Undergraduate and graduate students from across Virginia and western North Carolina gathered Wednesday to pitch their business ideas. Five selected student teams joined five open teams in presenting their prospective businesses to investors, business professionals and peers at the Inn at Virginia Tech.
As part of their bids to become one of the state's new education "innovation zones," some Kanawha County schools are proposing several unorthodox teaching methods, from doing away with letter grades to lengthening the school day. Administrators from several schools went before the Kanawha County school board Monday night to pitch their ideas. They're applying for coverage under the West Virginia Schools Innovation Zones Act, which now allows schools or groups of schools to apply for waivers of state policy to give teachers and administrators more freedom in schools.
Inspiration for a great idea can strike anywhere, like when you hit the floor after falling out of your chair. So it was for Brad Sheppard, who conceived of the Lean Back. The metal bar would clip on the back of a chair and act as a "fifth leg" to stop a chair from tipping over.
ROWLAND HEIGHTS - Alvarado Intermediate School held its own version of a major toy industry show, showcasing the creativity and design skills of a select group of eighth-graders. At Alvarado's 10th annual Toy Fair last week, 95 eighth-graders who are in the honors program participated in the annual rite of passage - to research, create and market a toy that is appropriate for toddlers to teens.
Urban planners used the backdrop of artifacts from Pittsburgh's past to begin sketching out a vision of the future for property along the banks of the Allegheny River from Downtown to Highland Park. About 100 community leaders and residents gathered at the Sen. John Heinz History Center in the Strip District Thursday evening to share their ideas on how a 6.45-mile stretch of riverfront property should be developed.
HOULTON - There was little disagreement among the candidates who are vying for seats on the Houlton Town Council and the SAD 29 board during a candidates forum late last week, as all pledged to use their positions to make the community and its education system better. The Oct. 20 forum, sponsored by the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce, was held in council chambers.
HACKENSACK -- Home rule versus regional planning. Affordable- housing requirements. Open-space preservation. Public transportation. And that's only the beginning. The list of complex issues facing developers, planners and public officials in Bergen County is a lengthy one. On Saturday, more than 50 residents joined consultants and the county's planning department to discuss potential remedies at a workshop for the county master plan.
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