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Norfolk leads way in restorative justice idea
parents adopt the principles at home. The school holds regular ‘circle time’ sessions, where children are asked if they want to talk privately about emotions or in the circle in front of the other children, giving them a chance to express what is happening in their lives and at home.
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Elgin’s U-46 to unveil new-look report cards
A committee in Elgin Area School District U-46 has recommendmed an overhaul of how grades are reported for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
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Scores slip on tougher FCAT
Brevard remains above state average in transition year for FCAT.
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Pittsburgh veterans hospital develops program to correct aphasia
Two years ago, Mike Mencl’s vocabulary was limited to the words “yes,” “no” and “hey.” And that was after six months of rehabilitation. Mr. Mencl of Fayetteville, Ark., suffered a stroke in 2008 and was left with aphasia, a language processing disorder that impaired his ability to process word forms. He spent more than a year in speech therapy, but it wasn’t until Mr.
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Obituaries for June 6, 2011
Pauline Bennett Pauline Olive Bennett, 94, a loving wife, devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Feb. 23, 2011. A memorial service in Pauline’s honor will be June 12 at 1:30 p.m. in Unity at the Burnt River Community Church. Pastor Gary Munger and Lynn Shumway will officiate.
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When You Tweet, Are You Talking or Writing?
A great essay from Niemen Lab’s Megan Garber tries to dissect exactly what we’re doing when we communicate through Twitter
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Obituary: Brenda Joanne Platt
At 4:30 p.m. on Friday (June 3, 2011), Brenda Joanne Platt entered the presence of the Lord.
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Learning on the water
After Andrea Abel, a recent Brunswick High School graduate, took her first sailing lesson four summers ago, she was hooked. “I came out for the camp the summer before my freshman year,” Abel said, who has brothers who had participated. “It’s just fun.
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O’Farrell calls for us to defend u’s honour
THERE is one word that trips up Premier Barry O’Farrell every time – graffiti.
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Powers shares magic of storytelling
by Paula Peterson, asst to editor Long before ghostly blue light cast about living rooms across the world viewing television at night, there was storytelling. Among nomadic tribes, fathers carved…
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