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University expected to settle lawsuit over death
Associated Press WriterA settlement was expected Thursday in a federal lawsuit over the stabbing death of an 18-year-old student at the hands of another student at a meditation-based school in southeastern Iowa. Levi Butler was stabbed to death in the dining hall of the...Tags: Prosecution, Civil Laws, Colleges and Universities, Iowa, Trials
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Job hunting? Hot careers still exist in Central Florida
Sentinel Staff WriterIf you're looking for a new career, how does nursing or dental hygiene sound? Or maybe software engineering? Those fields were hot in 2008 and will continue to be good career choices for years to come. "Long-term, it is obviously health care and...Tags: Sales, Technology, Marketing, Valencia Community College, Employees
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Community events
In the first of its Literary Teas, the Carrot Tree Restaurant, 411 Main St., Yorktown, will host musician Timothy Seaman 4 p.m. Wednesday. Seaman will perform Celtic and Appalachian music on the hammered dulcimer, flute, guitar, banjo and harp. For...Tags: Minority Groups, Schools, Christianity, Baseball, Basketball
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Education might need a 'new mind'
Superintendent, W-JCC Public SchoolsAs the new year is here, I am reflective as to the future. At last year's end, I had the occasion to read Daniel Pink's "A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future" (Penguin Books, 2005) and Tony Wagner's "The Global Achievement Gap" (Basic...Tags: Labor Legislation, Curiosities, Virginia
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300 Md. teachers earn National Board Certification
baltimoresun.comThe National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced this month that 9,600 teachers nationwide -- including 300 in Maryland -- earned the prestigious National Board Certification in 2008. This advanced certification is voluntary for teachers,... -
Maryland ranked No. 1 by Education Week
baltimoresun.comIf you read the fine print in the Quality Counts state rankings posted this morning on Education Week's Web site, you'll see that Maryland ranks No. 1 overall.The report is an annual accounting of how the states are ranked on 14 different catagories.... -
Q&A with Ravens CB Frank Walker
Each week we'll bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team. Today's guest is cornerback Frank Walker, who has made an interception and broken up 14 passes in his first season with the Ravens. Walker discusses his...Tags: Marques Douglas, Booker T. Washington, Baseball, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Anthony Hamilton
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More than ever, state pension reform must begin
The state General Assembly has its hands full as it begins its 2009-2010 session. Revenue is $815 million behind projections and the state budget deficit could be $1.8 billion when the fiscal year ends in June. It's going to be a difficult year, and a...Tags: Government Debt, Schools, Retirement, Jack Wagner, Interior Policy
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As state increased school aid, grades went up
Five years after Maryland increased spending by $2 billion to provide greater academic equity, students have made remarkable gains in reading and math, according to a report given to the Maryland General Assembly yesterday by an outside consultant. For...Tags: Schools, Executive Branch, Students, Maryland, Local Authority
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Final 3 bidders for Chicago Cubs
Tribune reporterAnd then there were three. The sale of the Chicago Cubs has come down to three finalists, nearly two years after the team's owner, Tribune Co., put the storied franchise and Wrigley Field on the market. Originally there were 10 interested parties....Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Baseball, Dining and Drinking, Rahm Emanuel , Albertson's Incorporated
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Obama's pick to shape up federal agencies has experience trying to fix the IRS
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Killefer, the management consultant chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to make federal agencies work better for the public, has a lot of experience trying to improve the agency taxpayers love to hate, the Internal Revenue...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Schools, U.S. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Employees
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Report: Virginia 4th in US with B in education
Associated Press WriterA report released Thursday gives Virginia a B in overall educational quality, ranking the state fourth in the nation and better than the U.S. average. Virginia scored 83.2 out of 100, compared to the national average of 76.2, or C. The states that...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia
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