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Opinion
Is It a Good Idea to Do Away With Printed Textbooks?
At the beginning of October, when speaking to the National Press Club, Education Secretary Arne Duncan called upon the nation to begin moving toward digital textbooks and away from those ...
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Schools
Mobile App Now Available for Parents of GCPS Students
Did you know that parents of Gwinnett County Public School students can now download a mobile app from the Apple App Store that will allow you to purchase K-12 school meals, check account...
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Schools
Lawrenceville Area Students in the Race for National Achievement Honor
Nine students from high schools in the Lawrenceville area are among the 28 GCPS seniors that were recently announced as 2013 National Achievement Scholarship Program semifinalists by th...
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Issues
Whither PBS?
Like a lot of folks, I watched parts of the presidential debate last week. I say parts because most of my viewing came during commercial breaks of "Restaurant: Impossible", a show I can't...
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Schools
GCPS Names Semifinalists in Running for 2013 Teacher of the Year Award
Sixteen elementary, five middle, and five high school teachers were recently named by GCPS as semifinalists in the race for the 2013 Teacher of the Year title. The semifinalists listed be...
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Family
How Many Kids Does It Take to Turn off a Light in the Kitchen?
According to Erma Bombeck, famous author and expert on the family, three: It takes one to say, “"What light?" and two more to say, "I didn't turn it on."” She's also the wise woman who sa...
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Schools
GCPS Responds to Questions Regarding the Use and Disposal of Lunch Trays
Gwinnett County school officials are responding to a mother's petition for the district to stop its use of Styrofoam trays. Last week, Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch ran an article feat...
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Police & Fire
Gwinnett Police Investigate Burglaries of Elderly
The Gwinnett County Police Department is investigating a series of burglaries targeting elderly people. According to a Gwinnett County PD press release: So far in 2012, Gwinn...