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Rome BOE signs support of charter challenge
The Rome Board of Education held an early morning meeting Thursday so that board members could sign their support of an effort to give local school systems control of state-created charter schools...
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Berry College President Steven Briggs spoke to Rotary.(Daniel Bell, RN-T) Briggs touts Berry work program
In addition to educating its students, Berry College aims to instill in its students a sense of community and stewardship, President Stephen Briggs told the Rome Rotary Club on Thursday. Also,...
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Floyd County Schools nutrition program receives School meals for Healthy Children Award
The Floyd County Schools nutrition program has been recognized by the Georgia Department of Education for compliance with the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. The School Meals Initiat...
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KSU grant will fund scholarships to recruit, train teachers
Kennesaw State University has received a $2.85 million grant from National Science Foundation to help meet a growing need for highly qualified middle and high school science teachers locally a...
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Attorney J. Tom Morgan to Speak at GHC
Former prosecutor J. Tom Morgan will speak to school administrators, teachers, law-enforcement personnel and parents on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. about teenagers and the law. The session will ...
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Ga. State U unveils tax credit calculator online
ATLANTA (AP)— Georgia State University researchers have created an online calculator for small businesses interested in whether they qualify for tax credits under the new federal health ca...
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Judson Baker AHS grads receive Thomas G. Harris Scholarship
Melissa Lolley, Jessica Baker and Judson Baker, 2010 graduates of Armuchee High School, have been chosen as recipients of the fourth annual Thomas G. Harris Scholarship. The scholarship is a four-...
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Thompson Hiles, IV Hiles awarded Gates of Opportunity Berry Scholarship
Thompson Hiles, IV, a 2010 graduate of Armuchee High School, has received the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship from Berry College. The Gate of Opportunity Scholarship is a work-based and need-based...
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Destination of Race funding up in air
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By the end of September, $400 million in federal Race to the Top funding will be allocated to Georgia, but a breakdown of how the money will be divided still is up in the air, state officials say. ...
Kiwanis speakers focus on non-traditional education
by Ellison Langford
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The Kiwanis Club ’s focus for August has been education. Monday’s speakers were Nancy Griffin, executive director for Rome-Floyd Communities in Schools , and Jennifer Perkins, principal of P...
Darlington teacher appointed to Professional Standards Commission
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Third-grade teacher Alice Clements has been appointed to the Professional Standards Commission by Gov. Sonny Perdue, according to a Darlington press release. “I felt honored to be asked to serve o...
Rome and Floyd County schools to receive millions in federal grant money
by Daniel Bell
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The Rome and Floyd County school systems are expecting sometime in September the first of two payments that will comprise the local share of $322 million passed down to Georgia from the federal gov...
Robotics integrated into Middle School science curriculum
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The addition of robotics to Darlington’s fifth- and sixth-grade science curriculum is just one more way the Middle School is illustrating its mantra “hands on, minds on.” According to a Darlin...
Darlington School welcomes Royal Thai Scholar
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Darlington senior Ya Wiratchotisatian left her home in Thailand this fall to seek a better education in the United States, according to a Darlington press release. According to the release: With ...
Berry College students gear up for service day this Saturday
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More than 700 Berry College students, faculty and staff will fan out across Floyd County this Saturday to spruce up, paint, and clean for a variety of non-profit organizations. The event is part o...
Cell phones for soldiers drive at GNTC candidates
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Leadership Team 3 Community Development has joined with the Greater Rome Society of Human Resource Management to conduct a Cell Phones for Soldiers drive. ...
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