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Home Schooling on the Rise in Virginia Schools
By: Patricia Hawke | 08/02/2007 | K-12 Education
Over the years, the Virginia schools (like many school systems across the nation) have been losing their public school students to home schooling. Henry County, for example, has seen an increase in home-schooled students from eight to 99 over the past 11 years.

Virginia Schools Signs Agreement with SACS CASI for School Division Accreditations
By: Patricia Hawke | 26/06/2006 | Education
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) was founded in 1895. It is a voluntary, nongovernmental agency with more than 13,000 accredited colleges, universities, secondary, middle and elementary schools. The Council on Accreditation and School Improvements (CASI) is a division of SACS and accredits pre-kindergarten, K-12 and vocational schools in 11 southern states, as well as several other countries.

Eleven Virginia Schools Divisions to Participate in Commonwealth Scholars Program
By: Patricia Hawke | 26/06/2006 | Education
The Commonwealth of Virginia and Governor Timothy M. Kaine have for some time been encouraging Virginia Schools high school students to take more rigorous coursework. The Governor recently announced the pilot Commonwealth Scholars Program and promotional campaign to underscore this commitment to excellence in Virginia's youth.

Virginia Schools Students Face New Type Of Study Program This Fall
By: Patricia Hawke | 30/09/2006 | Advertising
Virginia schools students recently have returned to school. Along with the studies and coursework they expected to face, they have a new program with which to deal — a bullying prevention program. Bullies are prevalent in all schools today.

Pros and Cons of School Uniforms
By: Isaac Grauke | 09/09/2005 | Advice
Are. The debate over school uniforms is complicated, so we've included highlights from both sides for you to consider: Professional: Some say that a child in a school.

Special Education Needs Causing Financial Crisis in California Schools
By: Patricia Hawke | 26/06/2006 | Education
Now, I am all for special education for children with disabilities. I attended school at a time when such children were either put into "special" schools or thrown in with the general student population to sink or swim on their own. It was a terrible inequity. It finally was addressed in the 1970s with a law designed to correct such discrimination by giving these children the civil right to an equal opportunity to learn.

No Bully Policy at Philadelphia Schools
By: Patricia Hawke | 26/06/2006 | Education
Approximately, two thirds of all deaths among children and adolescents in the United States are the result of injury-related causes. These include motor vehicle crashes, unintentional injuries, homicide and suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 126 students committed a school-associated homicide or suicide between 1994 and 1999. Of these students, 28 committed suicide, of which eight intentionally injured others immediately before killing themselves.

St Louis Schools Implement Mandatory Summer School for All Eighth Graders
By: Patricia Hawke | 26/06/2006 | Education
For some time within the public schools across the nation, there has been a focus on academic achievement by improving basic skills, decreasing the high school dropout rate, and preparing students to enter both college and the workplace.

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Homeland Security: The New Age of Counterterrorism
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After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, it became clear that much more needed to be done to protect America's freedoms and interests - both at home and abroad. The US Government, in response, created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over five years ago and...

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The Hitler Pact: a Blood Oath
By: Brian Cuban | 23/07/2008
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Maximum Speed Reading is an incredible new program that will help you to read and comprehend massive amounts of written information - in any subject area - with unbelievable speed and remarkable retention and recall.

The Orginis of Plastering
By: Matt Morgan | 22/07/2008
An overview of the history of plastering buildings.

The Cherokee Language
By: Jacob Lumbroso | 21/07/2008
Like many other languages, the Cherokee tongue is named after its people, the Cherokee. It is classified under the Iroquoian language family, and it is the only Southern one from the group that is still used.

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Biodiesel and the Kyoto Protocol
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Dropout Rate in Detroit Schools Needs to be Addressed Now
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
Students at Detroit schools are leaving before graduation at a disturbing rate. Depending on which estimate you believe, the number ranges from 34 to 68%. Whichever number you decide is the right one, these levels are still far too high.

Dallas Schools Get Failing Grade for Teacher Ratings
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
There is a problem with the system being used to rate the performance of teachers at Dallas schools. Due to errors in coding or otherwise, some teachers are being rated based on classes they didn't teach or students who weren't assigned to them. This issue at Dallas schools needs to be dealt with immediately.

Cleveland Schools Need to Deal With Problem of Violence
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
The latest statistics on violence in Cleveland schools indicate that incidents are on the rise. Recent incidents involved an assault on a teacher and a principal getting injured while trying to break up a fight. It really shouldn't be all that surprising that violence acts are being committed in Cleveland schools when violence is so prevalent in our society as a whole.

Charlotte Schools Can't Bully Employees
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
Officials at Charlotte schools recently sent their 18,000 workers a form asking that each employee consent to a rigorous background check or be fired.

Baltimore Schools Students Will Benefit From Local Alliance
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
A new initiative at Baltimore schools provides yet another glimpse into the possibilities that a public school system can throw up for its students, if it only makes the effort. Baltimore schools have tied up with MedStar the Columbia based health care system, to offer students an opportunity to intern at health facilities.

Arizona Schools Must Fund English Programs Now
By: Patricia Hawke | 17/05/2008 | Education
In Arizona schools, it is estimated that 130,000 students have a language other than English as their first language. These youngsters are not fluent in English. Unless their English-language skills are brought up, how can they be expected to get a good education?

Virginia Schools Introduce Kids to Award-winning Author
By: Patricia Hawke | 10/09/2007 | Education
Middle school students attending two Virginia Schools have had the opportunity to meet an award-winning author. Sharon Flake has written a work of fiction about a 13-year-old African American girl who struggles to fit in with her peers.

Texas Schools Set an Example
By: Patricia Hawke | 10/09/2007 | Education
Texas school districts are enjoying a revival, and how! In recent years, the state’s schools are finding increased success meeting all the measures of a school’s success- motivated well performing students, and schools and teachers who set the bar higher for themselves.