Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Mark GuydishEducation Reportermguydish@timesleader.com (570) 970-7161 |
Mark also writes a regular blog for timesleader.com.
STATE AUDITOR General Jack Wagner took long-overdue action when he announced the audit of superintendent contract buyouts.
NANTICOKE – A double-whammy computer problem at a bad time of the year left online students at Luzerne County Community College scrambling to resubmit work and retake final exams earlier this month.
WITH THE eyes of an outsider scrutinizing one of our region’s most imperiled treasures, Jon Haeber glommed onto two fundamental facts:
The annual Lithuanian Heritage Festival held July 31 at the Anthracite Heritage Museum at McDade Park celebrated the influence of the ethnic group on local culture and industry.
FOR A fuel that burns clean enough to use in your kitchen, natural gas has produced smoke you can choke on in public debate.
A GROUP of college students majoring in education recently asked me why there is so much anti-teacher sentiment in the country these days. A public school advocacy group recently posed the question: When did teachers become public enemy No. 1?
A congressional spat over a bill extending the Federal Aviation Administration’s operating authority has at least temporarily stopped work on a new $18 million air traffic control tower at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
A much anticipated Wilkes-Barre Area School Board meeting set for noon today was canceled after the board realized it had not been advertised as required by law.
A FEW words about the push for a national “balanced budget” amendment: Psst, it’s a joke, pass it on …
IN THE end, Mark Ciavarella learned the exact cost of his convictions: 20 years, 9 months.
Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed education budget reshapes the funding system in a way that makes comparisons difficult, but his new formula puts $161 million into local school districts for transportation and basic education.