Dr. Bernard Taylor Jr. outlined several ways to reshape the district in his State of Our Schools address Wednesday night.

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CHICAGO—-Harrington College of Design announced today that The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has granted the college institutional accreditation with the next visit to occur in 2014-2015.

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Henkel Corporation teamed with metro-Detroit schools, Marian and Brother Rice High Schools in their collection efforts for the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. In their efforts, students and Henkel employees collected 2,000 pounds of supplies, including items such as baby products, water, non-perishable foods and medical supplies.

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Security can come with a high price tag. For the school Oxford Area School District to better secure the entrances at the Jordan Bank and Nottingham Elementary Schools, the cost is expected to be somewhere around $150,000. At its Feb. 16 meeting, the school board approved a contract for design and construction oversight of improvements to the entrances at the two school buildings at a cost of …

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Big bills for secure doors at Oxford (Avon Grove Sun) |
Grand Rapids Public Schools is considering selling the “City Building” on the Central High School campus to the nonprofit group that runs University Prep Academy, paving the way for $8 million in private donations to renovate and expand the school.

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Grand Rapids Schools considers selling old City High building to UPrep group (The Grand Rapids Press) |
ATHERTON, CA–(Marketwire - 10/05/09) - Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, dedicated its new environmentally friendly building, the Michael J. Homer Student Life and Science Center (Homer Center), over the weekend. The Homer Center is the first commercial building in the town of Atherton and the first school building in Silicon Valley to be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental …

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ERWIN — Unicoi County Schools Director Denise Brown, who has overseen the school system for the last six years, has been named Tennessee Superintendent of the Year.

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Unicoi County schools leader state Superintendent of Year (Johnson City Press) |
ERWIN — Unicoi County Schools Director Denise Brown, who has overseen the school system for the last six years, has been named Tennessee Superintendent of the Year.

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Construction of a new Portage Public Schools bus garage should be finished this month, the district’s new Twelfth Street Elementary School is on track for completion in early August and ground has been broken for the new Portage Central High School.

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Portage schools’ construction projects going strong (The Kalamazoo Gazette) |
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 22, 2009) – Bobbitt Design Build recently completed a new facility for Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools of Quality Learning in Midlothian, Virginia. Headquartered in Atlanta, the schools provide a secure, nurturing and educational environment for children.

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