Public schools
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on preschool, elementary and secondary schools controlled or supported by state or local government, including the higher schools preparatory to the university in European countries. Works on British privately endowed schools, known as public schools, are entered under Endowed public schools (Great Britain).
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
CA-006-001-001: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, June 1997, June 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-001
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6/20- Investigation set to begin: Independent observer sought for probe into school system; troubles- Pamala J. Williams; Article states that an internal investigation will take plass after Valdosta High Principal, William Aldrich, addressed the Valdosta City School Board and delivered critical remarks concerning School Superintendent Dr. Gary Walker. Aldrich cited complaints and concerns expressed by parents and teachers over the course of a year. School board claimed that Aldrich violated...
Dates:
June 1997
CA-006-001-002: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1997, July 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-002
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Included Articles: 7/2- Public transportation worthy of study- no author; Opinion piece that discusses the positive impacts of public transportaton on the community. Article states that public transportation assists with welfare reform, unemployment, access to schools, healthcare, and shopping.7/2- City schools group sets priorities- Pamala J. Williams; School Superintendent Dr. Gary Walker met with a strategic planning group composed of parents, business people, and...
Dates:
July 1997
CA-006-001-003: Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, August 1997, August 1997
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Collection number: CA-006-001-003
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8/2- Veteran local teacher offers prescription for education woes- Martha H. Shad; Rubye Pompey, a woman that served as a teacher for 31 1/2 years, suggess that children seem to have less respect for authority. Pompey suggests that teaching children to follow rules and respect adults prepares them for the school enviornment. She also notes that parents seem to have less interest in their children's progress at school.8/7- Whether they like it or not, race does matter- Bill...
Dates:
August 1997