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Georgia first lady speaks at Leadership Rome graduation
People don’t just decide they want to be leaders and then automatically become one, said Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal. Instead, leadership is born from recognizing a need and doing what you can ...
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High school students involved in the College and Career Academy honored with awards
Many high school programs are dedicated to preparing students for secondary education, whether it’s a traditional four-year college or a technical college program. However, the students recognize...
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Berry students honored with Sullivan award
Two Berry College students were recognized with the prestigious Sullivan Foundation Award at the recent Honor’s Convocation. Senior DeShon Battle, of Kennesaw, Ga. and new graduate Abby Akridge, o...
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Rome High School rated 31st in state by U.S. News & World Report
Rome High School was rated 31st in the state out of 38 ranked Best High Schools in Georgia by U.S. News & World Report . The list didn’t rank more than 400 other Georgia schools but did i...
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Gordon County Schools take steps to cleaner air with new bus filters
The wheels on the bus go round and round, and the mufflers on the bus have state of the art diesel emission reduction filters. Parts of the Gordon County School bus fleet will be “retrofitted with...
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Georgia Highlands graduates told to 'Make every moment in life count'
The exams have all been taken and school finally ended for the graduates at Georgia Highlands College this weekend as they move on into unknown territory of where their lives will take them in ...
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ANALYSIS: What's in a college name?
ATLANTA -- Playwright William Shakespeare first posed the question, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet." The University System of Georgia's Board...
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Georgia Highlands College Spring Graduates 2012
Bartow County Associate of Science/Dental Hygiene Shana Tomblin, Rydal Associate of Applied Science/Human Services Michelle Baker, Euharlee Stephanie Cooney, Cartersville Anita Dunca...
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Fulton schools become Georgia's largest charter system
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ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County Schools will become Georgia's largest charter system. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the designation was approved Thursday by the state Board of Educa...
3 Atlanta school officials sue over cheating probe
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ATLANTA (AP) — Three Atlanta Public Schools administrators say in a lawsuit that the school district ruined their reputations as details of an investigation of cheating allegations in the system be...
Donald Martin Jr. named executive vice president at Shorter University
by Shorter University reports
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Dr. Donald Martin Jr. will assume duties as Executive Vice President at Shorter University on June 1. Dr. Martin currently serves as Academic Vice President and Professor of Religion at Charleston ...
Darlington students to host world fair to honor international students
by Brittany Hannah, Staff Writer
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Cheeseburgers — that’s the first thing many foreign students think of when they’re asked about something that reminds them of the United States, according to Kila McCann, director of international ...
Parent report cards in Tenn. are novel way to boost support
by LUCAS L. JOHNSON II,Associated Press
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Educators exasperated by the need for greater parent involvement have persuaded Tennessee lawmakers to sign off on a novel bit of arm-twisting: Asking parents to grade thems...
Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science
by DORIE TURNER,AP Education Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) — Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal government said Thursday. W...
About 170 teachers could lose jobs in Clayton Co.
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JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Officials say about 170 teachers have been notified that their contracts have not been renewed for next school year in Clayton County, one of several Georgia school systems st...
Career academy inspires young Kaleidoscope students
by Brittany Hannah, Staff Writer
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During a demonstration of a remote controlled robotic car, 10-year-old Lane Simons’ eyes went wide as he followed the vehicle around a classroom at the Floyd County Schools College and Career A...
GOP lawmakers demand answers from Obama administration for the handling of Ali Musa Daqduq, a purported Hezbollah leader tied to the killings of US soldiers who's now set to be released in Iraq.
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