U.S. Local Schools

Obama’s Education Plan Restricts Local Schools, Republicans Say (Bloomberg)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:40:47 GMT
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama ’s effort to change the nation’s education law undermines the power of local officials to set curriculum and help poorly performing schools, Republican lawmakers said.

Madison Local Schools Close For Basketball (The Kentucky Post)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:05:32 GMT
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Students in Madison local schools are not in class Thursday and they have their girls basketball team to thank for that. District leaders canceled school so that everyone could support the team as it heads to the final four of the state championship.

Hartsville area ministers tour local schools (Florence Morning News)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:31:31 GMT
HARTSVILLE - Ministers from several Hartsville area churches are visiting public schools that serve Hartsville area students over the next couple of weeks. The idea behind the tours is to give local clergy an opportunity to see first-hand what is happening in local schools and classrooms.

Local market gives money to schools (Fontana Herald News)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:27:06 GMT
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced 12 schools in Fontana raised $4,038.10 through its second Shop for Schools program. Schools participated in the fundraiser through the Fontana store located at Baseline and Citrus avenues.

Schools get money thanks to local store (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:34:45 GMT
Fresh & Easy stores donated money to local schools Tuesday, as a result of a fundraising program.

New way to give back to local schools (Highlands Ranch Herald)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:26:55 GMT
Douglas County schools are catching onto a program that provides a small funding boost at a time when many institutions are looking for ways to cut back.

Local author Kevin O'Malley visits Wissahickon schools (The Ambler Gazette)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:37:22 GMT
Children's author Kevin O'Malley visited with students at three Wissahickon elementary schools last week, introducing them to the life of a writer and producing many smiles along the way.

Fairfax County schools get a boost in Virginia's budget (Washington Post)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT
The dire forecast for Fairfax County's schools has brightened after state lawmakers approved a budget last weekend that funnels new resources to local schools.

Test Scores Show Local W.Va. Schools Perform Better Than State Average (WTOV 9 Steubenville)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:37:55 GMT
A day after West Virginia governor expressed concern about the state's lagging education when compared to national levels, NEWS9 sorted through test scores county by county to see where local schools stand.

Mayor Thompson endorses local control of Harrisburg schools; hopes to pick superintendent first (The Patriot-News)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:08 GMT
Mayor Linda Thompson said today she supports a return of power over city schools to Harrisburg’s elected school board this summer.

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