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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Florida school joins list of universities that have had to withdraw acceptance letters
College acceptance notifications are occasion for celebration; but there are some exceptions. The Tampa Bay Tribune reported that this year’s exception was the University of South Florida, where someone hit a send button that sent email notifications soaring through the ether to some 680 applicants who had applied to the...
Tony Award-winning Saint Vincent grad to speak about internet’s future
A Saint Vincent College graduate who has straddled the worlds of web-based technology and Broadway entertainment will return to the Unity campus March 14 to speak about new possibilities for the internet. In his presentation, “The Once and Future Internet,” Michael Kriak will discuss new, decentralized models for use of...
Chevron grants to bolster STEM programs at 46 Pennsylvania schools
Several area school districts have received grants from Chevron Appalachia to either start or enhance their Project Lead The Way programs. Chevron announced $1 million in grants to schools in southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio. Forty-six schools in Pennsylvania received $790,000, including the following school districts:Belle Vernon...
Strike by Los Angeles teachers enters fifth day amid talks
LOS ANGELES — Teachers picketed and rallied Friday as a strike against the giant Los Angeles Unified School District extended to a fifth day with a new round of contract negotiations underway. Drums, whistles, shouts and honks from supportive drivers echoed through downtown as groups of teachers and backers walked...
L.A. teachers’ strike has mayor in a bind
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles mayors do not control the L.A. Unified School District, but that hasn’t stopped some of them from trying to use their highly visible office to assert authority over the sprawling system. In the 1990s, Mayor Richard Riordan tried to elect school board members who would...


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