Digital RSS feed from the Roanoke Times The Roanoke Times en_us Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:22 http://www.roanoke.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls ellen.mosely@roanoke.com http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1928926-6/fundraiser-aims-to-support-grads-of-salem-high.html educationnotebook 31545502@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1911850-6/regions-high-schools-make-us-news-list-of.html educationnotebook 31489608@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Roanoke County Public Schools has been named one of the country’s top digital school systems in the ninth annual Digital School Districts Survey. The survey, conducted by the Center for Digital Education and the National School Boards Association, named... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1876896-6/roanoke-county-school-district-wins-digital-honor.html educationnotebook 31378869@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Fishburn Park Elementary School students are celebrating Earth Day all week long with a series of activities that were scheduled to kick off Monday, according to a school system news release. The week’s events were scheduled to begin with an opening cerem... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1876054-6/students-celebrate-earth-day.html educationnotebook 31376435@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Salem Montessori School students will be raising money for Mill Mountain Zoo in celebration of Earth Day. Students will participate in a bike-a-thon to raise funds to help offset operating costs and purchase supplies for the zoo and its wildlife. The bi... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1857835-6/bike-a-thon-benefits-zoo.html educationnotebook 31318070@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Roanoke City Public Schools recently earned national recognition for Westside Elementary School’s debate team. The school system was named last week as one of five districts of comparable size to be dubbed a first place winner in the American School Board... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1842603-6/westside-debate-team-recognized.html educationnotebook 31270273@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 The Virginia Department of Education has awarded more than $2 million in grants to partnerships between school systems and institutions of higher learning, including some local divisions. According to a news release from the department, the funds aim to b... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1825089-6/state-aims-grants-at-better-stem-education.html educationnotebook 31213764@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 The second-year student from Ferrum has been recognized nationally.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1808462-6/virginia-western-student-recognized-as-top-scholar.html educationnotebook 31150898@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Fifty-one schools were honored for exceeding minimum state and federal accountability standards. ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1789507-6/schools-in-roanoke-area-new-river-valley-win.html educationnotebook 31093701@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League donated $2,000 to two Roanoke teachers and surprised them with checks last week. At Fishburn Park Elementary School several Roanoke administrators, including Superintendent Rita Bishop, quietly slipped into Matthew N... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1749243-6/greater-raleigh-court-civic-league-funds-2-teachers.html educationnotebook 30971425@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 The Salem Montessori School will host an open house Thursday for parents to see the school and observe classes. Primary and elementary classrooms will be open for observation from 9 to 11 a.m. , according to a news release from the school. The open house... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1729603-6/salem-montessori-to-host-open-house.html educationnotebook 30913556@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Two high school seniors in the Roanoke and New River valleys have been honored for their community service. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognizes middle and high school students who have volunteered significant amounts time serving their ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1709676-6/two-students-honored-for-service-projects.html educationnotebook 30856172@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1691126-6/students-from-roanoke-new-river-valleys-shine-in.html educationnotebook 30776700@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17 Virginia Western Community College is one of four community colleges that will benefit from a grant recently awarded to help train students for careers in geospatial technology. Career fields with GIS and GPS, which provide positioning and navigation d... http://www.roanoke.com//news/education/educationnotebook/1671303-6/virginia-western-community-college-gets-geospatial-career-grant.html educationnotebook 30739207@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:17