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School resumes for Newtown students as new details surface in investigation
(CNN) -- Across this devastated town, students returned to schools Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new reality. With their sense of normalcy shattered after last week's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, students at other schools are seeing more...Tags: Elections, Criminal Laws, Asperger Syndrome, Dianne Feinstein, Politics
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Allentown School Board approves cutting 154 jobs
Allentown School Board approved a curtailment of programs Thursday that eliminates 132 teachers and 12 administrators, pushing the financially challenged district to more than 400 jobs slashed over the past four years. The district's second curtailment...Tags: Job Layoffs, Teaching and Learning, Allentown, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers
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Free assessments for children at risk for autism
Kennedy Krieger Institute announced a new, pilot initiative to help identify the red flags of autism spectrum disorders in infant siblings of children with ASD as early as possible. Research studies have found that for families who have one child with...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Hospitals and Clinics, Autism
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ASD Educators Prepare For Natural Disasters
Channel 2 NewsCommunities across the nation are reacting to the effects of the deadly storms in Moore, Oklahoma as the Anchorage School District enters the home stretch before the school year ends. "The heart wrenching stories of teachers in Oklahoma covering their...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters
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Future Looks Promising for 2013 High School Graduates
Channel 2 NewsThe future looks promising for the class of 2013 in the Anchorage School District with thousands of students graduating this week at the Sullivan Arena. ASD says more than 3,200 seniors have been offered $44 million in scholarships and awards from local...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Massage Therapy, Colleges and Universities, Students, Graduation
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Kennedy Krieger to offer free autism screenings for some infants
Kennedy Krieger Institute has announced a new program that will offer free autism screenings to infants between five and 10 months who have a sibling with autism. “We launched this initiative to increase the likelihood of identifying children...
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Avon Lions Club Holds Pasta Supper Fundraiser
AVON — The Avon Lions Club will host their annual pasta dinner fundraiser on Friday and proceeds from the event will help support the charitable work the group does. According to an annoucement from the Lions, the dinner will be from 5 to 7:30 p....
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Charity, Pasta, Avon (Hartford, Connecticut), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic "bible"
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality disorder" and "voyeuristic...Tags: Columbia University, Psychiatry, Anxiety, Science and Technology, Asperger Syndrome
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ASD Says $44M in Scholarships Awarded to 2013 Graduates
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage School District reports 2013's high school seniors have been offered $44 million in scholarships and awards. The money comes from various universities, companies, and organizations and the district says it is likely that much more money...Tags: Awards and Prizes
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Quakertown tabs ASD administrator for high school principal
Valley 610Quakertown Community School Board has named an assistant principal at Allen High School to lead its high school. David Finnerty, who serves as 10th grade principal at Allen, will earn $130,000. A start date has not been set, school officials said.... -
ASD Participating in Free Lunch Program This Summer
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage School District (ASD) announced that they will be offering free lunch to all children during the summer as part of the Summer Food Service Program. The program will give all children, age 18 and younger, access to a free meal four days per...Tags: Food Industry
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Anchorage Drivers, Look Out for Student Bikers Today
Channel 2 NewsMore than 40 Anchorage School District (ASD) schools will be participating in Bike to School Day this Wednesday, May 8. This event, as part of National Bike Month, promotes bicycling safety, a healthier lifestyle, and environmental and community...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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