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Education stories

• Mentor program helps guide Oklahoma youths March 21, 2010
  Many of the adults who signed up to volunteer for a new Goodwill youth mentor program were inspired by someone who influenced them as a child, organizers said.But Edmond resident John Thomas remembers fears and hardships he faced while growing up in a rough neighborhood without a strong role model.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Lawton schools see more students March 21, 2010
  ELGIN — Elgin schools Superintendent Tom Crimmins can define Fort Sill’s impact on his school district with one statement."A Fort Sill representative now attends our monthly school board meetings,” Crimmins said.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Students learn virtues with knightly program March 21, 2010
  ODESSA, Texas — Randall Parr rode his horse across the arena at Midland County Horseshoe Arena head held high, as he explained to the student spectators what it means to be a knight.He told them being a knight meant more than riding a horse or swinging a sword.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• College class brings family all together March 20, 2010
  ODESSA, Texas — Sandie Stanford-Teague watches intently as her welding torch licks the metal of a pipe.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Credits debated for Oklahoma teachers on leave March 20, 2010
  Retired teachers or teachers who take a leave of absence to work for a union or association should not be allowed to continue earning service credits in the Teachers’ Retirement System, a state lawmaker says."They are no longer working for a government agency,” said Rep.Read more on NewsOK.com […]