Cumberland Times-News-- Education http://www.times-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307232003.html Allegany band gold medal finalist http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307232003.html The Allegany High School Marching Band finished as a gold medal finalist and first runner-up in Group 3 at the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships held Sunday at Hersheypark (Pa.) Stadium. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_321230605.html School system cancels NorthBay excursion http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_321230605.html Allegany County sixth-graders will pitch tents a little closer to home this spring when they set out on their annual environmental education excursion.School administrators have canceled plans for a week-long camping trip to NorthBay Adventure Center, a 350-acre outdoor learning center in Cecil County that local students have attended in previous years. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_319224710.html Maryland in-state college tuition falls below national average http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_319224710.html It’s cheaper to go to college in-state, especially if you live in Maryland. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_319224501.html Northern Panhandle county considers year-round schooling http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_319224501.html Members of one West Virginia county school board are taking a look at the idea of year-round schools, an issue that has some support from President Barack Obama and Gov. Joe Manchin. Last month, Piedmont Elementary Principal Steve Knighton traveled to Marshall County in the Northern Panhandle, to discuss the year-round schedule at Piedmont, a school in Charleston’s East End. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_318225928.html Survey shows teachers feel safe but want involved in decision-making http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_318225928.html Most Allegany County teachers feel safe in their schools and respected by students and peers, but many wish they had more influence on decision-making at the district level, according to a statewide survey of educators. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:08:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307231424.html Seventh-graders get career help http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307231424.html Electricians, wildlife experts, chefs, oh my! Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:21:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307232151.html Vaccine offered to middle schoolers http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307232151.html Middle school students in public and private schools and home-schooled children in grades six through eight will be offered the H1N1 vaccine at the Allegany County Health Department on Willowbrook Road on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:03:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307230240.html Buster stresses safety http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307230240.html Buster the Bus recently visited students at Cresaptown Elementary School to discuss the importance of bus safety. Shown with Buster, from the left, are Araceli Aguilar, Cadon Loewendick, Grant Cain, Kelly Do and Sara Andrews. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307230054.html Frankfort High lists honor roll for first six weeks http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307230054.html Frankfort High School recently released its honor roll for the first six weeks of the 2009-10 school year. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307230006.html Anger management class Nov. 13 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_307230006.html Anger, the most unpredictable and powerful of emotions, will be examined Nov. 13 in a new continuing education course designed to help participants and those around them. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:36:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_305233727.html Federal grant allowing FSU to complete energy research facility http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_305233727.html Essentially, the building will look like a modest home with a stucco finish. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_305231555.html Art on wheels http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_305231555.html West Side Elementary School first-grader Brent Bittner assembles a fall-themed puppet during an after school program at the school in Cumberland as the Art Bus visits. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_305230553.html Moore scholarship will benefit FSU political science majors http://www.times-news.com/education/local_story_305230553.html For Walter Moore, Westernport resident Mary Jane Gülck’s late brother, the chance to attend Frostburg State University was a dream come true for a child who had fought a number of serious physical difficulties since birth and whose family was told he was unlikely to even finish high school.