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American Education Week begins

Distressed that 25 percent of the country's World War I draftees were illiterate and 9 percent were physically unfit, representatives of the National Education Association and the American Legion met in 1919 to seek ways to generate public support for education, according to the NEA Web site

Former principal to serve 4 years

GEORGETOWN — Disgraced former Sussex Central High School principal Dana I. Goodman headed to prison Friday to serve a 15-year term for having sex with a 17-year-old student. More

Schools respond to the homeless

SALISBURY -- In Wicomico County, there are more than 1,100 children in the school system who are defined as "homeless" by the state.

Teacher trades classroom for lifeguard stand

OCEAN CITY (AP) -- Melbourne LeRoy Arbin III's life five weeks ago: 27 seventh-graders (about 20 who tried, two who didn't, five who waffled), 27 sets of parents (a few who supported him, one who griped at him, most who were invisible), endless stacks of...

'No Child' act debated

DOVER -- The congressional representative for Delaware hosted a roundtable discussion with a group of educators and parents to discuss ways of strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act, hearing from teachers that the data collected often doesn't measure well a school's achievements.

Educators modify top titles for high school graduates

Valedictorian, salutatorian honors fade nationally, but students still recognized on Shore
SALISBURY -- Snow Hill High School students Mat Shockley and Graca McKenney were both vying for the title of valedictorian and salutatorian for their 2001 graduatio.

For students, a lesson in global awareness

SALISBURY -- The Arabic stop sign, the desert with a herd of one-humped camels and the tented marketplace filled with rugs, goulimine beads and mosaic tiles were obvious giveaways

Global warming on trial: 6th Graders Vote that Global Warming is not caused by humans...

LONGMONT — Humans don’t cause global warming, a jury of sixth graders at Trail Ridge Middle School concluded Thursday after hearing opposing arguments from their peers.

Education in religion toes thin line

SALISBURY -- The United States, known for its diversity and freedom, has become a growing melting pot of nationalities and religions.