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	<title>The Hall Monitor &#187; Diana Costello</title>
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	<description>Keeping an eye on education</description>
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		<title>Lakeland looking to fill Audit Committee</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/23/lakeland-looking-to-fill-audit-committee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	The Lakeland Central School District Board of Education is seeking a community member with a financial background to fill a vacancy on its Audit Committee.  The committee consists of three board and three community members and meets 5 times per year in the evening.

	The audit committee provides independent assistance to the Board in the oversight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Westchester Community College wins diversity award</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/22/westchester-community-college-wins-diversity-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	From Westchester Community College&#8230;

	Westchester Community College has received the 2009 Northeast Regional Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). The college was recognized for its role in promoting diversity and cultural awareness.

	The ACCT Regional Equity Award is given to an ACCT member&#8217;s governing board and chief executive officer for demonstrating leadership in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student loan default rates increase</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/21/student-loan-default-rates-increase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Sorry, I was out last week. Here is the press release from 9/14. I guess this shouldn&#8217;t be too surprising given the state of the economy&#8230;

	U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that the FY 2007 national student loan cohort default rate increased to 6.7 percent, up from the FY 2006 rate of 5.2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free workshop for educators</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/09/09/free-workshop-for-educators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Teachers, librarians, school nurses, anyone who is part of the school day, realize that students &#8220;at risk&#8221; are a problem in the daily routine of their school.

	New York&#8217;s Freemasons are offering a two-day free workshop on October 7 and 8 at Hawthorne Cedar Knolls School in Hawthorne, New York.

	&#8220;At risk&#8221; students can include those with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purchase College hires new faculty</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/31/purchase-college-hires-new-faculty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Salomon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Hauptman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Gay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diana Reinhard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaura Narayan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Genevieve Hyacinthe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joseph D. McKay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lorraine Plourde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marc Brudzinski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Guralnik]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marisa S. Olson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Alice Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Denenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soyoung Yoon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[	The following are new members of the Purchase College Faculty for the coming year.

	Genevieve Hyacinthe has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Art History. Dr. Hyacinthe received her B.A. in the history of art from the University of Pennsylvania, her M.A. in art history from Purchase College, and her Ph.D. in the history of art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opting out of private schools?</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/31/opting-out-of-private-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Has your family decided not to enroll the children in private or parochial schools this year? I am looking to speak with families who are heading back to the public school system. Please call me at 914-694-3528 or e-mail me at dcostell@gmail.com if you can offer some insight. Thanks so much! (Only Westchester, Rockland or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State identifies schools that need improvement</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/27/twenty-local-schools-identified-as-needing-improvement-though-eight-are-removed-from-state-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[No Child Left Behind]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[school accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Twenty local schools have been identified as needing improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, but eight schools and districts were removed this year, the state Education Department announced today.

	Local schools new to the list were Park Avenue School in Port Chester and Museum School in Yonkers.

	Click here for a searchable database of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$5K scholarship available for military students</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/26/5k-scholarship-available-for-military-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Henley-Putnam "Share Your Service Story"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	The Henley-Putnam &#8220;Share Your Service Story&#8221; contest invites former and active service members to write a one-page essay reflecting on their service experience and career aspirations with the chance to win a $5,000 scholarship towards a degree in a security-related field. Deadline is Sept. 15, 2009.

	Entries should answer one of the following questions:

	1. What does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mercy College receives $3.5M grant for renovations</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/26/mercy-college-receives-35m-grant-for-renovations/</link>
		<comments>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/26/mercy-college-receives-35m-grant-for-renovations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New York State Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mercy college]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Mercy College has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Board of the New York State Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap) to support renovations to the college&#8217;s main campus in Dobbs Ferry.

	&#8220;We are proud to have been awarded this funding to support renovations to the Dobbs Ferry campus.  These renovations will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Founder of Kaplan test prep dies at 90</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/08/24/founder-of-kaplan-test-prep-dies-at-90/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Costello</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[kaplan dead at 90]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	This just in from the folks at Kaplan. My condolences to the Kaplan family.

	Stanley H. Kaplan, founder and former chairman of Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Centers, Ltd. (now Kaplan, Inc.) died on August 23, 2009 at age 90.

	Considered the father of the test preparation industry, Stanley H. Kaplan founded the nation&#8217;s first and largest test [...]]]></description>
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