'Green' biomass isn't always so clean

By Ronnie Greene

Toxic plumes spew from an unlikely source: renewable energy plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… County, Florida, after concern the plant would be less than a mile from an elementary school in the mostly black county. “It is unconscionable that incinerators are …"

"… ism.”“The incinerator is sited within 2 miles of 2 predominantly black elementary schools, 7 large black churches, a predominantly black assisted living facility w …"

Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish

Business titans find reforming schools much harder than just writing checks

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… os Angeles underperformed the rest of California by 6 percentage points in elementary school math. Both cities, however, more often than not improved overall at a fast …"

The military children left behind: Decrepit schools, broken promises

By Kristen Lombardi

While parents sacrifice, children endure deterioration and disrepair

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… away from her, serving his country in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan. At her elementary school on an Oklahoma military post, ceiling tiles are removed so that when a Gre …"

"… er on hazardous. At Fort Stewart, in Hinesville, Georgia, two of the three elementary schools are beset by poor indoor air quality. Mold has grown on walls, sprouted t …"

"… ts, compared to the typical 20 students per class in the nation’s public elementary schools overall, according to Education Department data. Fort Riley’s Morris Hi …"

"… umb, principal of Morris Hill, noted that, from 2008 to 2010, the post’s elementary schools have added 298 total students — up 17 percent — and only four total c …"

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Stimulus funds for W. Virginia's handicapped and poor instead goes for lobbying, consulting

By Evan Bush

Stimulus home energy funds spent on shoddy workmanship, consulting, lobbying

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… ng. “These were groups used to drinking out of the water fountain at the elementary school,” he said. “And they got a fire hose of cash.”At least seven more En …"

Borrower Nightmares: Small town teacher seeks help for big debt, ends up in bankruptcy

By Shirley Gao

Illinois, W.Virginia sue debt settlement companies for using loophole to charge high up-front fees

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… collecting. There was no way I could get caught up.”Linville, who taught elementary school for 36 years until she retired, complained to the West Virginia state atto …"

Many public schools on military bases get poor or failing report card

By Emma Schwartz

Pentagon confirms nearly 40 percent of public schools on bases are in poor or failing condition

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… a Pentagon spokeswoman.Among other schools in poor condition were several elementary schools at Fort Lewis in Washington state, including Hillside, Greenwood and Clar …"

"… ort Lewis in Washington state, including Hillside, Greenwood and Clarkmoor elementary school.Worst-ranking facilities are eligible for grants to make repairs, but the …"

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Signing statements thwart Congressional intent

By The Center for Public Integrity

Rather than veto bills he finds unconstitutional, Bush often uses signing statements to set aside statutes

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… signing statements, but none have made it to the floor in either house. …"

Where regulators failed, citizens took action — testing their own air

Citizens concerned about toxic emissions near Buffalo tested the air themselves - forcing complacent regulators to act.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Conservation":

"… ewed.Joe Martens, commissioner of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation, defended the record of his agency, which eventually set up high-tech air …"

"… cubic meter of air. An official from the state Department of Environmental Conservation told James-Creedon the benzene level in the sample was 500 times higher th …"

"… omplaints with the Buffalo office of the state Department of Environmental Conservation.At first the group called itself “Toxic Tonawanda,” later, the “Clea …"

An epidemic of expulsions

By Susan Ferriss

Kern County, California at ground zero in debate over school discipline

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… xpelled again — for the rest of the school year — from his Bakersfield elementary school district, this time for alleged sexual battery and obscenity.The offense: …"

"… for students who are acting out. Parents had complained about students in elementary school being suspended for failing to complete work and for “defiant” speech. …"

"… referred to the community school, where he was placed with other expelled elementary school students. He recalled a prior stint there in third grade, when he was too …"

School arrests in Connecticut bring new scrutiny, reforms

By Lisa Chedekel

School arrests In Connecticut bring new scrutiny, reforms

Excerpts from this story referencing "elementary school":

"… ests were made in schools, including 54 at grade K-8 schools. One Hartford elementary school, the Latino Studies Academy at Burns, recorded 16 arrests in the 2.5 month …"

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