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Busy chef’s recipe for quality family time

It is about 9 a.m. on a sunny weekday in November and the Fernandez family is sitting down to their biggest meal of the day: a hearty breakfast of French toast, eggs, bacon, yogurt and fruit smoothies, prepared, as on most days, by dad Ralph Fernandez, who is also executive chef at the Moshulu. Read more


Fallout from school financial crisis

Some students in the Philadelphia School District already are feeling the budget crisis, and that's before the ax falls on a new round of cuts to be announced this week, union officials said yesterday. Read more


District hires auditor to review finances

In the wake of the Philadelphia School District's surprise $73.3 million deficit announced last month, the School Reform Commission announced yesterday it had appointed an internal auditor to serve in part as a financial watchdog. Read more


'Helicopter parents' try to help their kids land jobs

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Online Poker Sites Available in United States

For those venturing out to play online poker from the United States, Compatiblepoker has issued their full review of online poker sites available in the United States. The list is the largest on the internet with hourly updates about every poker room on the internet. Read more


Heavybag Media Documents Yale's Community Involvement

A new film from Heavybag Media documents how Yale University plays a role in many neighborhood revitalization efforts in downtown New Haven. Read more


Council Rock high schools to reopen after bomb threats

Both Council Rock School District high schools are open today on a 21/2-hour delay, and after-school activities are canceled today in response to two bomb threats received Tuesday. Read more


Phila. role in Chester schools weighed

The state Department of Education, looking for help in rescuing the floundering Chester Upland School District, is looking to the Philadelphia School District. Read more


Vallas gets heat on school cuts

Nearly 150 administrative positions would be eliminated. There would be pay cuts for executives, less bus service, transfers of some employees to the city payroll, closure of some offices, and reductions in cell-phone use, travel, chauffeur service and catering. Post a Comment Read more


Take Advantage of [b]Public Training[/b]: Optimex Releases its 2007 Public Training Schedule and Offers Special Discounts

Optimex is excited to release its 2007 Public Schedule that offers coast-to-coast convenience for [b]professional IT-related training classes[/b]. The public schedule, which runs from January through May 2007, is available now offering instructor-led training courses in major U.S. cities. Read more


MASTERGUARD AND MASTERGUARD EDUCATIONAL FUND AWARDS POLE POSITION MARKETING LONG TERM INTERNET MARKETING CONTRACT.

MasterGuard, specializing in fire alarms and fire hazard prevention through preparation and education awarded Pole Position Marketing the long-term contract to provide innovative search engine and internet marketing strategies to increase awareness of the services they provide. Read more


McCain quits Gallaudet board of trustees

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Principal apologizes for Nazi speech on school PA system

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Producer of dozens of educational films dies

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School cancels classes to hold race symposium

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College 'nerds' blow off steam in Cooking 101

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Athletes graduate at higher rate than other students

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Report: Number of students taking online courses rises

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Webcast stars "America's hometown"

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After threats, it's back to school

Both Council Rock high schools will open on a regular schedule today, even though one of them received three more bomb threats yesterday. Read more


Vallas won't ask state for bailout

Philadelphia schools chief Paul Vallas yesterday rebuffed a suggestion from Mayor Street that the school district again look to Harrisburg to help resolve its fiscal crisis. Read more


Proposed bus cuts touch a nerve

When cuts in arts, sports and nurses were taken off the table, Philadelphia School District parents heaved a sigh of relief. But many are still not satisfied with schools chief Paul Vallas' current proposal to plug a $73.3 million deficit in the district's $2.04 billion budget. One part of the plan calls for $7.54 million less for busing that could leave new students at some magnet schools and other non-desegregation schools with no way to get to school next year. Read more


College's students clash over Pledge at meetings

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Vallas facing sharp criticism

Three of five members of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission yesterday blasted their chief executive officer, Paul Vallas, saying they felt "betrayed" and "disappointed" in his handling of a deficit that will force midyear cuts in the school system. Read more


KSU, Only Historically Black University in Kentucky to offer an online program

America's racial profile is rapidly changing and minority children comprise a larger percentage of public school students. How we deal with the increasingly diverse student population in our public schools continues to be a challenge. Read more



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