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So-so student eventually becomes a teacher himself

When Brooklyn Was Heaven: A Memoir from Brooklyn to L.A. and Places In-Between, by Stan Levenson. Outskirts Press, Inc. Denver, Colorado. 313pp. By David Strom SAN DIEGO–Now eighty, Stan Levenson, a retired professor, elementary teacher, school consultant, and author of books about raising funds for public education,  is now living in San Diego.  He recently […]

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Anne Ratner among UCSD Chancellor’s Medal honorees

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The University of California, San Diego on Monday announced the outstanding community leaders and campus supporters who have been selected to receive prestigious Chancellor’s Medals as UC San Diego’s 50th Anniversary year comes to a close. Chancellor’s Medal recipients for 2011 are Richard and Rita Atkinson, John and Ann Davies, Sheldon and Susan

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National Bible contest to be held on Sunday

NEW YORK (Press Release) – For over 50 years, the American Bible Contest has tested the Biblical knowledge of students from Jewish schools and institutions across  the United States. Sponsored by the Jewish Agency which sponsors similar Bible contests, known in Hebrew as Chidon Tanach, throughout the Diaspora, the American Bible Contest began this year with

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Anonymous donor isues $360,000 challenge grant for rebuilding of fire-ravaged Yemin Orde Youth Village

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Press Release) –Friends of Yemin Orde (FYO), the U.S. fundraising arm of Yemin Orde Youth Village, has announced it received a $360,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor to help offset millions of dollars in rebuilding costs as the Village recovers from severe damage it sustained during a wildfire in northern Israel, December, 2010.

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Nuggets of ‘gold,’ history, family lore at Smith Ranch in Julian

Photos and story by Donald H. Harrison JULIAN, California – The 90-minute Smith Ranch train and gold mine tour serves up nuggets of history, Smith family lore, and some miners’ “gold.”  This last Saturday, along with three international visitors and my 10-year-old grandson Shor, I found the well-planned, well-choreographed outing to be both educational and

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White House e-voting for best school April 21-29 ; Hi Tech High International of San Diego is among the six finalists

By Gary Jacobs SAN DIEGO–As many of you know by now High Tech High International (HTHI) is one of the top six finalists in the Race to the Top Commencement Challenge put on by the White House.   Teams of students had to submit essays and videos on why their school is exemplary.  Our students

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Case study: How state’s fiscal crisis affects Grossmont College

By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California –  Grossmont Community College is a study in fiscal contrasts.  On the one hand, work is being completed on a new student center and administration complex, the last in a series of shiny and modern buildings and additions paid for by bonds that voters approved in 2002.  The

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Sister schools in Louis Rose’s hometown and adopted city approved by San Diego School Board

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Board of Education on Tuesday, March 29, formally approved a sister-school agreement between Cabrillo Elementary School here and the Grundschule of Neuhaus-an-der-Oste, Germany, thereby making partners of schools in the hometown of  Louis Rose and  his adopted home in San Diego. Rose, an entrepreneur who

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