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Our elementary school grows their own.

18 hours ago ago from lorigami

Remember a few months back when I blogged about the public protest in Piedmont Park you know, the slow-food sit-in Potluck Picnic organized in part by local foodie phenom, Lady Rogue and SlowFood Atlanta? . (flickr photo by findfado) Well, if you recall, the whole point of that (not so) little public display was to raise awareness of the absolutely dismal quality of some public school lunches. With estimates that 1 in 3 children in some ...

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Pasco school employees’ union refuses to go along with School Board to look into federal grant program

4 hours ago ago from Transparent Christina

LAND O'LAKES — As the Pasco School Board prepared to discuss its willingness to participate in the Race to the Top, representatives for the United School Employees of Pasco advised that the staff won't be joining the effort. Jim Ciadella, the USEP's lead negotiator for teachers, said the group has concerns that the federal grant program would roll back three decades [...]

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Questions about the Healthy Schools bill

14 hours ago ago from Susie\'s Budget and Policy Corner

The Slow Cook has taken a look at the recently introduced B18-564, "Healthy Schools Act of 2009." Ed Bruske asks perhaps the most important question: How much will this cost? Oh, and what is the plan for paying for all of the elements? I will leave it to the farm-to-school, locally-grown food, and nutritious food advocates to deal with funding related to their provisions. I'm concerned about the other provisions, including the one that ...

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Charter Schools 2.0

13 hours ago ago from Progressive Fix

The following is a guest column by Rep. Jared Polis (D), who represents Colorado's 2nd Congressional District and is a member of the House Education and Labor Committee. For education reformers who care about extending opportunity to every American family, these are exciting times. Congress has approved unprecedented funding to support our public schools, while at the same time driving much-needed and long-overdue reforms in states ...

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12 hours ago ago from Titi Conservation Alliance

One of the last activities in this school year’s environmental education program was part of the ongoing campaign of the Titi Conservation Alliance to sensitize students, and through them their parents, to the need to think about solid waste as something that has important impact on our lives and a problem that we can do something about. On Tuesday, 15 December, our Environmental Educator Isaias Orias Medina gathered a group of students (and ...

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Lamar, Mayo High schools named to U.S. News ranking

6 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Lamar, Mayo High schools named to U.S. News ranking By Lisa Chalian-Rock | The Messenger Editor Published: December 16, 2009 For three years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked America's Best High Schools, and for all three years Mayo High School for ...

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Passport To Excellence School Plan Passed By Savannah-Chatham School Board

15 hours ago ago from Media General - WSAV.com

Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This Passport To Excellence School Plan Passed By Savannah-Chatham School Board By Kevin Brennan Published: December 16, 2009 Updated: December 2009 A plan that will change programs and the make up of the student population at more than a ...

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Tom Vander Ark: New York Improves its chances in the big Race

16 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

Race to the Top strikes again! The mother of all grant programs has produced more reform than any grant program in history. And the feds haven't spent a dime yet. Three quarters of the states have indicated that they'll be applying for phase 1 grants in January and most have improved their plans, policies and laws in preparation. This week the New York State Board of Regents passed a wide ranging set of reforms that improve the state's odds ...

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15 hours ago ago from Media General - SCNow.com

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Students Find Hope In Elementary School’s Basement

6 hours ago ago from Media General - NBC17.com

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