Thursday, September 18, 2008

Schools cut truancy by taking parents to court

Schools cut truancy by taking parents to court
WATERBURY, Conn. - Waterbury officials are expanding a program that requires the parents of chronically truant public school students to appear before a probate judge.

OSU reports large enrollment

OSU reports large enrollment

Oklahoma State University says that 3,073 new freshmen have enrolled at the school for the current semester.


School aid sliding, some want town to quit district

Alarmed at a brain drain of students and a loss in two years of more than $600,000 in state aid to the regional vocational school, some Tewksbury school officials say they want out of the five-town pact covering the district. Read more ...