Posts Tagged ‘school’

Los Angeles area school district bans flavored milk

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – The Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest, has instituted a ban of chocolate and strawberry milk. The school board on Tuesday voted to remove the flavored milks as of July 1. The decision by the district, which affects [...]

Top selling Girl Scout dies after collapsing at school dance

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor San Marcos, CA, United States (AHN) – A 14-year-old Girl Scout who was one of the group’s top sellers of their famous cookies died after collapsing at a middle school dance. Sabrina Keller, 14, was celebrating the end of 8th grade with 250 classmates at Woodland Park School [...]

Group calls for reforms in private school scholarship program

The Southern Education Foundation said Tuesday that Georgia’s program of giving tax credits to fund private school scholarships lacks accountability, fails in its original mission of helping needy children in failing schools, and should be overhauled or ended. View full post on All Stories

NEAFAA provides scholarships, purchase awards

Over the years the Northeastern Arizona Fine Arts Association (NEAFAA) Scholarship Fund has provided over $25,000 in scholarship monies to local high school and community college students interested i View full post on All Stories

Scholarships for black Belen students threatened

Five years ago Belen Jesuit created a scholarship program to promote diversity at the predominantly Hispanic private Catholic school. But funds are running out. View full post on All Stories

Blind Girl Defies Odds

Anna Albury of the Hope Town Primary School in Abaco became the first blind student in the award’s 15-year history to win the top award that carried with it a $6,000 scholarship sponsored by Bahamas Office and School Supplies (BOSS) and a new lap top computer. Hundreds of proud parents, family members and friends flooded [...]

NASA announces 2011 student aeronautics scholarship recipients

NASA has selected 25 graduate and undergraduate students from across the country to receive aeronautics scholarships for the next school year. NASA selected the students from hundreds of applicants. The Aeronautics Scholarships Program, which is… View full post on All Stories

Dreamin’ big time with 5Point scholarships

CARBONDALE – Three high school students in the lower Roaring Fork Valley get to pursue some far-reaching dreams thanks to a new scholarship program at the 5Point Film festival. Each one received $2,500 to pursue dreams related Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. [...]

Teaching in North Carolina

North Carolina used to be known for NCAA Championship basketball, furniture making and farming. These days it has some of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., and an economy that has also added banking, research and advanced tech in its mix. So it shouldn’t be surprising the scholarships offered inside this great state show [...]

Oklahoma passes tax credit for private school scholarships (Reuters)

Reuters – OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) — The Oklahoma House passed a bill on Tuesday supporters said was designed to increase the number of low-income students who can attend private schools by creating a state tax credit for gifts made to scholarship groups. View full post on All Stories

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