Family YMCA offering after-school program
The Family YMCA of the Desert is helping provide the After School Education and Safety program at James Workman Middle School and Nellie N. Coffman Middle School through 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Polly Toynbee: It might sound appealing, but this is populist poison
The ideological gap just yawned yet wider as David Cameron sprang into the New Year with tigerish ferocity. The longer Labour is in power, he said, the worse it gets - for the economy, national debt, crime, education, welfare dependency, the health service and family breakdown; all worse, worse, worse. Broken Britain needs an election now when "change is going to come". But president-elect ...

Education Week says ND, Minnesota need improvement
Education Week magazine released its 13th annual report, "Quality Counts," sizing up each state's education. It evaluates issues such as state assessments or standards, achievement levels and indicators such as family income or employment rates. North Dakota and Minnesota both earned a C overall - the same as their grades last year. The nation also received a C grade this year.

Weitzell Family Preserves Bear Creek Ranch
Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Maryland Environment Trust (MET) yesterday announced the preservation of Bear Creek Ranch, a 745-acre forested property in Garrett County.

D. Kent King, state education chief, dies at age 65
JEFFERSON CITY ? D. Kent King, the state education commissioner who raised the bar for thousands of Missouri students, died Wednesday at his home in Rolla after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 65.

Education Brief
Innovative Learning and the Eden Family of Services will sponsor a free workshop on assessment and goals selection for students diagnosed with autism, from 2:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Oak Valley Elementary School multi-purpose room at 595 Second St. in Buellton.

VoiceQuilt? Articulates Education Needs for Obama and Government Officials
At a time when many want their voices heard by officials setting our country's education agenda, VoiceQuilt? ( www.VoiceQuilt.com ) and Primrose Schools® ( www.PrimroseSchools.com ) recently recorded and will send wishes from students nationwide to President-Elect Barack Obama, appointed Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and governors in 16 states that Primrose calls home. These voice ...

Mayo Clinic to end family-practice residency program in Arizona
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic in Rochester expects to continue its family-practice residency program despite discontinuation of the program at Mayo in Arizona. The Arizona clinic is phasing out the training for new family doctors.

Family sues school district over broken finger
The family of a boy who allegedly broke a finger during gym class is suing the Littleton Elementary School District - more than three years later.

Education leader King dies
Missouri has lost a relentless advocate for public education.

Education leader King dies
Missouri has lost a relentless advocate for public education. D. Kent King, Missouri Commissioner of Education and a long-time leader in public education, died at his Rolla home on Tuesday due to brain cancer. He had surgery for a brain tumor in 2006 but the cancer returned and spread rapidly. He was 65.

Smart Tips for Healthy Eating
(ARA) - Food can make you healthier -- if you make good choices. It can seem hard to make healthy food choices, particularly if you are on a budget and short on time. But there are some simple steps you can take to help you and your family eat healthier.

Nigeria: FCT Meets UNESCO Standard, Allocates 27 Percent Annual Budget to Education
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken a decisive step towards the upliftment of its educational services this year by approving the allocation of 27% of its 2009 annual budget to education, a great improvement on last year's allocation of 16.2%.

More Education Pages
For decades, federal policymakers have tried to implement education reforms to improve opportunities for disadvantaged students and ethnic-minority children.

Use scarce resources for education in 2009
What?s in store for education in 2009? Long time observers of the sector will tell you that it will probably...

Responsible parenting pays off for family
Clentra Dickson wanted her children to get the best education possible. But, they live in a neighborhood where the school?s rankings are not that high. So, to ensure her three children will have a better opportunity in life, she placed them in schools with a higher performance record.

Family plans green tour to raise awareness
Come to the Shrewsbury Public Library at 3 p.m. on Jan. 10 to learn how one area family is planning to teach their children and others about efforts to make America greener.

Tech school stabilities
Business is booming in certificate programs at tech schools and at community colleges, as students and their families look for an education that will put the graduate into a job that can't be sent overseas.The alternatives to four-year colleges have another leg up as well; they don't come with the...

Former US Secretary of Education to speak at LSC-Kingwood?s MLK program
Lone Star College-Kingwood is pleased to host Dr. Rod Paige, former United States Secretary of Education, at its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Program on Thursday, January 15.

Maryland's Education System Ranked #1 in National Report
The Maryland public school system has moved to the head of the class, according to an independent national report that was released Wednesday.