The American Heart: Letters from an Elementary School’s Students Draw Donations from CEO’s

As part of a homework assignment, children at Sherwood Elementary School in Memphis, Tenn., were told to write letters to the heads of the largest companies the world and ask for help for their inner-city school. The students wrote about tattered textbooks that needed replacing and a shortage of gym equipment. Many of those CEOs read the letters, and they’ve responded with hundreds of thousands …

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Fitch Rates Tennessee State School Bond Auth $212MM QSCBs ‘AA’

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA’ rating to the following bonds of the Tennessee State School Bond Authority (TSSBA): –$212.44 million qualified school construction bonds (QSCBs), series 2010 (federally taxable direct subsidy payment). The bonds are expected to sell via negotiated sale on or about September 23. The Rating Outlook is Stable. RATING RATIONALE: –The rating …

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Federal stimulus and high-stakes testing merge in Hillsborough

TAMPA — Ever wonder what sorts of school construction projects are getting paid for by the federal stimulus ? Or how Florida schools will ever manage to reach the state’s goal of eventually doing all testing on computers? Get both questions answered in the agenda to tomorrow’s Hillsborough County School Board meeting. The board plans to sign off on projects that will convert one or two …

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