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Education reporter Angie Mason looks at York County school happenings, education trends and other issues from the classroom to the cafeteria.-
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Schools watch, wait to hear more about sequestration impacts
York County school officials are waiting to see exactly how automatic federal budget cuts could be felt locally.
Principals do crazy things: roller skating, cheerleading, superhero edition
Principals in the area sometimes take to silly antics to motivate their students, from roller skating around school to performing a cheerleading routine.
Posted in Angie Mason, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School, Inside schools, Northern York County School District, principals, Private schools
Tagged Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School, book fairs, fundraising, Northern York County School District, principals, South Mountain Elementary School, Wellsville Elementary School
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A visit to math class: Power Teaching at Shallow Brook Intermediate School
Lorraine Coombes uses a strategy called “Power Teaching” to get kids more engaged in math class.
Red Lion foundation provides scholarships, funds for school projects
The Red Lion Area Educational Foudnation, a nonprofit, supported various projects in the school district in 2012.
York City group looking for high impact ideas for district’s future
The advisory committee looking at the York City School District’s future is looking for big ideas.
All middle, high schools to get copies of ‘Lincoln’
Copies of “Lincoln,” which is nominated for Best Picture and several other awards, will be given to all U.S. middle and high schools, public and private, once the movie is out on DVD, according to a news release from Participant Media.
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Tagged Academy Awards, Best Picture, Lincoln, Oscars, Steven Spielberg
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Tome race funds new driving simulator at Spring Grove Area High School
The Spring Grove Area Educational Fund donated a driving simulator to the high school for use in drivers’ education classes, according to a news release.
Financial firm: York district could see future deficits grow, if nothing changes
The York City School District could see deficits grow to about $20 million by 2018, according to baseline projections by a financial firm.
YorkCounts recommends an all-charter system for the York City School District
A YorkCounts education work group recommended that the converting the York City School District to an all-charter system could be the kind of change needed.
How much money could your school district get through liquor privatization?
School districts in York County could get millions in one-time funding through the sale of the state’s liquor stores, according to numbers released by the state on Tuesday.
