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    Aug 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Eighth-grade dropout statistics released by state for first time

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    A typically overlooked corner of the dropout problem became a little more visible Thursday when state officials for the first time released the dropout rate for eighth-graders. Statewide, about 3.5% of eighth-graders -- 17,257 in all -- left school and......
    2. Dec 4, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Chinese school is rah-rah for U.S.-style campus

    If you're in Alhambra and ask Shawn Chen what his job is, the 46-year-old Chinese American will probably tell you he runs a 60-room Best Western next to a drugstore and a burger stand on Main Street.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    If you're in Alhambra and ask Shawn Chen what his job is, the 46-year-old Chinese American will probably tell you he runs a 60-room Best Western next to a drugstore and a burger stand on Main Street. But if you pose the same question standing here in...

    Tags: Education, Dining and Drinking, Regional Authority, Foods and Beverages, Beijing (China)

    3. Jan 2, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Get the message?

    TZIVIA SCHWARTZ-GETZUG leans forward, listening hard to a message from the U.S. government. On the screen in front of her, a man is walking his dog when the dog pulls away to investigate a lumpy parcel under a tree. "Leave it," his master tells him. "It's just an old double chin. Someone probably lost it playing here in the park with their kids."
    Times Staff Writer
    TZIVIA SCHWARTZ-GETZUG leans forward, listening hard to a message from the U.S. government. On the screen in front of her, a man is walking his dog when the dog pulls away to investigate a lumpy parcel under a tree. "Leave it," his master tells him. "It's...

    Tags: Chin, Tobacco Products, Recreational Substance Use, Road Transportation, Steaks

    4. Jul 10, 2001 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Los Angeles Times' Reading by 9 Launches $1.5 Million Initiative

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    Tags: Eli Broad, Academic Progress, Work Relations, Companies and Corporations, Los Angeles Unified School District

    5. Apr 28, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Gary L. Stouffer, 68

    Gary Lee Stouffer, 68, of Duncanville, Texas, went to be with our Lord peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Born Sept. 11, 1943, in Hagerstown, Md., Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur Leslie Stouffer Jr. and Pauline Virginia...

    Tags: Petroleum Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)

    6. May 1, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., dentist

    Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., who practiced dentistry in Glen Burnie for 50 years and whose thirst for knowledge resulted in his earning a master's degree when he was 84, died Thursday from blood clots at Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
    Dr. Richard T. Koritzer Sr., who practiced dentistry in Glen Burnie for 50 years and whose thirst for knowledge resulted in his earning a master's degree when he was 84, died Thursday from blood clots at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The Glen...

    Tags: Glen Burnie, Pimlico, University of Maryland, College Park, Religion and Belief, Georgetown University

    7. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Rosie Louise Stanfield, Spring Grove nursing director

    Rosie L. Stanfield, a registered nurse who later became the first African-American director of nursing at Spring Grove Hospital Center, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
    Rosie L. Stanfield, a registered nurse who later became the first African-American director of nursing at Spring Grove Hospital Center, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson. The longtime Randallstown resident was 66. The...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Colleen Walker, Ovarian Cancer, Breads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)

    8. Mar 2, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Fix schools? Get parents more involved

    To the surprise of few, the state House Thursday passed the Parent Empowerment Act. By an 80-34 spread, lawmakers voted up the so-called "parent trigger' bill. The scornful proposal would arm parents with more firepower to put underperforming public schools out of their misery.
    To the surprise of few, the state House Thursday passed the Parent Empowerment Act. By an 80-34 spread, lawmakers voted up the so-called "parent trigger' bill. The scornful proposal would arm parents with more firepower to put underperforming public...

    Tags: Education, Teachers, Volusia County, Public Schools, PTA

    9. Mar 20, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  9. New adult dropout recovery program accepting applications

    One in four Indiana students didn't finish high school last year, according to the UnitedHealth Foundation. That amounts to almost 10,000 students in Marion County alone.
    One in four Indiana students didn't finish high school last year, according to the UnitedHealth Foundation. That amounts to almost 10,000 students in Marion County alone. While students who drop out have the option to get a General Educational...

    Tags: Education, High Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning, Schools

    10. Mar 6, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  10. City Life: Get parents involved and students will improve

    On Feb. 28, the school board held a study session to review options for improving performance at 11 Costa Mesa program improvement, or PI, schools. The study session reviewed data and included the presentation of four improvement options, each of which...

    Tags: Teachers, Concerts, Music, Entertainment, Students

    11. Mar 14, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Raymond A. Meseroll Sr., Loyola campus officer

    Raymond A. Meseroll Sr., a former Loyola University Maryland campus police officer who had an Internet radio station, died Sunday of complications from heart disease at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 51. Born in Chevy...

    Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Loyola University Maryland, Heart Disease, Edgewood, Entertainment

    12. Apr 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Maryland set to raise school attendance age to 18

    Maryland is poised to join a growing number of states that are requiring students to stay in school until their 18th birthday, a shift that President Barack Obama urged during his State of the Union address in January.
    Maryland is poised to join a growing number of states that are requiring students to stay in school until their 18th birthday, a shift that President Barack Obama urged during his State of the Union address in January. A measure to raise the compulsory...

    Tags: Education, Politics, National Government, Baltimore County, Maryland General Assembly

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