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Asbury University confers degrees on 380
education@jessaminejournal.comA total of 380 students graduated from Asbury University on Saturday — 54 of them Jessamine Countians. The graduate and professional-studies ceremony was in Hughes Auditorium at 10 a.m.; the traditional undergraduate ceremony was at 2 p.m. at the...Tags: Physical Therapy, Science and Technology, Graduation, Arts and Culture, Sandra Lee
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Smithsburg Farm Day teaches children about importance of agriculture
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSmithsburg High School junior Austin Grove, a member of the school’s FFA club, drove his tractor to school from his house in Leitersburg on Friday morning and spent the rest of the day showing livestock to youngsters as part of Farm Day at the...Tags: Education, Students, Schools, Teaching and Learning, High Schools
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Heads shaved at Calusa for children who have cancer
No lip biting or tears, kindergartner Aiden LeClair sat bravely in the barber stool as the first St. Baldrick's shavee at Calusa Elementary School to surrender his hair for children who have cancer. The clippers made short work of his hair and zip, zip,...Tags: Highland Beach, Schools, Brett Loewenstern
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Institute urges more physical activity, in and out of school
It’s common knowledge that Americans don’t get enough exercise – young Americans too. And the Institute of Medicine issued a report on Thursday calling on schools and government at all levels to make sure that all students get an hour...
Tags: Education, Drugs and Medicines, Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Department of Education, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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FCAT writing scores rise, third-grade reading marks up slightly from 2012
Florida students wrote better essays on this year's FCAT than in 2012 and third-graders posted slightly higher marks on the state's key reading exam, scores released Friday show. The scores are the first wave of results from the 2013 administration of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Seminole County, Education, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Orange County (Florida)
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Loyola's Crane, Towson High's Skinner named Unsung Hero Award winners
The One Love Foundation announced Thursday that North Carolina’s Zoe Skinner (Towson High) and Loyola’s Jason Crane (Chesapeake-Anne Arundel) have been selected as the 2013 Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award winners. Now in its third...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Lacrosse, Sports, North Carolina Tar Heels, College Sports
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Ruth Ann Monroe Primary School program is growing gardeners
holly.shok@herald-mail.comRosa Parada-Reidy knows exactly what she and her 8-year-old daughter Catherine will be doing when school gets out this year — gardening. The mother-daughter duo already has spent time tending to their bamboo, lilac hydrangea and sweet pea plants,...Tags: Education, Nutrition, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Boyle sumer food programs announced
The Boyle County Board of Education is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, ago or disability, and...
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More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says
More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say. The study provides some of the first evidence of a causal effect between gym and childhood obesity. It is to be published...
Tags: Science and Technology, Overweight, Cornell University, Obesity, Body Mass Index
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After devastating Oklahoma tornado, a desperate search for friend
A few hours after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City area, ravaging neighborhoods and an elementary school in the suburb of Moore, Edie Cordray sent an urgent message to members of her church in nearby Norman. "Please pray for my best...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Schools, Tornadoes
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Students honored for outstanding citizenship
The 26th annual Elementary Principal’s Citizenship Award Program was held May 16 at Williamsport High School. Students eligible for the award are selected by the principal of each elementary school or a committee appointed by the principal. Each...Tags: Education, Greenbrier, Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Findings of Baltimore City schools spending audit
Among the expenditures by the city school system that U.S. Department of Education auditors found inappropriate: - $4,352 spent by two elementary schools for dinner cruises at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor - $2,413 spent on fried chicken, potato...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, U.S. Department of Education, Schools, PTA
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