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Article: DIGHTON, GREELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS EARN GOVERNOR'S HEALTHY SCHOOL AWARDS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 9, 2007 ;     378 words ......today that Dighton and Greeley County School Districts earned Healthy School Awards as part of the HealthyKansas initiative. "These school districts have shown leadership in teaching young...significant contribution to a healthier Kansas." Recognition ceremonies will be held at 9 ...

Article: Seeking bigger school districts: Senate proposal offers incentives to consolidate school districts.
Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho);  February 24, 2007 ;     570 words ......miles and pass through three different school districts. It's about a 10-minute drive between the Shoshone, Dietrich and Richfield school districts, which have fewer than 1,000 students...is proposing to offer incentives to school districts that want to bring those worlds together...

Article: 21 area school districts honored
St. Joseph News-Press;  December 19, 2002 ;     386 words ......Mo. - Twenty-one Northwest Missouri school districts have received the state's Distinction...Bob Holden named the 157 Missouri school districts to earn the state award during a news...that one-third of the state's 524 school districts have met the standards for this prestigious...

Article: Steve Adams.(People)(named joint superintendent of Highland and Midway school districts in Doniphan County, Kan.)(Brief Article)
School Administrator;  January 1, 2004 ;     81 words ......the joint superintendency of the Highland and Midway school districts in Doniphan County, Kan. Adams was state director of school improvement and accreditation with the Kansas Department of Education. Earlier he served as superintendent...

Article: Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Administration Announces Six Finalists in Competition To Become Nation's First Digital School Districts.
PR Newswire;  January 3, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Secretary Hickok Travels to Winning School Districts Across The State to Congratulate Finalists...Eugene W. Hickok today will travel to school districts across the state to announce the six...become the nation's first two Digital School Districts. Gov. Ridge's $5 million initiative...

Article: School districts may be forced to pay $6.2M
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;  December 7, 2006 ;     532 words ...The state may have overpaid school districts during a three-year period, an audit...Wingert rep3@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - School districts across the state were over-funded...accuracy of information being provided by school districts to the Department of Education for...

Article: School districts get reprieve
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 20, 2006 ;     677 words ...School districts can expect a one-year reprieve from...Rendell has promised to sign, forces school districts to seek voter approval before passing...budgets is the end of June, so most school districts already have approved next year...

Article: School districts adopting state educational standards
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 8, 1998 ;     585 words ......academic standards, many Wisconsin school districts are simply accepting the version developed...Academic Standards, said 80 out of 86 school districts recently polled by one of his aides...academic goals. Because there are 426 school districts, McCallum's survey included about...

Article: How legislation could change way school districts use impact fees.(News)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  December 26, 2006 ;     606 words ......Writer A bill that would change the way school districts negotiate for a critical source of...suburbs. The legislation would require school districts to negotiate impact fees directly...can collect impact fees for schools; school districts cannot. The bill also would require...

Article: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNVEILS SMALL COMMUNITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 5, 2007 ;     329 words ...The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following press release: The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced its new...for a single project is $125,000. "The Kansas Department of Commerce has a tradition of working...

Article: N.J. school districts look to take part in their very own investment pools.
The Bond Buyer;  March 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ......passage of a law allowing New Jersey school districts to pool their cash, and while word...opportunities for its members. New Jersey school districts are planning to vote on the formation...passed state Assembly bill allowing school districts and municipalities to hire licensed...

Article: Tax Enforcement: IRS Scrutinizes School Districts' Rebate Compliance.
The Bond Buyer;  February 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ...School districts generally have a bigger problem...three issuers all turned out to be school districts, a fact Anderson and others said...rebate compliance problem among school districts in general. There could be problems...

Article: School districts struggle to reduce transportation bill [Corrected 10/16/07] ; Administrators say they've already cut inefficiencies and may have to eliminate some bus service. Series: EDITOR'S NOTE T
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Press Herald (Maine) 10-14-2007 School districts struggle to reduce transportation...the state's new law consolidating school districts, the amount of money the state gives to school districts for transportation will drop 5 percent...

Article: TEACHER JOB HUNT MAY GET EASIER; ONLINE DATABASE WILL ALLOW LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HAVE GREATER POOL OF CANDIDATES.(Local)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 25, 2002 ;     676 words ......new online database may change how school districts in Madison and Oneida counties find...superintendent of Madison-Oneida BOCES, said 10 school districts and BOCES have joined the collaborative...candidates to fill vacancies in those school districts, offers a teacher a chance to ...