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Teachers visit homes in Back to School Blitz
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comSeveral residents of Hagerstown’s West End said they thought they were being visited by Publishers Clearing House on Friday afternoon. When they answered a knock at the door, strangers were standing on the front porch and cameras were clicked in...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Back to School, Education
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W.Va. state schools superintendent fired
Associated PressThe West Virginia Board of Education fired Schools Superintendent Jorea Marple on Thursday, and two board members who opposed the decision said they will resign. Department of Education spokeswoman Liza Cordeiro said the board voted 5-2 to terminate...Tags: Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning, American Federation of Teachers, Politics, Executive Branch
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Students' goals help schools target test goals
julieg@herald-mail.comSitting in the principal’s office at Bester Elementary School on a summer day, Amia Applewhite’s face lights up as she talks about how excited and happy she was during the last school year. Early in the school year, one of the things Bester...Tags: Science and Technology, Public Schools, Schools, Charter Schools, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Various Washington County schools finding success in team teaching
julieg@herald-mail.comFor the past two school years, eighth-grade English Language Arts teacher Elizabeth Lewis sometimes spent her planning period helping out in a seventh-grade class at Northern Middle School. During the last school year, “If you were to come in the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Amazon Kindle, Science and Technology, Public Schools
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Bags of Love helps feed hungry children in Eastern Panhandle
trishr@herald-mail.comChildren need food to learn. For low-income families, providing food for children can be daunting when the budget is tight, and it is troublesome for their teachers, too, when students show up hungry at school. Even though students were receiving free...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Turkey (animal), Schools, Elementary Schools, Education
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WCPS to pay teachers, administrators nearly $1 million in bonuses
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools will pay almost $1 million to 148 teachers and school administrators who participated in the first year of an evaluation pilot program and were deemed to be effective or highly effective, according to Program Manager Stacy...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Education, Students
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South High to host Educator Effectiveness Academy
Approximately 420 teachers and other educators from the region will meet for three days at South Hagerstown High School this week for an Educator Effectiveness Academy to learn more about the new curriculum for Maryland public schools, according to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education
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New state superintendent of schools visits South Hagerstown High
julieg@herald-mail.comMaryland’s new state superintendent of schools, Lillian M. Lowery, stopped by the Educator Effectiveness Academy at South Hagerstown High School on Thursday. Lowery, who took over the state post July 2, has been touring the state, meeting with...Tags: Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Academic Progress, Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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New WCPS curriculum aims to better prepare students for college, careers
julieg@herald-mail.comWhen the new school year begins, one of the first assignments Luanne Murphy’s seventh-grade class at Smithsburg Middle School will be given is to read a biography of cyclist Lance Armstrong. Students will use the Internet to read more current...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Electronics, Cancer, Science and Technology
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Business People - July 29
Dot Foods WILLIAMSPORT — Three local employees of Dot Foods placed in the seventh annual forklift rodeo, a national competition held June 21 in Mount Sterling, Ill. • Rob Cuddy, a 2009 champion, placed fifth in the forklift competition....
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Washington High School teacher receives James Madison Memorial Fellowship
richardb@herald-mail.comIf it wasn’t for Donald Whitenight, a middle school teacher in Benton, Pa., Derek Hughes might never have become eligible for a $24,000 fellowship named for America’s fourth president. Hughes, 28, who teaches history at Washington High School...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Culture, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania)
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Lions Club program
The first program for the Longmeadow Lions Club year 2012-13 will be given at the Thursday, Aug. 9, meeting. A representative from Baby Basics of Greater Hagerstown Inc. will discuss this nonproft volunteer organization’s activities. The club meets...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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