Posted by Nicholas Boland | Posted on 06-07-2011
Rio Salado College will celebrate the accomplishments of the 2010-11 graduates at a commencement ceremony May 4 at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix. The free ticketed event begins at 7 p.m. The theme for the evening is New Horizons, New Beginnings with Catherine Hendrickson and Reco A. Jackson as featured student speakers.
Hendrickson overcame much adversity to earn her Associate in Applied Science in chemical dependency. She is a reentry student who began her college education while incarcerated. Read more…
Posted by Nicholas Boland | Posted on 06-07-2011
Osama bin Laden may be dead, and the War on Terror over, but there are still nine men on the FBIs most wanted list. Who are these men, and what makes them so dangerous? From bottom to top here are the usual suspects.
10. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah: Born in 1963, Abdullah fled Egypt to unite with other Islamic fugitives. He has a had long history of Al-Qaeda involvement, from forging passports to operating training camps in Afganestan. He is on the FBI wanted list for his involvement in the 1998 American embassy bombings in Dar as Saalam, Tanzania, and Nairobi.
9. Hasan Izz-Al-Din: Also born in 1963, Hasan is an alleged member of Hezbolla, a Shia Muslim militant group and political party based in Lebanon. He i
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Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 06-07-2011
ATLANTA – As the Atlanta school district grapples with a cheating scandal that has drawn national attention, the interim school superintendent said Thursday that the district will automatically investigate suspicious test scores and require ethics training for all employees.
The changes announced by interim Superintendent Erroll Davis Jr. come two days after state investigators said 178 educators had cheated on standardized tests used to meet federal benchmarks dating back to 2001. Davis reiterated Thursday that none of those educators will work in an Atlanta classroom again.
The educators face possible criminal charges and could lose their teaching licenses for changing answers on students’ tests and helping students answer questions. S
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Posted by Eliza Torr | Posted on 05-07-2011
Zach Banner (Lakes), Cedric Dozier (Lakes) and Sawyer Powell (Richland) are spending this week at the Nike facilities in Beaverton, Ore. for The Opening.
Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 05-07-2011
Chester Finn, president of the Fordham Institute, was a guest on the Willis Report on Fox Business last night. The topic? The cheating scandal in Atlanta.
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