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Profit Motive Trumps Need for 2 Catholic Orgs in DC
As if shifting to government the cost of educating children in their parochial schools isn't enough, now the Archdiocese of Washington is trying to maximize their real estate profits at the expense of low-income...
created by James Engelhardt | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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Yaletown parents camp for four days to compete for kindergarte...
This is officially out of hand. Camping out for four days to secure one of the 44 kindergarten spots in the downtown area? I love urban living, but someone might have reminded the city planners of the past 15 years... Op/Ed: British Columbia Parents to press to expand Mandarin-based classes
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Like I had previously mentioned in my last column on this issue in what I feel is a "Let's Drive French out of our Canadian Lexicon". I have no problem with kids learning the Mandarin language, but the kids better have a good understanding and fluency of... 141 views | 0 recommendations | 6 comments
BC Schools: Mandarin & English, "BC's Official Language" ? "Or Did we just ...
Barry Artiste Op/EdRegardless that Canada's Official Languages are English and French, Media reports of frustrated parents who are tired of long lineups trying to enroll their kids into French immersion in...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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924 views | 2 recommendations | 9 comments
FIRE IS A TOOL, NOT A TOY ...
There isn’t anyone alive today who remembers the “Great Chicago Fire” of 1871, and probably no one who remembers the Collinwood, OH, school fire of 1908! But, they are the reasons why fire-fighters observe...McCain's new campaign slogan: "Lies, lies, lies, yeeeah!"
Any American who had any notion that a McCain presidency would be any different than the Bush years should put those doubts aside. With the Bush hatchet men fully in control of his campaign (and tutoring Palin) it should come as not surprise that they're ramping up the lies.... Louisiana Voters: Veto or be Recalled
"Got non-reponsive representatives? Take a lesson from Louisiana voters. The Louisiana State Legislature passed a bill giving themselves a better than 100 percent pay raise. Gov. Bobby Jindal, despite campaign... Arab-Muslim becomes kibbutz member
I am not surprised that a kibbutz accepted a Muslim-Arab as one of his members. Many kibbutzim are located in regions where they live in good neighbourhood with Arab communities. In my own kibbutz we made life... TheScroogeReport: Voting Out Alex
OPINION " A Port St. Lucie, Florida kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo left us dumbfounded this week, leaving us to ask “why?” If it wasn’t for consistency’s sake This Week’s Top Scrooge would be...Hong Kong Shuts Schools in Flu Outbreak
Over half a million primary and kindergarten students in Hong Kong will be starting their Easter holidays early this year due to a flu outbreak. This is being seen as more of a preventative measure than...Kindergarten and robots: Nyack has matched the two with good results
Kindergartner Akenti Wheeler has learned all about balance, levers and fulcrums by building a seesaw in her robotics class at Valley Cottage Elementary School. Classmate Emil Radoncic can explain the...
created by Newspartnergroup | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Noose Lesson Gone Bad at Grambling?
The hangman’s noose is a hated symbol of Old South
lynchings and figured prominently in the case against six black teens
in Jena. They were charged in the beating of a white schoolmate in the
culmination... Vandals Hit Jones Dairy Elementary
" May 7, 2007 North Carolina - Wake County fire officials are investigating a night of vandalism that led to a fire in a northern Wake school. Early Sunday morning, Rolesville Rural Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Jones Dairy Elementary School. Firefighters found...Thanksgiving Tradition Revisited
"The reaction is exactly what Morgan expects: The kids get angry and want their things back. Morgan is among elementary school teachers who have ditched the traditional Thanksgiving lesson, in which children dress...We don't need no education...
" “Manu is old enough to not pee in his pants but not old enough to even understand the concept of school and education” On Saturday my neighbor Pradeep came to me in the morning at about 9 with some pakoras....
created by Picturejockey | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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