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DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION:
NEWS CLIPS, PRESS RELEASES & WEEKLY FIELD MEMOS:
EDUCATION NEWS CLIPS
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The Department of
Education reviews online newspapers each week day and compiles clips relevant to
education in Vermont. A Web page is created for each day's clips with article titles
and descriptions as well as information about the article's source.
Click on an article's
title to link to the full text on its newspaper's Web site. Click on a newspaper's
name to link to the publication's home page. NOTE: Links to articles and to newspapers
open new browser windows. View additional
information
if you are having difficulties accessing links to stories or if you have other questions
about the clips.
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MONDAY,
MAY 5, 2008
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Dates usually reflect
the date that stories were compiled for posting. Articles from non-daily sources
are posted on the day they become available to the Department of Education. Weekend
news clips are posted on Mondays. Clips are posted for one month. Links to articles
and to news resources' Web sites are set to open new windows in your browser. |
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MAU will be in my heart
My name is Crystal Careau, and unlike most, I've been to multiple schools in my 17 years. Unfortunately, only one of them felt like a home. (Bennington
Banner, Local News
section, 5/5/08)
Williston school structure challenged
Parents who want options to the practice of grouping fifth- through eighth-graders together in multi-grade clusters at http://www.williston.k12.vt.us/">Williston Central School are hosting a community meeting today.
(Burlington
Free Press,
Local News section, 5/5/08)
My Turn: A new way to set school budgets
Year after year, our public school expenses keep rising and with them the burden of the residential property tax. It seems like every year the politicians promise relief, but every year when the tax bill comes, it is bigger than last year's.
(Burlington
Free Press,
Editorial section, 5/5/08)
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SUNDAY,
MAY 4, 2008
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Confusion seen over referendum on Park Street
SPRINGFIELD - Officials are taking steps to clarify what would happen should the referendum to cease using the Park Street Elementary School as a school passes on May 13.(The
Eagle Times, 5/4/08)
Fair Haven students tackle history project
History will no longer be a thing of the past. Not to students at Fair Haven Grade School anyway, who will soon uncover the long lost names, forgotten anecdotes and untold stories about the people who have lived in their community.
(Rutland
Herald,
Rutland County section, 5/4/08)
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SATURDAY,
MAY 3, 2008
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Schools Report Adequate Yearly Progress
NORTHEAST KINGDOM - Students at St. Johnsbury School have failed to make the grade on No Child Left Behind tests for the fifth year running, according to information released by the Vermont Department of Education Monday.
(Caledonian-Record, Local News
section, 5/3/08)
Board should respect voters
Watch your money regarding School Board actions.
While the School Board is trying to act otherwise, the voters of Springfield have expressed themselves clearly and repeatedly.
(Rutland
Herald,
Editorial section, 5/3/08)
Barstow celebrates 75 years
Students open 25-year-old time capsule
Former students and staff relived the past as they revealed items long
forgotten in a rocket-shaped time capsule that kids created 25 years ago.
(Rutland
Herald,
Rutland County section, 5/3/08)
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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Trouble Linking to
Stories?
The Burlington Free Press, Deerfield Valley News, Barton Chronicle, Herald of Randolph
and Journal Opinion only maintain articles for one week on their sites. Although
you will still be able to view article summaries on the Department of Education's
site, direct links to the articles are removed after one week. Contact the papers
directly or check with your local library for copies of older articles. If you have
problems with direct links to articles, use the link to a paper's homepage (following
the article summary) and search for your article directly through its site. |
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Frequently
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