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A Brentwood teacher helps students boost college entrance test scores. Now she's hoping to take her idea across Tennessee and the nation.

National Merit Scholarships Include Distinguished Dallas Students Patch 2 hrs ago Kevin Phinney © Shutterstock / zimmytws The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced its first group of winners today — including these high-achieving students from the Dallas area. DALLAS —A first round of winners have been announced in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Nearly a thousand distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards — all financed by some 140 company foundations, corporations and other busin...

RRPS virtual school continuing next year School board members, from left, Amanda Galbraith, Noreen Scott and Catherine Cullen take part in their first in-person session since March 2020. Board member Wynne Coleman was also present, while board member Jeffery Morgan was absent and Superintendent Sue Cleveland participated virtually. The meeting was not open to anyone else, but streamed online. Courtesy photo. Although the nation is seemingly winning its war vs. COVID-19, parents in Rio Rancho Public Schools will still have the option of keeping their kids in a virtual-learning format for the 2...

State Patrol colonel thanks Iowans for supporting troopers amid tragedy. "We're hurting, but we're not broken. We are struggling, but we're not lost."

By Sue Danielson Apr 16, 2021 (Independence, IA) -- Hundreds are paying their respects to Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith, who died after being shot during a Grundy Center standoff a week ago. Smith was a 27-year veteran of the Iowa State Patrol. He is the second Iowa State Trooper to be shot and killed in the line of duty. The visitation was held yesterday in Independence. The funeral got underway this morning at Independence High School. The man accused of shooting Smith, Michael Lang, is hospitalized in critical condition. He's charged with first degree murder. . Iowa flags ...