Archive for March, 2009



George Lucas goes back to film school he shaped (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 9:03 pm

When filmmaker George Lucas went the University of Southern California in the 1960s, it was considered “nuts” for him or his fellow film school students to think about a career making movies.

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UPDATE: Mother of kids that left school asks ABC 4 to take action (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 9:03 pm

KAYSVILLE, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A nine year old at Windridge Elementary School left school to eat lunch at a friend’s house, without parental consent to leave campus.

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The school choice debate is back (WCBD-TV Charleston)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 8:03 pm

The school choice debate is back, and it could affect your child’s education.  The 2009 Education Opportunity Act, introduced by Senator Robert Ford, would give parents tax credits for pulling their kids out of failing public schools, and sending them to private schools or home schooling them.

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Senate passes bill to allow color school bus ads (WBIR-TV Knoxville)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 8:03 pm

A proposal to allow school districts to sell color advertising on school buses is headed to the governor for his consideration.

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Lewis to scale back Gilbert mayor campaign (East Valley Tribune)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 8:03 pm

Gilbert mayor-apparent John Lewis said Monday he will scale back but not end his campaign, despite his opponent’s withdrawal from the May 19 mayoral runoff.

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Undermined school displaces students (The Telegraph)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 8:03 pm

BENLD - School will be back in session on Thursday in the Gillespie School District, but with a change in the schedule to accommodate Benld Elementary School students displaced by their school’s closure.

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The Big Appel’s school-record 46 points puts Stanford past Iowa St., back in Final Four (WQAD Moline)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 8:03 pm

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jayne Appel had a career-high 46 points and 16 rebounds in the third highest-scoring performance in NCAA tournament history, overwhelming Iowa State’s helpless defense and carrying Stanford back to the Final Four with a 74-53 victory in the Berkeley Regional final on Monday night.

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Going back to school (rediff.com)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 7:03 pm

Designer Neha Agarwal chose a unique theme for her latest fall/ winter offerings — her collection is all about going back to school. In these tough times, everyone wishes at some time or the other that they could be kids again.

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Aid flows to Our Lady school :But it has a long way to go to raise $150,000. (South Bend Tribune)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 6:03 pm

SOUTH BEND — In just two weeks, more than $32,000 of badly needed aid has flowed into Our Lady of Hungary School.

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CPS revises school building plan (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Monday 30 March 2009 @ 6:03 pm

The Cincinnati school board voted to enlarge its massive school construction plan on Monday — adding enough space for 2,450 students — despite not knowing how to pay for it.

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