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Councils. Visit our website often to keep up to
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Recent News Philadelphia Home and School Council would
like to applaud Gov. Ed Rendell, on his nomination
of Prof. Heidi A. Ramirez, to serve on the SRC.
We
appreciate him taking the time to find the right
person for the job. We believe Prof. Ramirez will
be a valuable addition to the SRC, and the School
District of Philadelphia!
Click
here to read about the Eagles Eye Mobile
20,000th examination at the John B. Kelly School
on Halloween Day!
Robot presents award to Yo-Yo Ma May 16, 2008 - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, DSO, presented Yo-Yo Ma, renowned cellist, with the Orchestra’s “Changing Lives through Music” award on Tuesday evening.
Loss of sea ice threatens polar bears May 15, 2008 – Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced yesterday that the polar bear will now be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes China May 13, 2008 – A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck China at 2:28 p.m. local time on Monday. The epicenter was in eastern Sichuan, 960 miles southwest of Beijing.
Clinton wins West Virginia primary May 14, 2008 – The polls predicted a Hillary Clinton victory in the West Virginia primary and this time, the polls were right. In a landslide, Clinton won the primary by a 2 to 1 margin over Obama.
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