Education
State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions
Anxiety and anger are growing among state employees and retirees who wonder what will happen to their pocketbooks if lawmakers make expected changes to the state's pension systems. Workers spent their careers paying into their pension funds what the law told them to pay. But the state for decades skipped ...
Parents may go back to school in St. Helena
Parents of St. Helena Parish public school students soon could have a school of their own to attend. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/10XoZRp ) that Schools Superintendent Kelli Joseph is working to create a Parent Academy, where parents can take classes on how to help their children meet educational needs. The ...
Ala. video highlights dropout prevention efforts
At the end of a movie, it's rare to see an entire audience sticking around in the darkened theater to watch the credits. Stranger still — hearing the crowd cheer and applaud as the names of the cast and crew appear on the screen. But it happened at the premiere ...
Obama to address Morehouse College commencement
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. The Atlanta-based private school says about 500 students will receive undergraduate degrees Sunday, becoming what are known as "Morehouse Men." It is Obama's second graduation ...
Hofstra student killed by police during break-in
In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University. A short time later, the intruder, Dalton Smith, and a 21-year-old college ...
Beatrice students turning lots into native prairie
There isn't a lot to see at the lot located near the Homestead Corridor Trail just south of Hoyt Street. The field is largely dirt with patches of grass, but the Beatrice Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/13m2Vl3 ) a group of Beatrice Middle School students is aiming to change that. Sixth-grade ...
Des Moines schools hope fresh eyes aid learning
Raygun owner Mike Draper was wandering through the halls and classrooms of Roosevelt High School a few weeks ago, gathering information about the current state of local education. "I have no huge sinister goal," he said. "Yet." Now that's a promo. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/182fXJb ) Draper, 30, ...
Brookland junior high teacher honored for work
After only four years at Brookland, eighth grade English teacher, and Paragould resident, Lauren Hendrix was named Junior High Teacher of the Year. Chosen by the student council, Hendrix said she had tears in her eyes when Principal Keith McDaniel called her name at the annual academic awards assembly. "We ...
Authorities: US student was killed by police
A New York college student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to a report of the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday ...
Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police
A Hofstra University student being held in a headlock at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday. Junior public relations major Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head early ...
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