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MARCH 14, 2014
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News On Education Word-Finds
Find and circle the words in the puzzle. The words read forward, backwards, up, down and diagonally. Kept Known Lay Might Name Nothing Ordained Remain Servants Vine Withered Alarm Assure Book Careful Character
President Barack Obama's 2015 budget request increases education funding 2 percent over the previous year, cheering many education advocates, and proposes a revamped Race to the Top competition that focuses on opportunity for all students and a tobacco tax to pay for a previously-announced preschool expansion effort. Obama announced the budget, which would restore across-the-board cuts known as sequestration, at Powell Elementary School in Washington. "We know -- and this is part of the reason why we’re here today -- that education has to start at the earliest possible ages," Obama said. "So this budget expands access to the kind of high-quality preschool and other early learning programs to give all of our children the same kinds of opportunities that those wonderful children
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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, place a number into each box so that each row across, each column down, and each small 3 x 3 square with the larger diagram (there are 9 of these) will contain every number from 1 through 9. In other words, no number will appear more than once in any row, column, or smaller 3 x 3 square. Working with the number already given as a guide complete each diagram with the missing numbers that will lead to the correct solution. Answers on page 12A
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President Barack Obama sits with Marcus Wesby and other preschool student during his visit to Powell Elementary School in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington. that we just saw are getting right here at Powell." In a call with reporters, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said the budget speech setting was no accident. "In tough economic times, education is receiving the largest non-defense increase" in discretionary spending, Duncan said.
Many newer education initiatives, such as a high school redesign competition, receive a boost in Obama's budget. But some key programs, including most parts of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Title I -- the main source of federal OBAMA, See page 12A
Steve Harvey Harvey himself. To apply, applicants can either nominate themselves or someone else. They have to complete a short application, and write an essay submission. The essay
must not exceed 100 words in length (each question is limited to 50 words); and must be 100% true and original. In addition, all applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 21. The program is just one of many offered by The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which provides outreach to fatherless children and young adults, by promoting educational enrichment, one-on-one mentoring and global service initiatives that will cultivate the next generation of responsible leaders. For more details and/or to apply, visit: www.scholarshipsonline.org/2014/01/ coca-cola-pay-it-forwardscholarship-program.html. To see hundreds of other 2014 scholarships, visit: www. ScholarshipsOnline.org.
Chains of Black Teenagers teaches teens how to be leaders, how to be successful in any field, and how to build confidence. The book begins by establishing a positive self-identity for teenagers and reveals proven historical facts, including scientific discoveries such as math that were made by blacks. "They were utilizing their metacognitive thought processes," Braxton said of her students. "Yaba became a quick favorite in my class. The
children were thirsting for more information and waited eagerly for his arrival every week. There were a number of students who also took it upon themselves to extend their newfound information by doing their own research to learn more about what they read. I would definitely recommend this book to other teachers to use in their classrooms because knowledge is power. This book equips students with knowledge that they would have never known otherwise and that knowledge builds their self-esteem because they know and understand that they come from a people that are way beyond the stereotypes they are accustomed to." The class read two or three chapters from the book for each weekly session. Roxana, a Latino student, feels the book is bigger than the title. "Don't get discouraged about the title of the book, even if you're not black, still read it. I'm STUDENTS, See page 12A
Steve Harvey and Coca-Cola Launch New Scholarship Program
Crossword Companion Across 1. Wee bit 4. Horatio of SNL 8. Kapoor of Gideon’s Crossing 12. Musician Brian 13. Batman star West 14. Happily _____ After 15. Tropical cuckoo 16. Seymour of Dr. Quinn 17. Space shuttle agcy. 18. Parker of Hawaii Five-O 20. John _____ 22. Genesis garden 25. Pete and Gladys actress Felton 29. Alcoves in ancient Rome 32. Veronica’s Closet trimming 34. Slippery one 35. Kwan Hi ____ of Magnum, P.I. 36. M*A*S*H role 37. “Mr. _____” 38. Magnum, P.I. prop 39. Actress Brenneman et al. 40. General Hospital actress Morris 41. This Old House master carpenter Norm 43. The _____ Ant Show 45. Tic-____-toe 47. White’s costar 51. Pennsylvania city 54. Ray of “Pat and Mike” 57. Like Minnie’s Opry 58. Much-loved Lucy 59. Philip of The Goldbergs 60. _____ Khan 61. _____ Telephone Hour 62. Danny of Star of the Family 63. Needles and Pins
Obama's Budget Boosts Preschool, But Freezes Major Ed Programs
Comedian/TV personality Steve Harvey and his wife, via their Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, have partnered with Coca-Cola to create the Coca-Cola "Pay It Forward" Scholarship Program. Students can compete for the opportunity to win an apprenticeship experience with Steve Harvey, and a $5,000 educational scholarship. Runner-up winners will receive a $1,000 gift card. The apprenticeship will include the opportunity to participate in the Steve Harvey Mentoring Program, including working with members of his team and learning what it takes to run the Steve Harvey Morning Show and Family Feud. They also will have the opportunity to meet and be mentored by Steve
"Breaking the Mental Chains of Black Teenagers" Motivates At-Risk Students
actor Louis Down 1. Coach Hayden Fox’s concern 2. The _____ Nicole Show 3. Tekwar’s Lexa ______ 4. Maya actor Khan 5. Evelyn Scott’s role on Peyton Place 6. China Beach actress Woods 7. Adrian of T.J. Hooker 8. O’Connor of Xena 9. Marilu’s Evening Shade role 10. Painter of Stoney Burke 11. A Gershwin 19. A word from the Beav 21. Finished 23. Jack of The Texas Wheelers 24. Ginsburg of Hype 26. Jay Thomas, on Mork & Mindy 27. Theater light 28. ______ mater 29. Korot of The District 30. Hazel actor Robert P.
31. A Different World actor Williams 33. Support for a broken arm 36. Incarnation of Vishnu 40. “_____ Little Teapot” (2 words) 42. Antoinette of the revived Laugh-In 44. Dempsey & Makepeace actor Tony 46. Composed 48. One of the Girlfriends girlfriends 49. Profiler actress Walker 50. Luke of Harry-O 51. Wane 52. Models, Inc. actress Cassidy 53. Under the weather 55. Brit’s washroom 56. That’s So Raven actress Anneliese van _____ Pol Answers on page 12A
Lanham, MD -- As the author of Breaking the Mental Chains of Black Teenagers, Baker believed his book could positively change the mindsets of atrisk black students. He was proven correct when Ms. Braxton agreed to conduct a chapter by chapter discussion over a four-week period with her class. The topics covered sparked insightful classroom discussions about life choices and dispelled myths about getting rich quick, education not being important, and the fantasy of prison life that many black youth are accepting as reality. "The growth in my classroom was amazing and continuous! Some students didn't want to speak or get involve at first, but after reading the first couple of chapters they wanted to participate in the session and discuss the material after class. The rich conversation was the best to me," said Ms. Braxton, an 8thgrade teacher in Maryland. Breaking the Mental