PCS will continue to fund a full-time resource officer The Pinckney Community Schools Board of Education last week approved a three-year, $225,000 contract with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department to continue the district’s resource officer program ... 05/2/2024 - 8:44 pm | View Link
Inside Hillsborough’s D and F schools: Turnover, shortages, calls for help Each day, 18,000 students take their seats inside Hillsborough County’s most struggling schools, enough to fill a small city. The county by far logged more schools with D or F grades than any other in ... 05/2/2024 - 5:50 am | View Link
Asheville City Schools have NC's highest turnover: governor pushes for 8.5% teacher raises NC lawmakers are debating teacher raises as Asheville schools struggle with the worst turnover in the state, a problem caused by pay and other issues. 04/30/2024 - 10:06 pm | View Link
Knox County Board of Education approves 5% raise for all full-time employees The Knox County Board of Education approved a 5% raise to all full-time district employees at last Tuesday's regular meeting. Prior to a presentation by State Representative Tom O'Dell Smith, ... 04/29/2024 - 4:59 pm | View Link
Fair share: the right office solution can take finding the right partner The rise of remote and hybrid work has made it harder to justify a full office, so more are leaning on co-working spaces that they share with many others for convenience and cost savings. The choice, ... 04/28/2024 - 12:17 am | View Link
General Daily Insight for May 04, 2024
We have an opportunity for a fresh start. As the temperamental Moon begins the day in foggy Pisces and unites with mysterious Neptune, answers and energy might seem elusive. Once Luna bursts into vibrant Aries at 4:41 pm EDT, we should all get a second wind.
By JANIE McCAULEY (AP Baseball Writer)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Miami Marlins are working on a trade that would send second baseman and reigning NL batting champion Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres.
The Marlins said Friday that the deal was pending a review of medical information before it could be finalized and formally announced.
“When a guy like that is taken out of the lineup or potentially traded, you feel it, because he’s such a good kid and one of the leaders in that clubhouse,” manager Skip Schumaker said, “so there’s definitely a shock value.”
There was also some shock in the Padres’ clubhouse after their 7-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Friday night, though it was for happier reasons.
“It’s really amazing — that guy is a baller,” San Diego slugger Fernando Tatis Jr.