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Glendale Unified applies for $40-million federal grant, without union support
Undeterred by the lack of support from the teachers union, Glendale Unified officials on Thursday said they’re submitting a 503-page application for what could be $40 million in federal Race to the Top grant money. The decision to overnight the...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers, Unions, Job Layoffs, Unemployment
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Mountain Avenue Elementary students learn from authors, artists
The students at Mountain Avenue Elementary welcomed literary celebrities to their school on Oct. 18, courtesy of the Assistance League of Glendale. The authors and illustrators visiting were Joe Cepeda, Mary Ann Fraser, Amy Koss and Michelle Markel,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Students, The CW (tv network), Breast Cancer
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Reeling GCC football team heads for L.A. Valley
Last week, the combination of the hopeful momentum boost of a quarterback change, the continued presence of one of the most effective running backs in the Pacific Conference and the opportunity to break a losing streak against one of the weaker teams in...
Tags: Football, Students, Sports
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Glendale teachers union rejects grant deal
With its teachers union continuing to withhold support, Glendale Unified faces the worst-case scenario of having to overnight its 70-page application for federal Race to the Top funds on Monday. The grant application for the highly competitive pot of...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers, Unions, Job Layoffs, Students
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Grant shouldn't be a bargaining chip
As a retired GUSD teacher, I am disheartened by Tami Carlson's attitude in the Oct. 24 article, “Race to the Top for Glendale still up in the air.” We should seize this opportunity to showcase our schools and potentially earn much needed...Tags: Teachers, Academic Progress, Students, School Examinations, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Government should negotiate tuition cost
The U.S. government, the largest purveyor of loans to colleges, does absolutely nothing to try to reduce the cost of the tuition they pay for on behalf of the student debtor. Our government should negotiate tuition by stating to any given college that...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Loans, Education
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Race to the Top for Glendale Unified still up in the air
The Glendale Unified school board on Tuesday authorized the district to move forward with the federal Race to the Top grant application that could bring $40 million to the district, but with just days left until the Oct. 30 deadline, an agreement has...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers, School Examinations, Washington, DC
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Italian official: Dual-language program is looking molto bene
Students studying Italian at Franklin Elementary were paid a visit Wednesday by Paola Ebranati, the education director for the Italian consulate in San Francisco. The Milan-born Ebranati, who was raised near the Alps in northern Italy, toured the...
Tags: Italy, Students, Halloween, Education, Milan (Italy)
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Holy Family alums reunite
It was 1937, the year of the Hindenburg disaster and disappearance of Amelia Earhart, and the world was grinding toward its second World War. That was the year a small Catholic church in Glendale started a high school with 21 female freshmen. On...
Tags: Apple iPad, Heavy Engineering, Schools, Students, Roman Catholicism
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Glendale's Teacher of the Year credits kindness
Glendale Unified’s Teacher of the Year doesn’t really understand why she won the honor. “I don’t see myself as being an outstanding teacher,” said Olivia Macaulay, who learned of the honor earlier this month. During a...
Tags: Human Interest, Teachers, Students, G8, Education
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GCC football shut out for fourth straight loss
LOS ANGELES -- The Glendale Community College football team forced three turnovers, and sophomore running back Collin Keoshian rushed for 133 yards against last-place Los Angeles Southwest College. But with the help on defense and the good ground attack...Tags: Football, Students, Sports
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GUSD grant application still on hold
With less than two weeks remaining until Glendale Unified officials must submit an application for a federal grant that could net up to $40 million, they have yet to reach an agreement with the teachers union over a provision that would require student...Tags: Teachers, Adam Schiff, Unions, Academic Progress, School Examinations
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