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The Crosby Chronicles: the pros and cons of AP tests
Each May high school kids have a soft two-week vacation when Advanced Placement exams are administered. AP tests are important because a student can earn college credit by scoring at a certain level. For parents, that may mean a savings of tuition...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Glendale schools to take April 24 off
Glendale Unified students and teachers will have next April 24 off in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, following an agreement signed by school officials and the teachers union this week. Thousands of students of Armenian descent typically skip...Tags: Google Inc., Turkey, Students, U.S. Congress, Adam B. Schiff
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Op-ed: The importance of mental health in schools
More than a month after the shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., mental health professionals stated that psychological disorders often emerge before people enter high school; however, only a small percentage of students ever receives necessary intervention...Tags: Health Treatments, Health, Family, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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King moves up in Glendale Unified School District
A Glendale Unified educator who began teaching in the district 23 years ago will take on a new leadership post in July as assistant superintendent of educational services. Kelly King will take the position that was held by John Garcia, who left Glendale...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Clark Magnet teacher wins coveted award
Clark Magnet High School teacher Dominique Evans-Bye is one of 11 teachers across the country — and the only one in California — to win a coveted environmental award that honors her innovative and hands-on approach to teaching science. An...
Tags: Education, Students, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Getting to teaching's roots
After securing a highly competitive fellowship, Hoover High School science teacher Zovig Minassian will head to Washington, D.C. this fall, where she will spend 11 months honing her professional development skills at the U.S. Department of Energy. She...Tags: Education, Washington, DC, NASA, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning
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Glendale school board candidates share reasons they should get voters' support
The seven candidates running for three open seats on the Glendale Univied school board explain why they should be elected. Dan Cabrera I am the best candidate for the Glendale School Board because of my experience as a PTA president, Glendale teacher,...Tags: Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace, Students, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Toll students go to Washington, D.C.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) met on March 20 in Washington D.C. with a group of 70 seventh- and eighth-grade students and their chaperons from Glendale's Toll Middle School. The students were visiting during their spring break, and Schiff took time to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Special Olympics, Adam B. Schiff, Physical Fitness and Exercise, California State University, Northridge
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Freemon has a conflict of interest
Please forgive me for not making my point clear (“No need for Glendale school board changes,” Mailbag, March 9). I am concerned that Jennifer Freemon would be ineffective on the school board because ethically, she would have to recuse...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning
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Glendale school board candidates take on bullying
Bullying among students and the responsibility that parents and district employees have when it happens was addressed by six of the seven school board candidates Monday during a forum hosted by the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. The...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Politics, Students, Elections, Teaching and Learning
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The Crosby Chronicles: Hoover team victorious at Scholastic Bowl
Please allow me to boast. Congratulations to Matthew Benitez, Jacob Deyell, Victor Garcia, Gayane Hovsepyan and Meagan Yuen for winning Hoover’s first Glendale Unified Scholastic Bowl in five years – and my first victory as coach. Glendale...
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Glendale Unified school board candidates unfurl their answers
Teacher evaluations and budget hurdles were among the topics submitted from the public for a forum that put the spotlight on the seven candidates vying for three seats on the Glendale Unified school board. The televised forum, hosted by the League of...Tags: Michelle Rhee, Students, Politics, Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning
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