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Texting language seeps into academic work
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- March 29, 2012
In coming years, students in Pennsylvania may be seeing tougher standards that will combat a declining quality in academic language use. According to an Associated Press release, press secretary Timothy Eller of the Pennsylvania Department of Education said, “The department [of education] is preparing to release new standards.” Eller emphasized that these standards will apply
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Donated resource centers link schools, parents
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- February 9, 2012
On Jan. 27, Comcast Harrisburg donated 20 used computers to the Harrisburg School District in order to help the district establish Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRC). The PIRC program was formed between Comcast Harrisburg Vice President Frank Lynch and Harrisburg School District Superintendent Dr. Sybil Knight-Burney through Comcast’s “Internet Essentials” program. The program is for
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School districts face extensive funding decreases
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- February 2, 2012
Still financially and structurally reeling from last year’s state education budget cuts, public school districts across Pennsylvania are preparing for the revealing of Governor Corbett’s new state budget in two weeks. Corbett’s budget last year slashed $860 million in public school funding, causing districts all over the state to suffer enormously in the current school
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Child obesity rates increase, schools slow to react
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- December 9, 2011
Recent studies published by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) have provided a new statistical insight into the growing number of American children and early adolescents who are overweight or obese. To date, the NCES has conducted two studies as part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS). The U.S. Department of Education provided
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