The Levittown Board of Education unanimously voted Jan. 11 to eliminate the reporting of “rank-in-class” to colleges and universities, effective with the 2012-13 school year. “The trend across the county, in Suffolk, the lower Hudson, and the tri-state area really is to move away from assigning specific class ranking, and reporting that number to colleges,” Superintendent James Grossane said …

 WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012­ /PRNewswire/ – Today, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released its 17th Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress, and Reform. …

New rankings released by the Florida Department of Education rank school districts based on student performance on the FCAT.

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Education Week just released its 2012 Quality Counts rankings. Florida earned a C+, dropping the state from 5 down to 11 overall — the biggest drop of any state. Last year Florida politicians gushed over Florida’s rank of fifth in the nation, forgetting to mention that it was only for data collection, not achievement.

University of Scranton lauded in U.S. News & World Report

University of Scranton lauded in U.S. News & World Report

University of Scranton lauded in U.S. News & World Report

This past October, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office implemented a Sheriff’s Office Deputy Explorer program after receiving its charter through the Boys Scouts of America. Currently they have enrolled 20 youth. This program promotes positive social, recreational and community activities for Stephens County youth between the ages of 14 and 20.

University of Scranton lauded in U.S. News & World Report