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Districts Hoping To Win Approval for Teacher Evalution Plans That Differ From State Guidelines
The Hartford CourantThe state wants school systems to base almost a quarter of a teacher's evaluation on standardized test scores, but Madison Superintendent Thomas Scarice doesn't think it makes sense for his town. His students score so high on standardized tests —...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, School Examinations, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Philosophy
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Go Picks: PBS Microbrew fest, garden tour, Dave Fry fundraiser, more
PBS MicroBrew Festival Put your taste buds to the test at the third annual PBS MicroBrew Festival. The event runs 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. The home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs will welcome dozens of brewers, including local...Tags: Brew Works, Allentown, IBM, Entertainment, Concerts
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Boz Scaggs reclaims his roots
When Boz Scaggs was a boy, Memphis meant a few simple things: a visit to his grandmother's house, his father's family history, that catchy Chuck Berry tune that sometimes came on the radio. Years later, as he honed his musical tastes, the "Lowdown"...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Music Theater, Steely Dan (music group), Al Green
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READER SUBMITTED: Tzofim Friendship Caravan Visits The Watermark
SouthburyIsrael's Tzofim Friendship Caravan recently visited The Watermark at East Hill retirement community in Southbury. The performing troupe is comprised of ten teenagers and two adult leaders who travel throughout the United States and Canada each summer...Tags: Israel, Southbury, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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Q&A with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra leader Wynton Marsalis
Akron Beacon JournalAKRON, Ohio The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is acknowledged as one of the top big bands in the world. Its leader is nine-time Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter / composer Wynton Marsalis, who for much of his 30-plus-year career has...Tags: Entertainment, Lincoln Center, Arts, Concerts, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Home cooking: Finnish pancakes
Betsy Payette of Mont Alto, Pa., is a member of the Waynesboro (Pa.) Historical Society. She contributed this recipe for Finnish pancake to the society’s 2001 cookbook, “Culinary Traditions: A Taste of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.” Payette...
Tags: Pancakes, U.S. Military, Recipes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Finland
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Chicago sales and shopping events
Chicago ShoppingPenelope's (1913 W. Division St., 773-395-2351, shoppenelopes.com) has taken 20 to 60 percent off spring men’s and women’s wear by brands such as APC, Sessun, Brooklyn Tailors, Folk, Dusen Dusen and more. Celebrate the summer solstice from 4...Tags: Togo, Labor Day, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Peru, Animals
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How To Parent Is A Hot-Button Topic
If my parents told me once, they told me at least one hundred times, "Don't talk to anyone about their religious or political beliefs." They meant, of course, that those topics are likely to generate tension and angry conflict. As such, they were not...Tags: Family, Mental Health, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Philosophy
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Andy Brown, Nicholas Payton, Wynton Marsalis hit Chicago
Inspiring music-making isn't necessarily loud, aggressive, self-aggrandizing or heavily promoted. Consider what happens early every Wednesday night at Andy's Jazz Club, where the superb but serenely understated Chicago guitarist Andy Brown leads a...
Tags: JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Theater, Entertainment, Goodman Theatre, Donald Lawrence
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Jim Holshouser, former North Carolina governor, dies at 78
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)RALEIGH, N.C. James Eubert Holshouser Jr., the first Republican governor of the 20th century who championed education, the environment and health care, died Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 78. Holshouser broke decades of Democratic rule when...Tags: Gerald Ford, Jesse Helms, Regional Authority, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy
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Finding happiness, success in a non-stereotypical career
Tribune Media ServicesAaron Rison says his job as a kindergarten teacher often makes him the butt of jokes with his friends. “They’re always saying I’m doing women’s work or asking if the kids call me Mrs. Rison,” he says. But with a...Tags: College Baseball, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Arts and Culture
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Poll: Most men aspire to be dads
A recent Associated Press-WE tv poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday. Debates about the different ways women approach motherhood dominate news coverage about parenthood...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Arts and Culture
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