Search Results for 'School'

Should parents set up state schools?

Secondary school expansion and a lack of school places is a problem that all London boroughs face, but the issue is acute in Lambeth. The lack of secondary schools in the borough led parents to form the country’s first Parents Prom [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Grandparents enjoy time at school

The hallways were more crowded than usual Thursday as grandparents headed back to school. After several years of being away, the East Liverpool City Schools District brought back Grandparents' Day. Grandparents walked the halls and waited f [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Students Honor Grandparents at School

Today was Grandparents Day at Mathews Elementary in Nixa. First, students in kindergarten through fourth grade treated their grandparents to a special concert.Then grandparents had the opportunity to meet teachers, check out classrooms, and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

Grandparents Day at Leslie school a fun-filled occasion

Parking was at a premium Friday at Woodworth Elementary School in Leslie. Grandparents Day tends to do that. Every parking space was filled and cars even lined the street as children showed off their classrooms in celebration of Grandpare [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Tips to get your kids ready for another school year

The first day in most local districts is Sept. 8, which leaves a mere three weeks to prepare. "We traveled a lot this summer, so now we're trying to get back into a routine," said Laurie deSilva, whose two daughters attend Greenwo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents, schools fail kids on finances

The economic crisis is providing a teaching moment about the perils of financial ignorance for parents and their children alike. Millions of Americans are learning the hard way about the pitfalls of teaser mortgage-interest rates and runaw [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Middle class pupils commuting two miles as parents seek out ...

More than half of parents shun their nearest school to send children almost two miles to lessons every day, according to official figures. Pupils from middle-class families are more likely to commute long distances as parents go to extrem [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Students learn etiquette, manners at school

When 48 fourth-graders make no noise and stand patiently beside their desks, adults notice. “You’ll never hear it this quiet again,” whispered Jennifer Reed, one of their teachers, as parents and other visitors looked on, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Parents not persuaded school test is worthless

Listening to the B.C. Teachers Federation, you'd be excused for thinking the intention of the provincial government is deliberately to sabotage the school system. In a meeting with The Province's editorial board, Irene Lanzinger, the engag [...]