The Dysart Education Foundation has awarded five mini-grants to teachers in the Dysart Unified School District. The teachers receive funds to cover the cost of innovative, instructional activities.
Archive for December, 2008
Dysart group awards 5 grants (The Arizona Republic)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
In and around parish (Opelousas Daily World)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008SUNSET – The South St. Landry Community Library is hosting “Exploring Our Creative Nature,” workshops sponsored by grants through the Louisiana Division of the Arts and administered by the Acadiana Arts Council. For more information, call 662-3442.
Learn About The DTV Switchover At A Memphis Library (Eyewitness News Memphis)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008FCC representatives will help people understand what they need to do to be ready for the DTV switchover.
Literacy council expands (Asheville Citizen-Times)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008ASHEVILLE – Thanks to grants from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Janirve and Parsec Financial Management the Literacy Council of Buncombe County will begin a dropout prevention program, focusing on 16 and 17-year-old students who are at risk of leaving high school.
Simi Boys & Girls Club to honor congressman (Simi Valley Acorn)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008The Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley will honor U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Thousand Oaks) as the club’s Humanitarian of the Year at a dinner scheduled for Sat., Jan. 10 at the Reagan Library, 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley.
Poet laureate speaks out against library closures (Guardian Unlimited)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008The poet laureate Andrew Motion has hit out at plans to close down libraries, calling them “extremely short-sighted and counter-productive”. His comments follow a report issued this week by public sector union Unison describing the library service as “nearing a crisis point after suffering years of funding cuts, deskilling of the workforce and recent threats of outsourcing”. With 38 …
Carnegie library shaves 2 hours a week (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008The early bookworm no longer will catch the Carnegie Library in Oakland on Fridays and Saturdays.
Fundraising tour hits Springfield 16 of them (Springfield News-Sun)
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008They’ve seen the Springfield library in Nebraska and the world’s only Corn Palace on the way to Springfield, S.D.
Library will seek public input in five-year planning effort (The Bourne Courier)
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Bourne Public Library trustees will take the first steps in the new year toward creating a five-year plan for the library. BPL trustee chairman Penny Myers said planning sessions to which the public will be invited, will be held in March and May.
Lingle releases library improvement funding (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008Gov. Linda Lingle has released 6,100 for improvements at Kea’au Public and School Library, which is on the Kea’au Middle School campus.
