Letter: DA’s back pre-K to fight crime
To The Editor,
The passage of the 2014-15 state budget included an important funding increase for future crime prevention – a $10 million increase for PA Pre-K Counts.
What does Pre-K have to do with crime prevention?
Considering that approximately 70 percent of our nation’s state prison population failed to receive a high school diploma, education is a pivotal factor between incarceration and...
Letter: candidate opposes Keystone graduation requirement
To The Editor:
I oppose the effort to make the Keystone exams the deciding factor in a student’s graduation from High School. One test cannot accurately evaluate an individual students abilities or efforts throughout their K-12 education. Students show their abilities and skills in many ways and a single exam path to graduation narrows an individual’s path toward success.
The time spent instructing...
Letter: Looting horsemen no way to pay for schools
To The Editor,
My background is that of an ‘Army Brat” who traveled the world — Turkey, France, Okinawa — with relatives in England, Australia, and New Zealand. My grandfather in England used to call his bookie and enjoy making small bets from home and take me to the race courses in the 1950s. I love horses and always have from riding carriage horses in Turkey to now owning...
What were all those dentists doing in New Orleans?
Annual American Dental Association Meeting highlight tech, learning
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
Just last week more than 24 thousand dental professionals gathered in New Orleans for the Annual meeting of the American Dental Association. That’s a lot of dental people in one place. What makes these meetings so important?
As a private practice dentist, I believe it is...
Common Core hysteria is testing the limits
While a debate is proper, muddying the waters with lies doesn’t help
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Tuesday night, there’s a big meeting planned at the Kennett Fire Company’s Red Clay Room, to talk about the issues with the proposed Common Core curriculum.
And while there are issues with Common Core, ranging from questions about the nature of the curriculum to who should pay for it, the...
Pocopson Elementary students learn about heart health
‘Healthy Heart Day’ offers students hands on learning while having hun
By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times
Pocopson’s Physical Education and Health teacher, Allison Tester, teaches students how blood flows through the heart at Pocopson’s Healthy Heart Day.
POCOPSON – Students at Pocopson Elementary School in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School district literally learned about...
Unionville student named among U.S. science elite
Shea among 40 honored by Intel Science Talent Search for work on water purification
Meghan Shea, a senior at Unionville High School, is among 40 high school students who will be honored next month as part of the Intel Science Talent Search. The 40, culled from hundreds of semi-finalists, will compete for the top prize and a $100,000 scholarship.
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
BIRMINGHAM — Cast...
Hillendale students learn to ‘cook for real’
Students participate in healthy cooking and nutrition program
By Suzanne Misciagna, Correspondent, The Times
Yvonne Post, Founder of Cooking for Real, helps Hillendale third graders prepare pancakes during the hands-on cooking and nutrition demonstration.
PENNSBURY – The start of the school day on Thursday was a bit unusual for third graders at Hillendale Elementary School in the Unionville Chadds-Ford...
Should you guess on the SAT?
What you don’t know can help you, if you play the percentages
By Bradley Everett, Special to UnionvilleTimes.com
If you search for “Should I Guess on the SAT” on Google, you will get about 196 Million results (and a lot of different answers). So we’ll take a stab at giving you an answer with the 196 Million and first.
You get one full point for each correct answer and lose 1/4 of a point...
School board seeking a middle ground
Moderation, common sense seems to be ruling the day; spring cleaning needed in Harrisburg
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Monday night’s Board of Education budget hearing was both encouraging and discouraging.
I was encouraged by the comments, in general, from members of the Board of Education who seem to be more willing to find a sensible middle ground in terms of balancing tax increases...
