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New Orleans Times-Picayune – BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Leaders of the state-run school district in New Orleans defended the district’s existence Monday as senators said the system hasn’t improved education in the city after Hurricane Katrina and has added more bureaucracy to

To students, ‘Character Counts’
Herald News – Zaria Zaragoza, 6, (right) a first-grader at Taft Grade School, makes a “Character Counts” bracelet with her fifth-grade mentor Courtney Lovelace, 10, Friday at Taft School in Lockport. Character Counts is a program that teaches the six pillars of

Make it an organic Valentine’s Day
Idaho Statesman – Remember in grade school when you made Valentines? Maybe it was just the thrill of young love, but part of the pleasure was that each card had a personal message. Try that again. Be creative. Reuse old cards or break out and reuse other things such

Brussels coach get career win No. 300
1960 Sun – King, who graduated from Alton High in 1967 and resides in Godfrey, got his start as a coach at Saint Ambrose Grade School in 1971. Since then, he s coached at Assumption, Marquette Catholic, Rosary, Mo., and now Brussels. Through the years at those

Billy Strayhorn’s lush life
Louisville Courier-Journal – He began playing piano while in grade school and by high school was well known for his skills. Within a year of graduating high school, he had written a successful musical that toured throughout Pennsylvania. He wrote several classical pieces while

Plight of homeless brings aid campaign from local siblings
Kankakee Daily Journal – They live outside Bourbonnais, but Ally’s Shabbona Grade School teacher, Kindra Arwood, suggested that they should write to Bourbonnais Mayor Bob Latham. It said:: Dear Mayor, Last weekend I went to Chicago me and my brother went by and saw people on