MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 8, 1996--Sun Microsystems, Inc., announced today that it has made more than $500,000 in donations to support SmartSchools NetDay '96, a collaborative effort of local companies, government and the community to install advanced computer networks in San Mateo and Santa Clara County schools on March 9.
MINNEAPOLIS--BUSINESS WIRE--June 11, 1996--Six months ago, the most 15-year-old Miranda Hoff knew about computers was that they make writing term papers a lot easier. But since taking a class at Wyoming's Jackson Hole High School to learn about networks and Microsoft's WindowsR NT operating system, the sophomore now plans...
A student cannot sue her teacher for failing to teach her adequate skills. For years, Missouri and most other states have upheld that concept by striking down claims based on educational malpractice. On Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, echoed that judicial sentiment in...
A student cannot sue her teacher for failing to teach her adequate skills. For years, Missouri and most other states have upheld that concept by striking down claims based on educational malpractice. On Tuesday, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, echoed that judicial sentiment in...
CONCORD -- Two local health care districts are offering defibrillators, along with training on how to use them, to public places like senior centers and libraries. The Los Medanos Community Health Care District and Mt. Diablo Health Care District are offering four or five defibrillators to those...
SAN LEANDRO -- School board incumbent Lisa Hague issued a warning this week for four newly elected colleagues-to-be about the district's current and future financial situations. She didn't mince words. "They are going to be learning about finances while careening wildly downhill on a runaway train," Hague...
A majority of students in San Mateo County and statewide still fall below state physical-fitness standards, although they have demonstrated some improvement, according to a state Department of Education report released Tuesday. "It's not a fast solution to undo childhood obesity," said Bill Baynes, operations manager for...
An Expert and Presenter, Beth Brascugli De Lima, M.B.A., SPHR, Provides an Understanding of Managing the Complexity of FMLA in School Districts LIVONIA, Mich. -- WorkForce Software, Inc., a leader in workforce management software solutions, announces its October Learning Series webinar, "Employee Leave Rights: Navigating the Maze and...
GAINESVILLE, Texas, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Two California school districts have selected Forsythe Transportation to operate their school bus service. According to Richard Varner, Director of Transportation for both the William S. Hart Union and the Newhall School Districts, the bus contracts were awarded to Forsythe because "we...
School bus drivers using cell phones on the job has taken some members of the State Board of Education by surprise. The board unanimously approved a policy Friday afternoon requiring districts to implement guidelines on cell phones and other electronic devices for students. A...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Background checks that are standard for Kansas teachers don't extend to teachers in training. While some school districts are vigilant about checking the backgrounds of volunteers, no scrutiny is required of student teachers. Schools in Kansas...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Background checks that are standard for Kansas teachers don't extend to teachers in training. While some school districts are vigilant about checking the backgrounds of volunteers, no scrutiny is required of student teachers. Schools in Kansas...
The Mt. Diablo school board will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday to discuss at least $6.6 million in budget cuts, to prevent deficit spending in the next three years. The board may decide to cut even deeper to provide pay raises and health benefits...
Four candidates are running for two BART board seats representing parts of the East Bay -- one district primarily in the San Ramon and Livermore valleys and the other mostly in western Contra Costa and Alameda counties. In both races, the candidates agree BART faces a challenge...
Hercules SOME STREETS TO CLOSE FOR DISASTER DRILL: A section of the Hercules Waterfront and Promenade neighborhood will be closed Nov. 13 as part of a citywide multi-agency disaster drill. The purpose of the drill is to help train emergency workers and volunteers. Participants...
New School to Start in Fall 2009 SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A coalition of construction employers, labor and the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District has been working for four years to develop a solution to the construction industry's need for more highly trained construction managers, project engineers, job...
Jarvis Cameron Nicholas Jarvis, the son of Conrad Jarvis and Karen Barnes-Jarvis of Pleasant Hill, received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and reported June 30 for seven weeks of Cadet Basic Training prior to the fall semester at the academy. ...
By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Non-English-speaking students soon could see more layers of support brought to them with plans that also might benefit native speakers. School board members in Topeka Unified School District 501 on Thursday night began directing a path...
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