With summer break over, it’s time for kids across the country to get back to the books. Hopefully, reading is a habit that continued over the summer. However, many children may need a little nudge to catch the reading bug again. In an effort to keep your children reading, and enjoying it, try finding...
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The Daytona News Journal is reporting that Frederick Community College’s president, Carol Eaton, has accepted the position as President of Daytona State College. Her new position will pay her $265,000. While President of FCC, she reported earned $190,944 per year. To read the article, click here.
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College News is reporting that Daytona State College’s Board of Trustee’s voted unanimously to offer Frederick Community College’s President, Carol Eaton, the position as President of Daytona State. Eaton is also reported to be a finalist as the President of Thomas Nelson Community College. College News reports: Eaton’s contract negotiations are to be discussed...
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SPOKANE, Wash., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – This week, 2011 National Teacher of the Year Michelle Shearer is traveling 7,000 miles in her inaugural overseas trip since being named to her post last month. She will travel to China where she will represent U.S. teachers in meetings with Chinese education ministers, teachers, and students. Shearer...
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News out of Florida is that the President of Frederick Community College, Carol Eaton, is one of four finalists to be the new president of Daytona State, a university in Florida with a $94.5 million budget and 25,500 students. Here is what News-Journalonline has to say about Eaton. Carol Eaton As the first candidate...
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Did you know the average human can recognize 10,000 scents? Have you ever considered how directly your sense of smell is connected to cueing your emotions? It’s for this reason, technically coined “associative learning,” that the fragrances around us can impact our mood and performance. Smell is different from other senses because it is...
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GLEN BURNIE, Md., May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Shawna Capotosto of Frederick County has been named statewide winner of the fourth annual Comcast Parent Involvement Matters Awards program. State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick and Comcast Regional Vice President of Government Affairs Donna Rattley Washington made the announcement this evening at a special...
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The week of April 24-30, 2011 was designated by the American Library Association as its annual Preservation Week. Preservation Week was created to recognize the critical role libraries play in preservation and is brought about through a partnership of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, the Library of Congress and the Institute of...
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Frederick, MD. You may have seen Matthew Lesko on television. He runs various informercials telling people how to get government money to start a business, or how to apply for a government grant. He is often wearing a suit with question marks on it. Apparently, his Rockville based company is doing quite well. Lesko...
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Manassas Virginia, April 27, 2011 – The Institute of Navigation (ION) announces that Walkersville High School is one of ten high school teams selected to compete in the 2011 ION Mini-Urban Challenge National Competition to be held Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the...
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