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Tulsa School Board votes 5-1 to declare Thoreau a surplus property

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One of Tulsa Public Schools’ most sought-after magnet schools was declared surplus on Monday, but officials told concerned parents that the move was necessary for them to test the waters for a possible sale.

The school board’s 5-1 vote clears the way for bids to be accepted on Thoreau Demonstration Academy, 7370 E. 71st St. If sold, the school would be relocated to the former Wilson Middle School facility on 11th Street.

“We have declared nine properties surplus just to see what’s out there,” Superintendent Keith Ballard said at Monday’s board meeting. “There is no ready buyer sitting in the wings. It follows the pattern I have followed to look very carefully at all options.”

The idea to gauge the interest of potential buyers for Thoreau is related to the district’s Project Schoolhouse initiative.

Since the district shuttered 14 schools, it has been trying to sell surplus properties to bring in much-needed funds. To date, the school board has authorized the sale of only a vacant plot of land for $17,250.
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On Education: Military Children Outdo Public School Students on NAEP Tests

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The results are now public from the 2011 federal testing program known as NAEP, the National Assessment of Educational Progress. And once again, schools on the nation’s military bases have outperformed public schools on both reading and math tests for fourth and eighth graders.
At the military base schools, 39 percent of fourth graders were scored as proficient in reading, compared with 32 percent of all public school students.
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City school organised Business Expo-2011 at Capital Campus

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ISLAMABAD – The City School on Thursday organised the ‘Business Expo 2011’ at its Capital Campus, to display new and fresh business ideas which can be brought into the market. The teams demonstrated their creativeness and skills in producing and marketing new products. The Business Expo was a great success and was praised by the chief guest, Federal Secretary Javaid Zafar (rtd), currently working as an English Lecturer in COMSATS. Other honourable guests included entrepreneur and founder of IKONAMI Baber Khan and Bahria Town General Manager and Coordinator Shahzad Akhtar. The students showcased own innovative business ideas and were awarded for their efforts. The chief guest then addressed the students with inspirational words. Special guest The City School Assistant Regional Director (North) Rabia Najam awarded the prize winners with shields.

Bulldozer makes way for new BA high school classrooms

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BROKEN ARROW – A bulldozer ripped into a portable classroom building at South Intermediate High School on Thursday, taking it down one swipe at a time.
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TPS to host all-district high school fairs

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Tulsa Public Schools has announced two, all-district high school fairs for prospective students and their parents.

At both fairs, administrators, counselors, teachers, department chairs and students from all nine of the district’s traditional high schools, as well as one alternative education high school and the TPS virtual school, will be on hand to provide information and answer questions.

Brochures and other materials will also be available, providing details about curriculum, magnet programs and schedules.
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Dawood Public School Fatima Hussain the science whiz on the block

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KARACHI:25 November: They say it takes a moment of inspiration to change ones life. And this is exactly what happened with Fatima Hussain, a student of Dawood Public School (DPS), who had always wanted to become a dentist, but after winning SUPARCO’s Water Rocket Competition and being selected for representing Pakistan at the Asia-Pacific Space Agency (APSA) Forum, she has changed her mind and decided to become a scientist.
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Karachi School For Business And Leadership MBA Admission 2011

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Karachi School For Business And Leadership(KSBL) announces to intake MBA(Master Of Business Administration) Admission 2011. MBA or Master Degree Level Programs are highly demanded and every education lovers like to do master at his first preference because of highly requirement imposed by organization to get a job.A KSBL(Karachi School For Business And Leadership) MBA will develop your leadership potential and equip you with the knowledge and skills required to lead in both Pakistan and the world. The KSBL MBA journey will be a trans formative academic experience, expanding your intellect and ability beyond your expectations.

Stanford’s Online High School Raises the Bar

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PALO ALTO, Calif. — In June, about 30 seniors will graduate from a little-known online high school currently called the Education Program for Gifted Youth. But their diplomas will bear a different name: Stanford Online High School.
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After Law School, Associates Learn to Be Lawyers

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PHILADELPHIA — The lesson today — the ins and outs of closing a deal — seems lifted from Corporate Lawyering 101.

“How do you get a merger done?” asks Scott B. Connolly, an attorney.

There is silence from three well-dressed people in their early 20s, sitting at a conference table in a downtown building here last month.

“What steps would you need to take to accomplish a merger?” Mr. Connolly prods.

After a pause, a participant gives it a shot: “You buy all the stock of one company. Is that what you need?”

“That’s a stock acquisition,” Mr. Connolly says. “The question is, when you close a merger, how does that deal get done?”
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New Student Council in The City School, Capital Campus,

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Islamabad 9th investiture ceremony of the student body was held at The City School, Capital Campus, here on Friday.
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