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In Orlando, school's out for tourism
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo years ago, Florida's tourism industry -- with a little help from thousands of angry parents across the state -- scored one of its most significant political victories in recent memory: A new law ensuring that children don't go back to school too...Tags: Orlando, Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations, Florida, California
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LI KIDS: A different holiday tradition
Special to NewsdayTurkey isn't the only thing families have gathered around this long holiday weekend. Traditionally for those parents who have high school seniors, this also is the time to pull together college applications in an attempt to get them out of the way...Tags: Government, Colleges and Universities, Hempstead (Hempstead, New York), Walt Whitman, Schools
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Ex-NFL player back at Woodlawn
For the past several months, former NFL safety Keion Carpenter has been going back to school. Roaming the halls of Woodlawn High School, he slips into classrooms for lessons on federal versus state government powers. He stops to chat with teachers and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Football, Keion Carpenter, Schools, Maryland
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Manchester Looks To Expand All-Day Kindergarten
The Hartford CourantBolstered by a local study that shows gains in test scores among students who had full-day kindergarten, Superintendent Kathleen M. Ouellette wants to offer at least one session of all-day kindergarten in every elementary school in 2009-10. Seven of...Tags: Connecticut, Charter Schools, Elementary Schools, Examinations, Schools
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Multiracial families see Barack Obama as 'Other' like them
A rainbow runs through Tyler Winograd's veins.
His mother, Maile, is half black and half Chinese American. His father, Jeff, is white and grew up Jewish in Evanston, Ill.
"I always check 'Other' on my college applications," Winograd said.
But on...Tags: Evanston, Government, Colleges and Universities, National or Ethnic Minorities, Opinion Research Corporation
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Obama evokes biracial pride
Tribune reporterA rainbow runs through Tyler Winograd's veins. His mother, Maile, is half black and half Chinese-American. His father, Jeff, is white and grew up Jewish in Evanston. "I always check 'Other' on my college applications," Winograd says. But on Election...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Glencoe, Opinion Research Corporation, Demographics, Election Day
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Paper or pixels?
Last month, Craig Newmark visited The Times for a discussion with editors and members of the paper's editorial board. Below is a partial transcript.
Craig Newmark: You will observe that my being a nerd informs pretty much everything I say. Briefly, I...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Jon Stewart, Holidays, Schools, International Business Machines Corporation
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When the college admission essay becomes a family affair
With tickets just impossible to get, I propose to the family that we hold our own inaugural ball. "You mean a dance?" Posh says. "I never said that." "What about dinner?" she asks. "Tonight?" I say. "I mean at the ball," she says. "We're having a...Tags: Public Employees, Colleges and Universities, Government, Facebook, DePaul University
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Sachem school district does math for SAT courses
thomas.maier@newsday.comA few days before the SAT test was taken last month by hundreds of students around Long Island, Kristina Sluzewski practiced her math and critical reading comprehension skills with a few others at Sachem East High. She joined a class overseen by a special...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Long Island, Schools, Washington Post Company, High Schools
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School issues
The Virginia Gazette“I do not work for WJC Schools, nor does my spouse. My children do not attend public schools, and my stake in the system is minimal. I read two articles about WJC in the Nov. 8 Gazette, and the school system is again at odds with itself. The first...Tags: Schools
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Alonso buys 2-bedroom home in Fells Point
Andres Alonso is busy fixing Baltimore schools. Don't expect him to prop up the city's ailing real estate market, too, even though he just bought a house in Fells Point. "I don't think I paid top dollar for it," the schools chief said. "I took full...Tags: Salads, Serena Williams, Regional Authority, Schools, Tennis
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Denbigh point guard may be best of uncommitted seniors
There's one simple burning question to consider when pondering Peninsula area boys basketball recruiting. The problem is there's no obvious answer to the question.
With Bethel High point guard Jontel Evans signed and locked in at the University of...Tags: Chris Johnson, Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, Students, Tennis
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