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No shortage of bus drivers in Fairfax
8/12/2008
This time last year, Fairfax County Public Schools was still about 50 or so drivers short of the number needed to drive its school buses for the upcoming year. Now, as another new school year is about to begin, the ranks are full, thanks in part to the struggling economy, recruiting and retention efforts, and a raise in hourly pay rates. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Thomas Jefferson student joins whale research team
8/7/2008
This summer, Arman Carter, a rising junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, will join an Earthwatch Institute expedition, studying food availability and feeding habits of gray whales off the coast of British Columbia in Canada. Carter is considering a career in science. For more, go to www.earthwatch.org. | 0 comments - ›› more ...