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MSP for Falkirk West Michael Matheson visited Wellside Kindergarten on Friday to act as milk monitor for the day
 

Falkirk West MSP Swaps Question Time for Milk Time

5/20/2013 8:51 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News Release

20th May 2013
Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, celebrated the Government’s free nursery milk scheme with children at Wellside Kindergarten by swapping his parliamentary duties for milk monitor duties.

Mr Matheson visited the nursery on Friday (17th May) to act as milk monitor and help serve milk to the children.

Nursery Leader Susan Adrian said: “We were delighted to welcome the local MSP...
Four-year-old Lily Smallwood gets an up-close look at newly hatched chicks at The Old Station Nursery's Lincoln marina setting
 

‘Egg’citing Times at The Old Station Nursery

5/16/2013 11:29 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

16th May 2013
Fluffy chicks are chirping up a storm at The Old Station Nursery at Lincoln Marina after hatching less than 24 hours ago.

Children at the nursery are now playing the role of mother hen to 12 new chicks, with three more expected to emerge from their shells any day. The new arrivals have come from the Happy Chick Company, which specialises in...
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UMD School of Public Policy’s Jacques Gansler Appointed to Serve as University C...

5/16/2013 10:23 AM EST  -   University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Md. – University of Maryland School of Public Policy Professor Jacques Gansler has been nominated to serve as the next university co-chair of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), a National Academies organization that explores issues related to the national and global science and technology agenda. 

Gansler, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, will succeed...

Skyward Launches Course Learning Center for Student Management Suite

5/16/2013 10:00 AM EST  -   Skyward, Inc.
Course Learning Center enables teachers to easily manage class information, materials and assignments online, while improving collaboration with colleagues and students
Continuing its pledge on delivering innovative administrative software to K-12 school districts, Skyward announces the release of its Course Learning Center, a new module that is fully integrated with its Student Management Suite. The Course...
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Scientia strengthens management team with appointment of Mohamad Djahanbakhsh as...

5/16/2013 4:33 AM EST  -   Livewire PR
Scientia, the global leader in timetabling and resource management solutions for the Higher Education sector, has appointed Mohamad Djahanbakhsh as Group Chief Executive.  In his new role, Mr Djahanbakhsh will be responsible for sustaining the company’s year on year revenue growth, as well as supporting, enhancing and further strengthening Scientia’s rapid growth in existing international markets.  Helping...
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Montgomery College to Celebrate Student Graduation on May 24

5/15/2013 12:59 PM EST  -   Montgomery College
Montgomery College will celebrate its 66th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 24 at 10 a.m. The event will honor graduates from the College’s three campuses in Montgomery County, Md.—Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring—along with apprenticeship graduates in Workforce Development & Continuing Education programs. Of the more than 3,000 students who have completed graduation requirements for...
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Bemidji School of Nursing expands offerings to Century College

5/15/2013 12:30 PM EST  -   Bemidji State University
Degree completion program for registered nurse-to-bachelor's degree will open in fall 2013
Beginning in the fall of 2013, registered nurses  will be able to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the Bemidji School of Nursing on the campus of Century College in White Bear Lake, Minn.

The Bemidji School of Nursing includes baccalaureate nursing programs at Bemidji State University and two-year nursing...

Schneider Associates Announces Slate of New Education Clients for Growing Nation...

5/15/2013 11:42 AM EST  -   Schneider Associates, Inc.
Expanding Education Practice Secures University of Pittsburgh, Northeastern University, Penn Foster, Virginia College, Ecotech Institute and Others
BOSTON – May 15, 2013 –Schneider Associates (SA), an integrated marketing, public relations and digital communications firm today announced it has added several prestigious higher education clients to its emerging education...
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Renewable sector calls for more skilled workers

5/15/2013 10:55 AM EST  -   Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
ECITB attend UK’s largest renewable energy event
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) can be found amongst the hundreds of exhibitors at the UK’s largest renewable energy event, All-Energy Exhibition & Conference, Aberdeen, on 22nd -23rd May 2013.

As renewable energy remains a focal point of the UK’s energy mix, the ECITB will be at stand FG7 to showcase its range of products and...

RE-DEVELOPMENT OF ROYAL BLIND SCHOOL BEGINS

5/15/2013 5:38 AM EST  -   Royal Blind
One of Scotland’s oldest specialist schools begins a year-long re-development project this month to merge its two campuses into one.

The Royal Blind School in Edinburgh, which has supported blind and visually impaired students for 178 years, begins work this month to adapt its campus at Canaan Lane in Morningside. The re-development of the school will see its excellent facilities at Canaan Lane enhanced to take...