the board of education office, 11685 W. Ohio 163, Oak Harbor.
  
  

• Oklahoma Senate Republicans claim success in 50 days (Tulsa World) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:41:50 GMT)
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Leaders of the first Republican majority of the Oklahoma Senate are claiming success in the first 50 days of the legislative session. Republicans held a news conference on Tuesday to discuss accomplishments in such areas as government reform, education, health care and taxes.
  
  
• Report: Oklahoma schools pay $60 million for travel (Tulsa World) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:56:46 GMT)
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's public colleges and universities spent $60 million on travel expenses last fiscal year at a time when tuition and fees jumped about 9 percent, an Oklahoma City television station reported.
  
  
• Bill Changes Oklahoma School Hours (News On 6 Tulsa) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:18:38 GMT)
  Big changes could be coming to some Oklahoma schools. A new state law now allows local districts to choose how the school year is calculated, either in days or hours.
  
  
• Oklahoma Education Stimulus Announced (KAMR Amarillo) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:45:24 GMT)
  (Oklahoma City) -- The State Department of Education has begun announcing stimulus dollar amounts for Oklahoma schools. Roughly $74 million are for special education programs, and nearly $55 million for Title One programs, those reserved for low-income students.
  
  
• Republicans claim success in 50 days (KJRH-TV Tulsa) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:38:53 GMT)
  Oklahoma lawmakers say they have made progress in government reform, education, health care, taxes and public safety.
  
  
• 30,000 Oklahoma students set for college graduation (The Oklahoman) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:01:13 GMT)
  While the total number of degrees remains steady, more Oklahoma students are expected to earn master’s degrees at spring commencement exercises.About 4,225 students will earn master’s degrees, an 8 percent increase from last academic year, according to State Regents for Higher Education.In total, about 30,000 students are expected to graduate from state colleges and universities. Here’s a list ...
  
  
• Group helping Oklahoma businesses to survive (Tulsa World) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:30:16 GMT)
  OKLAHOMA CITY — A nonprofit business consortium is trying to rally Oklahoma manufacturers to become more efficient to survive in the tough economic climate.
  
  
• Group helping Oklahoma businesses to survive (Tulsa World) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:45:15 GMT)
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma manufacturers are being urged to get help with making their operations more efficient so they can survive in the current economic climate.
  
  
• Moms of multiple children gather near Chandler for annual retreat (The Oklahoman) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:02:10 GMT)
  For mothers of twins, triplets or more, sometimes getting away from the hustle and bustle of family life for a weekend retreat is just what the doctor ordered. Recently, 34 mothers of multiples from across Oklahoma did just that. Most of the mothers are members of Oklahoma Mothers of Multiples (OMOMs), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education about the development of ...
  
  
• OKC area superintendent also believes audits are punishment for SB 1111 support (The Oklahoman) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:01:20 GMT)
  Another superintendent says he thinks audits are being used to punish his school district for his support of Senate Bill 1111, which would remove some oversight of standardized tests from the state Department of Education. Superintendent Joe Kitchens of the 3,400-student Western Heights district in southwest Oklahoma City said he has seen a marked increase in the number of “compliance ...
  
  

• Supreme Court takes up Oregon special education case (The Oregonian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:46:54 GMT)
  The Supreme Court is again trying to decide when taxpayers must foot the bill for private schooling for special education students. The court will hear arguments Tuesday in an Oregon case in which a local school district contends that students...
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up Oregon special education case (The Oregonian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:55:37 GMT)
  Past story » Forest Grove seeks court ruling » Supreme Court takes case The Supreme Court is again trying to decide when taxpayers must foot the bill for private schooling for special education students. The court will hear arguments Tuesday...
  
  
• High court looks at who pays for special education (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:35:45 GMT)
  A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address the boy's learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:27:47 GMT)
  A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address his learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• Oregon Senate bill could bring 'massive cuts' in education (The Oregonian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:32:04 GMT)
  The plan could pare classroom time, textbooks, guidance counseling, libraries and talented and gifted education.
  
  
• Oregon to receive $382M for schools (The Portland Business Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:46:13 GMT)
  Oregon will receive $382 million from the U.S. Department of Education under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund program.
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (Pioneer Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:58:17 GMT)
  WASHINGTON — A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court today that the public education system failed to address his learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• High Court Justices Weigh Funding for Special Education (Law.com) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:31:34 GMT)
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into the contentious debate that takes place in public schools every day between parents seeking special education services for their children and school administrators who are trying to contain costs. At issue is whether parents must first try out the special ed program offered by the public school before they can move their child to a private school program ...
  
  
• Oregon scores $382 million in stimulus funds (The Oregonian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:17:05 GMT)
  Brent Wojahn/The OregonianKindergartners learn at Mooberry Elementary in Hillsboro. Unlike during the last downturn, Hillsboro schools won't close early this spring. Oregon officially won $382 million of federal stimulus money for schools and colleges today, after Gov. Ted Kulongoski...
  
  
• State Expects Up To $1B Less For Education (FOX 12 Oregon) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:38:08 GMT)
  Gov. Ted Kulongoski says projected budget cuts to education in Oregon could be as much as $1 billion through 2011.
  
  

• Specter's party switch rocks Pennsylvania politics (AP via Yahoo! News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:26:47 GMT)
  Sen. Arlen Specter's surprise defection to the Democratic Party scrambled the political calculus for both parties in next year's Pennsylvania Senate race.
  
  
• Specter's party switch rocks Pennsylvania politics (San Francisco Chronicle) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:33:34 GMT)
  Sen. Arlen Specter's surprise defection to the Democratic Party scrambled the political calculus for both parties in next year's Pennsylvania Senate race. One Democrat quickly decided against seeking the nomination against Specter, the deep-pocketed incumbent...
  
  
• Looking to 2010, Pennsylvania's Specter Announces Switch to Democrats (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:12:16 GMT)
  After 29 years as a Republican senator, Arlen Specter said polling results that he received April 24 convinced him to run as a Democrat in 2010.
  
  
• Education graduates may seek out-of-state job opportunities (Penn State Collegian) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:11:33 GMT)
  Pennsylvania graduates with a degree in education had better study up on their geography -- officials say most of them will be teaching somewhere out of state.
  
  
• Sen. Specter's Party Switch Upends Pennsylvania Politics Heading Into Election (Fox News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:56:18 GMT)
  In a matter of hours, Arlen Specter went from a Republican for nearly three decades to the state's Democratic incumbent
  
  
• Argall calls for options in funding education (The Pottsville Republican & Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:22:50 GMT)
  It’s time for a new way to fund public education, state Sen. Dave Argall said Monday during press conferences in Port Clinton and Harrisburg.
  
  
• Specter shift puts Dems near filibuster-proof mark (AP via Yahoo! News) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:28:13 GMT)
  Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.
  
  
• Specter colleagues, political elites react to defection (CNN) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:19:18 GMT)
  Reaction on Tuesday to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party ranged from barely concealed glee to dismay among Senate colleagues and elites from both parties.
  
  
• Specter switch puts Dems near unbeatable majority (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:19:31 GMT)
  Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a seat of a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority with President Barack Obama's key legislative priorities on the horizon.
  
  
• Specter Switches Parties in Preparation for 2010 Campaign (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:59:00 GMT)
  Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that he is switching parties and will campaign as a Democrat in 2010, a decision that could bolster his re-election prospects and would move the Democrats closer to a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate.
  
  

• Health officials testing, but no signs of flu strain reported in Rhode Island (The Providence Journal) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:39:19 GMT)
  Swine flu has not shown up in Rhode Island, but officials are monitoring flu cases and preparing local health-care providers to deal with the illness should it make it to the area.
  
  
• Carothers leaves rich legacy at the University of Rhode Island (The Providence Journal) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:08:46 GMT)
  SOUTH KINGSTOWN - During the last 18 years, the University of Rhode Island has made giant leaps. The state's only public university is bigger and academically better and has millions of dollars more in its endowment.
  
  
• RIC commencement set for May 14 (The Providence Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:11:08 GMT)
  PROVIDENCE - One of the youngest students to ever earn a bachelor's degree at Rhode Island College will receive her diploma May 16, along with 1,400 undergraduates and graduates, and former RIC President John Nazarian will receive an honorary doctor of public service for his 54 years of service at the state's oldest institution of higher education.
  
  
• Providence may host Obama, Biden at mayors conference (The Providence Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:56:41 GMT)
  The president and vice president have been invited to the U.S. Conference of Mayors in June at the Rhode Island Convention Center.
  
  
• Carothers leaves rich legacy at the University of Rhode Island (The Providence Journal) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:18:55 GMT)
  SOUTH KINGSTOWN
  
  
• Debt impacting special-ed students (WPRI Providence) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:04:21 GMT)
  The East Providence school department owes almost a million dollars to a state funded program for special needs students. Now, some students will be banned from attending the Northern Rhode Island Collaborative until the debt is settled.
  
  
• Final candidate for URI presidency visits Kingston campus; decision expected May 11 (The Providence Journal) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:45:11 GMT)
  David M. Dooley, one of three finalists for the university presidency, speaks of his passion for science during his visit Tuesday.
  
  
• Bench trial set in RI political party lawsuit (Boston Globe) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:34:47 GMT)
  A federal judge has scheduled a bench trial in the case of a new Rhode Island political party seeking to get on the ballot.
  
  
• Tyson Wheeler: Still Learning, Ready To Teach (New London Day) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:06:31 GMT)
  New London -- Of all the hosannas ever rained upon the greatest of them all in New London Lore and Legend, this one is unmatched: Tyson
  
  
• Chamber hopes to preserve gains; city hopes to stop bleeding (Pawtucket Times) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:41:36 GMT)
  PAWTUCKET — Dealing with the General Assembly in this especially austere budget year, the local chamber of commerce is hoping to preserve the gains it has achieved in the last few years, while the city of Pawtucket just wants to avoid being bled by further cuts in state aid.
  
  

• Fitch Rates Charleston, South Carolina's $32.9MM Water & Sewer System Rfdg Revs 'AA' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:33:00 GMT)
  NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to Charleston, South Carolina's , $32.9 million waterworks and sewer system refunding revenue bonds, series 2009A. The bonds are scheduled for negotiated sale on April 29, 2009.
  
  
• South Carolina budget battles put off to next week (AP via Yahoo! Finance) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:52:16 GMT)
  South Carolina state Senators went home Thursdsay for the week, making little progress on a contentious $5.7 billion budget that could leave state workers jobless and force prison closures.
  
  
• CFL draft prospect signs free agect pact with Carolina Panthers (National Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:52:00 GMT)
  Jamall Lee, the second-ranked player in Saturday’s CFL draft, has signed a free-agent contract with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers
  
  
• Can Alabama Spark a Democratic Revival in the South? (Time.com via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT)
  With the President as his example, Artur Davis is running to be the first black governor to take office in the Confederacy's first capital
  
  
• North Carolina approves of Obama more than South Carolina, Elon poll finds (Burlington Times-News) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:53:10 GMT)
  North Carolina residents are more likely than people who live in South Carolina to approve of President Barack Obama's job performance. An Elon University Poll found 56 percent of North Carolinians surveyed approve of how Obama is doing his job. Thirty-three percent disapprove.
  
  
• South Carolina Universities Partner For Dual Degree Program Aimed At Boosting Minority Health Care Worker Population (Medical News Today) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:04:03 GMT)
  The University of South Carolina and Claflin University on Tuesday announced that they have formed a partnership set to begin this fall that aims to produce more minority public health care workers, the Columbia State reports. Findings from HHS indicate that South Carolina has a shortage of health care professionals in areas with high minority populations.
  
  
• Higher education hits lean times (The Post and Courier) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:32:03 GMT)
  South Carolina slashed funding to public colleges and universities by more than 25 percent this year — likely the largest decline in the nation. Last month, a group of presidents traveled to the Statehouse to plead their case.
  
  
• by Free-Times Writers (Free Times) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:13:49 GMT)
  The emailed call to action posted below came across the Arts Beat Blog desk from the South Carolina Arts Alliance, which is located in Rock Hill. It's especially timely as it concerns current budget deliberations at the State House as it relates to the budget of the South Carolina Arts Commission.
  
  
• SCSDB incorporates Wii games into its PE program (Spartanburg Herald-Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:28:46 GMT)
  Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Students, teachers and community members were dancing, running and, yes, bowling at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind Wii Challenge on Monday.
  
  
• S.C. school closes over possible flu cases (The Times and Democrat) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:02:57 GMT)
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A private school in South Carolina planned to stay closed for a second day as state health officials ran tests for swine flu after a dozen of its students returned from a trip to Mexico with flu-like symptoms.
  
  

• Money 101: Personal finance course helps Tennessee gain prominence in education field (Memphis Commercial Appeal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:25:30 GMT)
  Effective for incoming ninth-graders, public school students in Tennessee have to pass a personal finance course to meet high school graduation requirements. Utah and Missouri are the only other states with similar requirements.
  
  
• New Peabody Institute to Conduct First-Ever Assessment of Tennessee's Pre-K Program (Newswise) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:34:46 GMT)
  Vanderbilt University's new Peabody Research Institute and the Tennessee Department of Education today announced a partnership to conduct the first statewide evaluation of the effectiveness of Tennessee's Voluntary Pre-K Program.
  
  
• Students paint mural at board of education building (The Florence Times-Daily) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:08:45 GMT)
  TUSCUMBIA - Art students from the three Colbert County high schools are leaving their marks, literally, on the Colbert County Board of Education building. By the end of next week, four murals will be completed on the west side of the building, located on U.S. 72. Each mural includes a theme that is a central focus in the Shoals area.
  
  
• State to study effectiveness of pre-K program (The Jackson Sun) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:12:23 GMT)
  NASHVILLE — The state Department of Education will be starting a new evaluation of the effectiveness of Tennessee’s voluntary pre-K program next month.
  
  
• Publication ranks UT programs among best (Knoxville News Sentinel) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:13:19 GMT)
  The University of Tennessee's supply chain and logistics, engineering, law and education graduate programs have been ranked among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report's recently released 2010 graduate rankings.
  
  
• Matt Carlisle to lead RCC 2010 Workshop on Web Ministry 3.0 (Worldwide Faith News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:28:26 GMT)
  Matt Carlisle is the founder of Big Heart Design, a user-centered design company located in Nashville, Tennessee. Big Heart Design partners with nonprofit organizations to help bring to life web sites and online applications focused on education, advocacy, benevolence, the arts, healthcare and spirituality. Big Heart empowers your ideas to ultimately make the world a better place for all.
  
  
• Education Tidbits (All Points Blog) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:57:10 GMT)
  The Spring 2009 Beth Maloan Outstanding UT Martin Student Employee Award was presented to Carrington Wright, a University of Tennessee Martin Department of Geology, Geography and Physics employee. Wright is a geoscience major who has worked for the university for three years.
  
  
• Bill limiting lottery prizes of people on public aid fails (Lottery Post) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:58:22 GMT)
  A proposal that would limit Tennessee lottery winners on state or federal assistance to $600 failed in the House State Government Subcommittee.
  
  
• Bill Raises Charter School Eligibility (FOX 13 Memphis) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:47:55 GMT)
  A proposal that would make more students eligible for charter schools in Tennessee is headed for a full Senate vote.
  
  
• Correct To Kill Lottery Limit Bill (Bristol Herald Courier) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:05:41 GMT)
  The bill was supposed to garner outrage, but died when it couldn’t muster a second in subcommittee last week. Tennessee Rep. Stacey Campfield, a Knoxville Republican, sponsored HB0818, which would have limited lottery winners who receive government assistance to a maximum $600 prize. The measure failed in the House State Government Subcommittee for lack of a second.
  
  

• Northeast Texas school districts seek funds to bolster history education (Texarkana Gazette) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:53:39 GMT)
  With a shortage of history teachers in most of the 47 Northeast Texas school districts, the Region VIII Education Service Center is asking Washington, D.C., for nearly $1 million to help remedy the shortfall.
  
  
• College of Education commemorates 10-year anniversary (The Shorthorn) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:47:21 GMT)
  Ties with other schools and colleges in north Texas help create a stronger university capable of attaining national recognition, President James Spaniolo said during welcoming statements at the College of Education’s 10-year anniversary Tuesday morning.
  
  
• Texas Tech to join Boerne education collaboration (Hill Country View) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:28 GMT)
  Local students may earn more college credits in high school under a new collaboration involving Texas Tech University, Alamo Colleges and the Boerne Independent School District.
  
  
• North Texas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Engages OnMessage to Serve as its Full-Service Marketing Partner (dBusinessNews.com) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:18:23 GMT)
  featuring Olympic Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin as Honorary Chairperson. DALLAS – April 27, 2009 – OnMessage, an integrated advertising agency based in Dallas, teamed with the North Texas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® to deliver a successful advertising campaign for the upcoming Komen North Texas Race for the Cure ® , utilizing both traditional and digital marketing vehicles.
  
  
• Hutchison Wants Texas' Federal Gas Taxes (NBC Dallas Fort Worth) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:22:45 GMT)
  Sen. Hutchison's move would allow Texas to keep 100 percent of every dollar drivers pay in taxes and produce further separation from Washington.
  
  
• N. Texas Counties Work To Inform About Swine Flu (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:20:34 GMT)
  Leaders of virtually every city and county in North Texas are aggressively working to inform the public about Swine flu.
  
  
• House supports taking fund management role from education board (Dallas Morning News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:44:32 GMT)
  AUSTIN - A proposed constitutional amendment that could build momentum for getting rid of the State Board of Education was tentatively approved by the House on Monday.
  
  
• Arkansas Department of Education reacts to swine flu (FOX 16 Little Rock) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:34:59 GMT)
  The Arkansas Department of Education released this memo about swine flu Tuesday afternoon.
  
  
• Texas teen recovering from swine flu (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:29:19 GMT)
  CIBOLO, Texas -- High school senior Hayden Henshaw went to his doctor late last week suffering the classic achy, sniffly feverishness of a flu bug _ unpleasant but not terribly...
  
  
• Texas launches effort to extend broadband statewide (BizJournals) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:32:47 GMT)
  Two state agencies are teaming up on a new initiative designed to expand broadband Internet access throughout Texas.
  
  

• VISTA: School board trustee wants to honor Miss USA runner-up (North County Times) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:29:37 GMT)
  VISTA ---- A Vista Unified School District trustee is suggesting the school board publicly honor Carrie Prejean, the Miss USA runner-up who grabbed national attention last week for her comments on same-sex marriage.
  
  
• YWCA USA Celebrates Sojourner Truth Memorial in U.S. Capitol (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:14:00 GMT)
  The YWCA USA co-sponsored another historic first this morning with the unveiling of a Memorial bust of Sojourner Truth in the United States Capitol. An outspoken abolitionist and suffragette, Truth is the first African American woman to be so honored.
  
  
• Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:01:54 GMT)
  A virus circulating in Mexico and the USA and involving person to person transmission appears to cause in some cases severe disease in certain people infected by this virus. There is no evidence that this virus is transmitted by food.
  
  
• USA TODAY Remains Top-Selling Newspaper in the United States (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:16:00 GMT)
  USA TODAY remains the top-selling newspaper in the United States, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation report. USA TODAY's daily circulation was 2,113,725 for the period ending March 31, 2009.
  
  
• HFTP’s Growing East-Asia Network Continues Its High Value Education Standards in Singapore (Hospitality Net) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:33:56 GMT)
  Offering valuable education opportunities for over 55 years, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) continues to branch out across the globe with its Second Annual Asian Hospitality Finance and Technology Conference. During the hard economic times currently hitting the Asian marketplace, as well as the global marketplace, it is imperative hospitality professionals stay ...
  
  
• Australia Must Urgently Develop A “Bill Of Rights” (Scoop.co.nz) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:28:49 GMT)
  Hindus have asked Australia to create a “bill of rights” as a high-priority. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Australia was one of the few Western countries that did not have a charter of rights.
  
  
• For Sale (Arab News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:14:46 GMT)
  USA dealer has 300+ refrigerated semi-trailers for sale. Great deals! Contact Sonny: sonnyhibbeler@msn.com or Tel: 001-800-9671994. USA dealer has 300+ refrigerated semi-trailers for sale. Great deals!
  
  
• Nigeria: Chief Judge Orders Ubec to Open Defence in N80 Million Contract Dispute (AllAfrica.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:05:15 GMT)
  Abuja — CHIEF Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdullahi Mustafa, has ordered the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to open its defence on May 12, this year, in an alleged breach of contract suit instituted against it by a United States-based firm, Intermarkets USA LLC and its Nigerian subsidiary, Intermarkets Nigeria Limited.
  
  
• More students are turning to community colleges, including Warren County (The Warren Reporter) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:24:30 GMT)
  What costs nearly $34,000 and takes generally four years to obtain? According to the USA Today, it is a bachelor's degree from a four year college/university. The average tuition price at a private college/university has now surpassed the $30,000 mark...
  
  
• Nigeria: N850 Million Contract - Ubec Begins Defence May 12 (AllAfrica.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:33:24 GMT)
  Abuja — Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is to commence its defence on May 12 and 14 in the suit instituted by United States of America based firm, Intermarkets USA LLC, over an alleged breach of contract.
  
  

• Virginia college savings plans make top 5 list again (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:55:03 GMT)
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Both of the Virginia College Savings Plan’s 529 plans are among the top five in Morningstar Inc.‘s annual rankings. The Virginia Education Savings Trust and CollegeAmerica are the only 529 plans that also made the investment research firm’s top five list last year.
  
  
• Investing in the arts in West Virginia (Williamson Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:57:24 GMT)
  West Virginia has an incredibly rich and unique arts tradition. From the earliest settlers to Brad Paisley today, West Virginia has cultivated participation in arts and produced some stunning opportunities for our state.
  
  
• PerceptIS Wins Help Desk Support Contract for University of Virginia (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:01:00 GMT)
  PerceptIS six-year contract with University of Virginia will provide advanced help desk support while driving process improvement, exceptional customer service and cost savings.
  
  
• Noodles & Company Continues to Grow in Virginia With Second Restaurant in Richmond (dBusinessNews.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:21:33 GMT)
  RICHMOND - Noodles & Company, the quick-casual, globally inspired noodle restaurant that serves a balanced menu of freshly sautéed Asian, Mediterranean and American cuisine, will open its second restaurant in Richmond and 13th location in Virginia on Friday, May 1 at 11 a.m. The restaurant is located at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive.
  
  
• WHAT’S HAPPENING: Event raises funds for SIDS awareness, education (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:05:56 GMT)
  The State of the Art Ball Maui at Midnight, Baby! was this year’s theme for the Hayes Foundation’s seventh annual fundraiser held April 18 at the Science Museum of Virginia. Kyra Oliver created the foundation in 2002 after the death of her 4-month-old son, Hayes, from sudden infant death syndrome. The foundation funds research and education to raise awareness of SIDS, the No. 1 cause of death of ...
  
  
• Virginia Tech's Dyrell Roberts suddenly catching on fast (Daily Press) (Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:59:05 GMT)
  As soon as classes end in mid-May at Virginia Tech, Dyrell Roberts will seek out one of his personal gurus to continue his football education. He has worked too hard to fall behind now.
  
  
• Virginia Colleges Work to Increase Graduation Rates (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:13:00 GMT)
  ECMC Foundation partners with SCHEV to provide training
  
  
• Moms take classes in how to help kids in school (CNN) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:47:39 GMT)
  Some mothers in suburban Washington are spending time in special classes to learn things like how how to read a report card and how to motivate their children to get the most out of their education.
  
  
• The decline and fall of private education (WorldNet Daily) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:59:53 GMT)
  There's something the U.S. government doesn't want you to know. And it's come out again in the new Heritage Foundation report on education. It conveys that the general public is increasingly dissatisfied with public schools, with a rising number opting for private education.
  
  
• Education graduates may seek out-of-state job opportunities (Penn State Collegian) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:11:33 GMT)
  Pennsylvania graduates with a degree in education had better study up on their geography -- officials say most of them will be teaching somewhere out of state.
  
  

• High court looks at who pays for special education (Washington Post) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:35:45 GMT)
  WASHINGTON -- A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address the boy's learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (Pioneer Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:58:17 GMT)
  WASHINGTON — A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court today that the public education system failed to address his learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• Washington County spelling bee champs to square off (The Oregonian) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:25:36 GMT)
  HILLSBORO -- Spelling bee champions from individual Washington County schools will compete Friday in a countywide challenge. The Washington County Spelling Contest will begin at 9 a.m. at the Northwest Regional Education Service District's office, 5825 N.E. Ray Circle....
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (INO News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:44:43 GMT)
  (AP:WASHINGTON) A lawyer for an Oregon high school student told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the public education system failed to address his learning problems and then improperly denied his parents reimbursement after they enrolled him in a private school.
  
  
• Supreme Court to hear arguments on when public must pay for private special education (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:11:05 GMT)
  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is again trying to decide when taxpayers must foot the bill for private schooling for special education students.
  
  
• Supreme Court takes up special education case (KIVI Boise) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:25:28 GMT)
  Associated Press - April 28, 2009 5:13 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is again trying to decide when taxpayers must foot the bill for private schooling for special education...
  
  
• High Court Justices Weigh Funding for Special Education (Law.com) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:31:34 GMT)
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday waded into the contentious debate that takes place in public schools every day between parents seeking special education services for their children and school administrators who are trying to contain costs. At issue is whether parents must first try out the special ed program offered by the public school before they can move their child to a private school program ...
  
  
• Education council selects NT professor for internship (North Texas Daily) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:53:16 GMT)
  After an internal competition at NT and a selection process that took two months, James Meernik of the political science faculty met with the American Council on Education for a spot in its Fellows Program in Washington D.C. In March, the Council told Meernik he had been selected for the program.
  
  
• Washington universities take stock of budget cuts (Seattle Times) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:49:53 GMT)
  Thanks to federal stimulus dollars and a big assist from college students, the worst case budget scenario does not appear to have materialized for Washington's four-year universities.
  
  
• College of Education commemorates 10-year anniversary (The Shorthorn) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:47:21 GMT)
  Ties with other schools and colleges in north Texas help create a stronger university capable of attaining national recognition, President James Spaniolo said during welcoming statements at the College of Education’s 10-year anniversary Tuesday morning.
  
  

• Investing in the arts in West Virginia (Williamson Daily News) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:57:24 GMT)
  West Virginia has an incredibly rich and unique arts tradition. From the earliest settlers to Brad Paisley today, West Virginia has cultivated participation in arts and produced some stunning opportunities for our state.
  
  
• Decision makers: Jennifer West (Richmond Times-Dispatch) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:10:14 GMT)
  Jennifer West New position: director, Spotts Fain Previous position: associate, Spotts Fain Birthplace: Ames, Iowa Education: bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech; juris doctorate degree from the College of William and Mary School of Law The best advice ever received: “Frank Beamer regarding Virginia Tech football: ‘These games are going to be close down the stretch and special teams can make ...
  
  
• West Virginia Optometrists Partner With Sens. Byrd and Rockefeller, U.S. House Leaders in Improving Infant Eye and ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:47:00 GMT)
  cost, comprehensive eye and vision assessments provided by InfantSEE® Program
  
  
• Local Briefs (Point Pleasant Register) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:03:43 GMT)
  MASON — Marty Gilchrist, veterans affairs officer of the Parkersburg Field Office of the West Virginia Division of Veterans Affairs, will be in Mason County to provide assistance to area veterans in filing for state and federal veterans’ benefits (compensation, pension, widows, education, etc.) to which they may be entitled.
  
  
• Former Eberly dean dies (The Daily Athenaeum) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:32:43 GMT)
  Dr. Nicholas G. Evans, former associate dean for undergraduate education at West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences died Friday, April 24. Dr. Evans completed his bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees from WVU before he joined the English faculty in 1967. He served as the department’s undergraduate student advisor for several years and also served as an undergraduate ...
  
  
• Coyote hunter pushing senior license (The Register-Herald) (Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:54:58 GMT)
  Coyote hunter Doug Prichard says West Virginia can’t afford to wait another year to impose a one-time fee on seniors for the privilege of hunting, fishing and trapping.
  
  
• Chafin: Turnpike treated like ‘an orphan child’ (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:08:26 GMT)
  BLUEFIELD — Residents of southern West Virginia should be “outraged” over a looming toll increase on the West Virginia Turnpike, according to Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin.
  
  
• University science and tech program up for public review (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:18:39 GMT)
  The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has released a draft for establishing a program to recruit faculty and enhance programs focused on science and technology at West Virginia University and Marshall University.
  
  
• 'Dancing Outlaw' Jesco White Gives Jailhouse Interview After Arrest (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:02:13 GMT)
  Entertainer Jesco White, best known as West Virginia's "Dancing Outlaw," was arrested Monday night on drug charges.
  
  
• West Virginia Northern Providing Free Tuition To Laid-Off Students (WTOV 9 Steubenville) (Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:54:19 GMT)
  West Virginia Northern Community College will provide free tuition and fees to West Virginia residents who are laid off and want to register for classes at the institution.
  
  

• Swine flu spreading, but no Wisconsin cases yet (Fond du Lac Reporter) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:21:17 GMT)
  Brown County health officials say its not time to panic about the swine flu outbreak, but Northeastern Wisconsin residents should practice healthy hygiene because cases likely will reach the region. The sky is not falling but we live in an interconnected world, said Dr. Raul Mendoza, a pulmonologist at BayCare Clinic, 2845 Greenbriar Road, Green Bay. Its just a matter of time before we see it ...
  
  
• Swine flu spreading, but no Wisconsin cases yet (Green Bay Press-Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:14:14 GMT)
  Brown County health officials say its not time to panic about the swine flu outbreak, but Northeastern Wisconsin residents should practice healthy hygiene because cases likely will reach the region.
  
  
• Florida Gov. Charlie Crist submits paperwork for education stimulus money (Miami Herald) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:11:18 GMT)
  About $1.5 billion of the federal stimulus funds set aside for Florida's schools could be released to the state within the next three weeks, federal education officials said Monday.
  
  
• Wisconsin getting $366M in federal stimulus cash to spend for education (Pioneer Press) (Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:09:48 GMT)
  Wisconsin schools will receive $366 million in federal stimulus money over two years to pay for services directed at students living in poverty and special-education services.
  
  
• Wisconsin lawmakers approve day care vehicle alarms (The Appleton Post-Crescent) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:01:58 GMT)
  MADISON Day care providers would have to install alarm systems in their vehicles to make sure drivers dont leave children behind under a bill state lawmakers approved Tuesday.
  
  
• Math scores rise for MPS, state (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:28:05 GMT)
  Jumps in math scores on standardized tests taken by more than 430,000 students across Wisconsin this school year left education leaders both at the state level and in Milwaukee Public Schools pleased. But reading scores were flat, both statewide and in Milwaukee.
  
  
• Edgewood College to give 20 scholarships -- to any Wisconsin nonprofit school (Wisconsin State Journal) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:45:52 GMT)
  Edgewood College will award 20 scholarships worth $1,000 next fall. The twist? You don't need to be an Edgewood student to get the money.
  
  
• Green Bay Schools Credit Student Improvements on Teacher Education (WBAY Green Bay) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:09:51 GMT)
  Results of statewide exams show improvements in both reading and math in Green Bay schools. A school officials says it's teachers who learn the most from these exams.
  
  
• Quarles & Brady Partner Received Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame Award (dBusinessNews.com) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:48:22 GMT)
  MILWAUKEE , Wis. (April 24, 2009) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Milwaukee attorney Cory L. Nettles was named as Peak Performer by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin at its Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame induction dinner April 2. The Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame, established in 1990, honors business leaders who have made an exceptional difference in their ...
  
  
• UW-Eau Claire cancels study abroad program in Mexico (Pioneer Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:20:44 GMT)
  The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has canceled its study abroad program to Mexico because of swine flu.
  
  

• Three candidates up for two Wyoming school board spots (MLive.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:19:21 GMT)
  One newcomer will challenge two incumbents for two positions on the Wyoming Public Schools Board of Education through Tuesday's May 5 general election.
  
  
• Wyoming: Two incumbents, one newcomer vie for two Board of Education seats (The Grand Rapids Press) (Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:24:45 GMT)
  WYOMING -- Tom Powers promises to bring new ideas. Joan Austin and Mary VandeWater say that their longevity will pay dividends. Voters in the May 5 election will pick two of the three to fill four-year terms on Wyoming's Board...
  
  
• Wyoming student speaks out for day of silence (Community Press & Recorder) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:16:22 GMT)
  Wyoming High School students are speaking out after the school refused to allow rainbow flags to be displayed during the 13th annual day of silence.
  
  
• Glenrock High grad wins education award (Billings Gazette) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:09:27 GMT)
  GLENROCK - A student at Glenrock High School has won the 2009 Casper College Infinite Possibilities education award.
  
  
• Grandville: Three candidates seek two seats on Board of Education (The Grand Rapids Press) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:40:01 GMT)
  GRANDVILLE -- Relatively speaking, Dan Burrill and Barbara Palmer are old school. But is 19-year-old Aaron M. Noordhoek too green for the Board of Education? Voters will decide May 5, with three names on the ballot and two four-year seats...
  
  
• Wyoming kindergartner takes second in DEQ poster contest (MLive.com) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:33:58 GMT)
  When he grows up, six-year-old Jack Cuncannan wants to be an inventor. In the meantime, through his Earth Day inspired art, he is an innovator.
  
  
• Student teacher feels right at home at Roslund (Wyoming County Press Examiner) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:43:34 GMT)
  BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - Krista Dymond is no stranger to Roslund Elementary School. She was a student there, her son attended school there and her daughter still does. She has volunteered there for many years. And her mother, taught there. Now for the past several weeks, Dymond has been a student teacher at the school as well. "I grew up in the Tunkhannock ...
  
  
• Trail kids spend the day on campus (Wyoming County Press Examiner) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:43:24 GMT)
    BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner Several third grade classes from Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center spent part of their day Wednesday experiencing college life. The students were participating in Keystone College's annual "Kids Go to College Day." The event gives youngsters what usually is their first encounter with a college campus. It also enables students in Keystone's ...
  
  
• Pres. Judge opponents in face-off (Wyoming County Press Examiner) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:58:54 GMT)
  BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner TUNKHANNOCK - The two candidates for President Judge of the 44th Judicial District focused on their experience and values during Monday night's debate at Tunkhannock Area High School. Russell Shurtleff and Judd Fitze each pointed to years of service both to the judicial system and the community. In his opening statement, Fitze noted that he has ...
  
  
• EL ok's funding for career center (Wyoming County Press Examiner) (Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:58:34 GMT)
  BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Wyoming County Press Examiner DIMOCK TWP. - Another step has been taken toward expansion of the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center. The Elk Lake School Board voted last Tuesday, April 21, to approve funding for the project. Board president Chuck Place emphasized that this step does not commit the district to proceeding with the project. A public hearing must be ...