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KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Home-schooling mom Jenni White gave some of the loudest cheers when Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation to repeal the Common Core education standards.
White, president of Restore Oklahoma Public Education, helped organize rallies, robo calls and letters to legislators encouraging the repeal. "You name it. We had to do it," White said. "We just had to do it out of a shoestring budget out of our own accounts."
COLLEGE STATION – ctober 6-12 is National 4-H Week, which culminates with “one day 4-H” — a day of community service set for Oct. 12, said a Texas 4-H program coordinator. “4-H Week is a time during which we take special efforts to make people aware of the 4-H program, its members and the many things the program has to offer toward youth development,” said Dr. Toby Lepley, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 4-H and youth development specialist, College Station.
(StatePoint) Learning about saving energy and the environment will do more than just help kids save money as adults -- it can help them develop math and science skills, and foster a sense of responsibility. From which appliance to buy to save the most energy, to what temperature to set the thermostat, we are faced with choices that can impact us individually and have global ramifications.