FRANKLIN COUNTY – Franklin Hospital Auxiliary, through fundraisers and donations, recently awarded six $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors who wish to further their education in health care fiel View full post on All Stories
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Franklin Hospital Auxiliary awards scholarships
May 31st, 2011 
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Comments OffJen Hawkins and Megan Gale: Ladies in Red for Marie Claire
May 29th, 2011 admin Local celebrities including Miranda Otto, Ruby Rose, Sonia Kruger, Pia Miranda and Sophie Lowe have donned red frocks by Australian designers such as Dion Lee, Collette Dinnigan and Willow in the July issue of Marie Claire magazine for an 11-page spread to raise awareness for heart disease. Shot by fashion photographers Harold David and David [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: Claire, collette dinnigan, designer duds, Gale, Hawkins, Ladies, Marie, marie claire magazine, Megan, megan gale, pia miranda, sonia kruger Comments OffTransportation workers sick-outs mar Trenton, N.J. school bus service
May 29th, 2011 admin Trenton, NJ, United States (AHN) – Trenton Public Schools officials are working to continue bus service for students after transportation workers started a sick-out late in the week. As state budget wrangling continues, the district is moving ahead with plans to privatize its school bus service, contending it could save about $2 million. About half [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: bus, Delaware Valley, District, interim superintendent, job action, N.J., Neptune, NJ, Raymond Broach, school, school budget, school bus service, Service, sickouts, Transportation, Trenton, trenton public schools, United States, Workers Comments OffMath difficulties may indicate cognitive disorder
May 28th, 2011 admin David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter MN, United States (AHN) – Students who struggle with mathematics may be suffering from a neurocognitive disorder similar to people struggling with dyslexia. University of Minnesota researchers say the condition is called dyscalculia. The disorder, they say, inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts. Dyscalculia affects about [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: AHN, arithmetic, cognitive, difficulties, disorder, dyscalculia, indicate, magnetic resonance imaging, math, minnesota researchers, neural network, news reporter, Reporter MN, United States Comments OffOklahoma State Education Board awards millions to poor-performing schools
May 26th, 2011 admin BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com The School Improvement Grants are aimed at turning around some of the Oklahoma’s lowest performing schools, and three schools this year will receive about $6 million and a total of $17 million over the next three years. Read more on NewsOK.com View full post on All Stories
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May 26th, 2011 admin BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.com The School Improvement Grants are aimed at turning around some of the Oklahoma’s lowest performing schools, and three schools this year will receive about $6 million and a total of $17 million over the next three years. Read more on NewsOK.com View full post on All Stories
Posted in federal grant Tags: 6 million, Awards, Board, com, education, MEGAN ROLLAND, mrolland, Oklahoma, opubco, Read, rolland, school improvement grants, State Comments OffEducation digest: Merit scholarships announced
May 24th, 2011 admin NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS – More than 40 area high school students will receive $500 to $2,000 to start their college careers, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. is announcing today. These awards View full post on All Stories
Posted in federal grant Tags: announced, college careers, digest, education, high school students, Merit, National, national merit scholarship, national merit scholarship corp, national merit scholarships, Scholarships Comments OffSupreme Court considers if illegal immigrants qualify for in-state tuition rates
May 24th, 2011 admin Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce as soon as next week whether it will hear an appeal involving California’s controversial law that grants illegal immigrants in-state tuition at public universities. The immigrants say they could not afford college if they [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: board of regents, california court of appeal, considers, Court, illegal, illegal immigrants, immigrants, instate, legal correspondent, Qualify, Rates, state college tuition, Supreme, supreme court justices, Tuition Comments OffGreece prepares large cuts in public sector wages to meet bailout terms
May 24th, 2011 admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Athens, Greece (AHN) – The Greek government is preparing tougher belt-tightening measures as it attempts to meet the terms of the country’s $110 billion (EUR 78 billion) bailout. Prime Minister George Papandreou rejected debt restructuring ahead of a Monday cabinet meeting to tackle austerity measures, which includes tax hikes and [...]
Posted in federal grant Tags: AHN, austerity measures, bailout, cuts, Debt, debt spiral, electricity utilities, george papandreou, government, Greece, international monetary fund, large, meet, prepares, Prime Minister George Papandreou, privatization program, Public, sector, terms, wages Comments OffUpper Verde Coalition might seek more grants
May 23rd, 2011 admin The Upper Verde River Watershed Protection Coalition will consider authorizing two grant applications during its monthly meeting Wednesday. View full post on All Stories
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