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5/25/2021 Year-long student projects culminate in positive change Ava Aniello drops off donations at the North Providence Animal Shelter as part of her year-long Project-Based Learning research at Ricci Middle School. NORTH PROVIDENCE – Students at Ricci Middle School are taking their lessons outside of the classroom and into the community, where they’re making a difference with a series of year-long projects. Eighth-grade social studies teacher Teresa Connors first applied the concept of...

The Hutchinson News A third Hutchinson USD 308 elementary school has been approved for launch as a redesign school. After an hour-long presentation to the Kansas State Department of Education with ESSDACK looking on, Lincoln Elementary School staff were given the formal go-ahead from the department to go forward with their redesign efforts. Or to use KSDE parlance, Lincoln received the go-ahead for a “launch” of its redesign. Lincoln started studying the redesign process in the fall of 2019...

STAFF REPORT SACRAMENTO—Even through the challenges of remote learning and the COVID-19 pandemic, California teachers continue to find ways to bring out the curiosity, excellence, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities in students. Today, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond honored six exceptional mathematics and science teachers, naming them as finalists from California for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)...

New principal hired at DI-S DEER ISLE — Deer Isle-Stonington High School will have a new principal for the new school year, according to School Union 76 Superintendent Christian Elkington. Laura Davis, who is currently the dean of instruction at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Nashville, Tenn., has been hired. Davis will replace Dennis Duquette, who is leaving at the end of the school year to pursue other opportunities. The Community School District 13 School Board unanimously approved the...

Sullivan University teaming up with NASA for out of this world culinary competition Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Apr 21, 2021 Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Apr 21, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. REPORTER: SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY SHIPS ARE COOKING AND JUDGING THE TOP 10 RECIPES ON OUR CULINARY PROGRAM. THE TOP ONE WILL BE SENT TO SPACE. >> WE ARE COOKING IT EXACTLY HOW THE STUDENTS PUT IT TOGETHER. REPORTER: HIGH SCHOOL COOKING TEAMS ...

Sheffield Hallam University Achieves TIGA Accreditation News provided by Share this article Share this article LONDON, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- TIGA, the games industry trade association, is pleased to announce the re-accreditation of the following games courses at Sheffield Hallam University: BSc (Hons) Computer Science for Games Re-accreditation – awarded Re-accreditation - awarded The BSc (Hons) Computer Science for Games has a strong programming focus with plenty of opportunities t...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — High school cooking teams from around the country are competing in April to serve up food that will literally get sent out of this world, with a partnership between Sullivan University in Louisville and NASA bringing everything together. Sullivans College of Hospitality Studies Culinary Arts Program is teaming with NASAs HUNCH program to judge the competition that will select a recipe from a high school cooking team to be served to the astronauts aboard the Internationa...

Sullivan University and NASA Team Up for High School Cooking Competition Share Article In a unique partnership combining education and space travel, Sullivan Universitys renowned College of Hospitality Studies Culinary Arts Program is teaming with NASAs HUNCH program on a competition to select a food item that will be served to the crew of the International Space Station. "Sullivan was chosen for our program due to their tremendous culinary programs with high schools around the country and thei...

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MacKillop College facilities enhance educational opportunities. (Supplied) After every challenge presented during 2020, and moving into 2021, MacKillop College is proud of the enduring strength displayed through these adverse times. The College’s namesake, St Mary MacKillop said, “So great is the strength we possess in our unity” and Principal Rory Kennedy says the MacKillop community carries these words with them as an expression of their experience. “Our theme for this year is ‘Resp...