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Putnam City teacher arrested on rape complaints
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Putnam City school officials said teacher Lisa Kays was removed from the school Thursday. The 46-year-old Spanish teacher — accused of having a relationship with a student — was arrested on three complaints of rape and two counts of forcible oral sodomy. Read More
Putnam City school officials said teacher Lisa Kays was removed from the school Thursday. The 46-year-old Spanish teacher — accused of having a relationship with a student — was arrested on three complaints of rape and two counts of forcible oral sodomy. Read More
Officials: Bullying debate in Minn. brought change
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COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Leaders in Minnesota's largest school district said the long debate over how teachers should handle discussions about sexual orientation probably had a bigger impact than a new policy will. The Anoka-Hennepin School District replaced a policy requiring teachers to be neutral in... Read More
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Leaders in Minnesota's largest school district said the long debate over how teachers should handle discussions about sexual orientation probably had a bigger impact than a new policy will. The Anoka-Hennepin School District replaced a policy requiring teachers to be neutral in... Read More
Patriot League to allow football scholarships
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (AP) — The Patriot League will begin offering football scholarships in 2013 in a move the conference hopes could help position itself for potential expansion. The seven schools that play Patriot League football had been limited to offering aid for financial need since the conference's... Read More
Maine football coach posts nude photo on Facebook
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SOUTH PARIS, Maine (AP) — It took 10 minutes of online exposure for a high school football coach to lose his job. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School football coach Paul Withee resigned his positions as coach and middle school science and math teacher on Monday, a week after he posted a nude photo of himself... Read More
SOUTH PARIS, Maine (AP) — It took 10 minutes of online exposure for a high school football coach to lose his job. Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School football coach Paul Withee resigned his positions as coach and middle school science and math teacher on Monday, a week after he posted a nude photo of himself... Read More
Pittsburg State to be honored at Statehouse
Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012
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PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Football players and coaches from Pittsburg State University head to Topeka on Wednesday to be honored for their NCAA Division II national championship. The Gorillas beat Wayne State 35-21 on Dec. 17 for their first national title in 20 years. Pittsburg State says 15 Kansas natives will... Read More
Oklahoma higher education optimistic about community college plan
Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012
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Two Oklahoma higher education officials say they think an $8 billion Obama administration initiative could help the state meet its college completion goals and keep up with the needs of state businesses. Read More
Two Oklahoma higher education officials say they think an $8 billion Obama administration initiative could help the state meet its college completion goals and keep up with the needs of state businesses. Read More
Santorum’s big government parochialism
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Rick Santorum has surged back into contention for the Republican presidential nomination because of persistent reservations among conservatives about Mitt Romney. But those on the right who embrace Santorum as an alternative should do so with no illusions. To his credit, Santorum did not support the kind of mandate... Read More
Tuesday's special elections
Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012
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Canadian County Piedmont Public Schools Board Member Office No. 2: Laura King-Reed and Bobby Williamson Geary Public Schools Board Member Office No. 2: Afton Brower, Scotty Hicks and Lisa A. Mayer Union City Public Schools Board Member Office No. 2: Tasha Rodgers and John A. Everett Hinton Public Schools Board... Read More
Canadian County Piedmont Public Schools Board Member Office No. 2: Laura King-Reed and Bobby Williamson Geary Public Schools Board Member Office No. 2: Afton Brower, Scotty Hicks and Lisa A. Mayer Union City Public Schools Board Member Office No. 2: Tasha Rodgers and John A. Everett Hinton Public Schools Board... Read More
School board seats, bond issues to appear on Oklahoma ballots Tuesday
Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012
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Voters in 73 counties across Oklahoma will go to the polls on Tuesday. Read More
Voters in 73 counties across Oklahoma will go to the polls on Tuesday. Read More
Metro Achievers for Feb. 14.
Published: Tue, Feb 14, 2012
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Metro Achievers for Feb. 14. Read More
Actions before Columbine attack being investigated
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DENVER (AP) — Authorities were investigating a 14-year-old girl's actions before they say she attacked two students with a hammer at Columbine High School in the first assault with a weapon since the deadly shootings there in 1999. Investigators Monday were trying to gather additional details, including where... Read More
Court hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and Native American students at the state's elite campuses. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and Native American students at the state's elite campuses. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th... Read More
Weather update: Man dies in wreck caused by icy roads in Oklahoma
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Icy conditions were to blame for a wreck that killed a Duncan man Monday morning, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said. Read More
Icy conditions were to blame for a wreck that killed a Duncan man Monday morning, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said. Read More
ND higher ed board to sue to drop Fighting Sioux
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Monday to sue to attempt to block a public vote on a state law that requires the University of North Dakota's athletics teams to be called the Fighting Sioux. The board approved the lawsuit after meeting by telephone with state Attorney General... Read More
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Monday to sue to attempt to block a public vote on a state law that requires the University of North Dakota's athletics teams to be called the Fighting Sioux. The board approved the lawsuit after meeting by telephone with state Attorney General... Read More
Penn State puts child abuse scandal costs at $3.2M
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State says it has spent $3.2 million on lawyers, consultants and public relations firms in response to child sex abuse allegations against a former assistant football coach arrested in early November. The university posted a breakdown of its related costs Monday as it unveiled a... Read More
NC Supreme Court hears student bra search case
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A student who had to pull her bra away from her body so school officials could check whether she was hiding drugs must have been humiliated and frightened by the unreasonable search, her lawyer told the North Carolina Supreme Court on Monday. An attorney for the state argued the search was... Read More
Heart attack ruled in La. Tech player's death
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RUSTON, La. (AP) — Louisiana Tech officials say the family of Tyrone Duplessis has released information showing the former Bulldogs running back died from a massive heart attack. According to his father, George Duplessis Jr., Duplessis completed a workout on Feb. 1 before returning to his off-campus apartment in... Read More
Obama promotes job training at community college
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ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama called on Congress Monday to create an $8 billion fund to train community college students for high-growth industries, giving a financial incentive to schools whose graduates are getting jobs. The fund was part of Obama's proposed budget for 2013. The overall package... Read More
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama called on Congress Monday to create an $8 billion fund to train community college students for high-growth industries, giving a financial incentive to schools whose graduates are getting jobs. The fund was part of Obama's proposed budget for 2013. The overall package... Read More
Philly police: 8th-grader punched teacher in class
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say an eighth-grader attacked his science teacher during class and has been arrested. Officer Jillian Russell says the 14-year-old was taken into custody on Monday at Leeds Middle School in Mount Airy. School district spokesman Fernando Gallard (geye-YAHRD') says an... Read More
Yale loses legal fight in fake degree lawsuit
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected a bid by Yale University to throw out a lawsuit filed by a South Korean university that claims it lost millions of dollars after Yale damaged its reputation. Dongguk University claims in the 2008 lawsuit that it hired a professor after Yale... Read More
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