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An Emmet County Superintendent resigns
Superintendent Ben Laser, of Littlefield Schools handed in his formal resignation this week.

Grand Vision student plan
Wednesday Traverse City students learned the results of a study they helped develop.

Expert gives tips on studying for final exams
If you have a college student in the family you've probably noticed a shift in mood.

Math class uses music to help students learn
A math teacher is helping students overcome their problems in the classroom with the help of music.

Mentors help 8th graders prep for high school transition
 Change can be difficult and often scary.  Especially for teens making the transition into high school.

Court rules no cell phones in NYC schools
A ban on cell phones in New York City Public Schools has been upheld by the state's appeals court.

Zebra gets inside school
A striped sight startled students at Georgia's Emory University today.

Michigan suspends participation in federal loan program
The state government has temporarily pulled out of a federal student loan program because of the credit crunch.

No Child Left Behind changes
Sources say the Bush administration is going to announce a host of alterations to the education law through regulations being unveiled today.

School has giant beehive moved
Experts moved a huge beehive near their school, without killing the bees.

Educational Links You Can Count On

Educational Resources:

http://www.k12connection.org/classroom/results.asp

http://www.thegateway.org/

http://www.lesson-plans-online.com/

http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/lessons/index-e.html

http://www.connectingstudents.com/lesson.htm

http://www.educast.com/lessonplansinternet.html

http://www.li.suu.edu/library/GUIDES/Lesson-plans.htm

Libraries

http://www.ipl.org/

Site Evaluation:

http://www.sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html

Internet Search Game/ Scavenger hunts

http://dcls.org/pirate/

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/kids-club/scavenger/current/default.html

http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~corrina/mud/

Museums:

http://www.museumlink.com/index.htm

http://now2000.com/kids/museums.shtml

Homework and Research Aids

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/general/whats-new/homework-helper/default.html

http://www.arthes.com/community/researchtutorials.htm

http://www.monash.com/spidap.html

Uncle Sam for Kids

http://www.win.org/library/matls/govdocs/kids.htm

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