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2010 Tar Wars Winner Trumps Brother's AchievementThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:20PMJared Gorthy wasn't the first member of his family to be selected a state winner in the Colorado AFP's annual Tar Wars poster contest. That honor went to his brother Derek, who won the state contest and finished seventh at the Tar Wars National Conference in 2007. Jared, however, fared even better than his older brother and was named the winner of the AAFP initiative's 2010 national poster ...

NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy announcedThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:45PMThe NWCA is excited to announce that 32 coaches representing all collegiate divisions have been selected to receive scholarships to participate in the Second Annual NWCA Coaching Leadership Academy in Delray Beach, Fla.

Kudos: Awards given to Central Catholic grads; Local student named class salutatorianThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:43PMNinety-eight seniors and their families, including five students from Patterson, gathered at David Patton Field in Modesto for Central Catholic High School’s graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. May 29.

MU law school not following national grade inflation trend, dean saysThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:53PMWith more graduates competing for a shrinking number of jobs in the slumping economy, law schools around the country say they are using more lenient grading systems to better their graduates’ job prospects. The MU School of Law is also using a curve, but its dean said the MU curve has a different purpose.

Biologist claims top award for evolutionary theoryThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:47PMPRIZE: Former Wairarapa College student David Winter, who has become one of only three New Zealanders to win the prestigious Ernst Mayr award for systematic biology.

Local families to entertain global experiencesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:37PMHigh schools in the Mesquite and Rowlett area will welcome several foreign exchange students in August.

Students mark completion of summer programmeThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:35PMStudents from Qatar Academy in Al Khor have recently celebrated the completion of a summer programme aimed at developing their ability to learn through a variety of techniques.

Low-performing Minn. schools get extra money, with strings attachedThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:29PMIn Minnesota, 19 schools will split $24.5 million, as part of an unprecedented federal effort aimed at turning around the schools ranked as the lowest performers in the country. The strategy is to focus a lot of money on a relatively small number of schools.

Grant hopes to aid teen parentsWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:43PMA three-year grant for $187,000 is designed to help Grand Island Senior High keep teen parents and parents-to-be in high school until they graduate.