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Florida eyes school bus ads for extra money

Florida school districts mired in budget woes might soon get a new fundraising option — selling ad space on their fleets of yellow school buses.

Nearly Half of School Children on Free School Meals Don't Feel Safe at Home

LONDON, February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --National children's charity, School-Home Support UK (SHS), revealed today that of the 13,000 children they support each year, most of them on Free School Meals (FSM), ...

Tottenham Hotspur in talks to open free school at their new stadium

Michael Gove wrote to Premier League football clubs urging them to back his plans for free schools and academies Tottenham Hotspur football club is in talks to host a free school at its stadium after Michael Gove, the education secretary, wrote to every Premier League club urging them to back his reforms. Following the letter from Gove, the club, whose manager Harry Redknapp is on trial for tax ...

A Hacker School That Helps Solve Silicon Valley's Hiring Problem

Tech companies can't find enough engineers. So why not train them yourself? For free. And then make $20K a pop on recruiting fees. The shortage of engineers is a perennial source of woe in Silicon Valley. Once they're done combing the graduating classes at places like Stanford and MIT, tech companies start sniffing in each other's backyards, hoping to lure over desperately needed talent with ...

Hamilton County Commission asked to release money for school construction

Hamilton County School Superintendent Rick Smith has asked the County Commission to release a pot of money it has been holding since last year.