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Schrenko: A textbook case of hypocrisy

...amounts of taxpayer dollars. As federal prosecutors later described it, Schrenko personally ordered the state Department of Education to issue checks in amounts totaling more than $500,000 to various companies that supposedly would provide computer...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-13/schrenko-a-textboo
Guest Columns | Opinion
Area schools receive Palmetto awards

...criteria identified by the Education Oversight Committee, according to a news release from the South Carolina Department of Education.Schools can receive the awards in general performance and in closing the achievement gap categories. In the...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/schools/2013-03-25/area-schools-receive-palmetto-aw
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Schrenko released to halfway house

...in U.S. District Court in Atlanta for embezzling about $600,000 in federal funds entrusted to the state Department of Education while she was the Georgia state school superintendent.According to trial testimony in 2006, Schrenko and her...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-03-07/schrenko-released-to-halfway
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Tour of Homes to include Hammond Hill Elementary

...which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education."We decided this would be a great year to feature our school," said Principal Janet Vaughn.Pupils and faculty...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/2012-12-04/tour-of-homes-to-include-hammond-hi
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Unions, bureacracy have damaged public schools

...Washington bureaucracy has established a huge Department of Education taking power and funds from states and localities...Reagan when he attempted to abolish the federal Department of Education in the 1980s with the help of most Republicans...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2012-12-12/unions-bureacracy-have-d
Letters | Opinion
Students can apply for permissive transfers until Jan. 31

...their own transportation.The number of spots is determined by the capacity of each school listed by the Georgia Department of Education. The program subtracts 10 percent from the figures to accommodate for possible growth.Transfer forms can be...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-01-11/students-can-apply-for-permi
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Police Blotter

...student loans. He discovered that on Feb. 16, someone used his information to get two loans from the U.S. Department of Education and Sallie Mae. The loans totaled $3,287.Wallet stolen from truck A man called authorities Saturday morning...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/police-blotter/2012-07-25/police-blotter
Police Blotter
CRCT retest results presented to Columbia County School Board

...and eighth grade who initially failed the CRCT were given a second chance to pass the test in May.The Georgia Department of Education released system-level results earlier in July.In third-grade reading, 32 of the 62 pupils retested have...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-07-24/crct-retest-results-presente
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School buses are ready to roll

...supervisor with the Aiken School Bus Maintenance Shop.In South Carolina, school buses are owned by the state Department of Education, which is also responsible for maintenance. Bus shops are located throughout the state to perform maintenance...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/2012-08-14-7
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Some facts about charter schools

...the current school year, according to the state Department of Education.Most of the charter schools were approved by...well.One of the measurements used by the state Department of Education is how many schools are making "adequate yearly...

http://newstimes.augusta.com/opinion/guest-columns/2012-08-22/some-facts-about-c
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