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Diane Patrick

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Name: Diane Patrick

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Mass. first lady Diane Patrick encourages MCLA grads, reflects on personal struggles

NORTH ADAMS -- In a packed gymnasium with the sun shining outside, more than 400 received degrees during the 114th commencement ceremonies at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Saturday.Four others -- Elizabeth Coleman, Mardi Ann Crane-Godreau, ... [Published Berkshire Eagle - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Diane Patrick, First Lady, David Blake, Bruce Johnston

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Milton Academy

MCLA Graduates Handed Keys to Open Future...

Amsler Campus Center filled with graduates, faculty and family.Political science professor Robert Bence, recipient of the Senior Faculty Appreciation Award.Education starts young.Catt Linehan Chaput with mom Mary and state Rep. Gailanne Cariddi. The past ... [Published IBerkshires.com - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Diane Patrick, Education, Elizabeth Coleman, Milton Academy

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Lawmakers advance teacher residency program

AUSTIN, Texas --Texas lawmakers are advancing a plan to create a residency training program for school teachers.In a 28-2 vote on Friday, the Senate approved a program similar to medical residencies for doctors. The bill goes to the House, which has passed ... [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 18 2013]

Entities: Diane Patrick, Memphis (Tennessee, United States), Austin, Certification

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

MCLA commencement to be conducted Saturday

NORTH ADAMS -- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will celebrate its 114th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center gymnasium, where 389 students will receive bachelor’s degrees, 35 will receive ... [Published North Adams Transcript - May 17 2013]

Entities: Community Service, Doctor of Philosophy, Elizabeth Coleman, Diane Patrick

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Greater Boston Food Bank

20th Anniversary of the New England Women’s Leadership Awards

- Congratulations to First Lady, Diane Patrick, United States attorney, Carmen Ortiz and Margaret Blood, each of whom was recognized this past week at the 20th Anniversary of the Club’s New England Women’s Leadership Awards. We would also like to thank ... [Published Dorchester Reporter - May 16 2013]

Entities: England, Leadership, Diane Patrick, Greater Boston Food Bank

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Rick Perry

Texas House says ‘no’ to term limits on statewide offices

By Dave MontgomeryThe Texas House turned its back Wednesday on proposed term limits for governor and other statewide officeholders as more than half the Republicans bucked their party’s platform and voted against the measure.Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, ... [Published Star-Telegram - May 16 2013]

Entities: Rick Perry, Republican Party (US), Chris Turner, Fort Worth, Tea Party Movement

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Political disclosure bill nears final passage in Legislature

Senate-passed legislation requiring politically active non-profit organizations to reveal their contributors won preliminary approval in the Texas House on Monday, moving it within striking distance of a trip to Gov Rick Perry's desk.Rep. Charlie Geren, ... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Joe Straus, Tea Party Movement, Organism, Fort Worth

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Millions of Dollars Not Reaching Volunteer Fire Departments

The budgets of most Texas volunteer fire departments are as tiny as the towns they protect.Making matters worse, NBC 5 Investigates uncovered millions of dollars have been left sitting in a state fund designed to help those volunteer departments protect ... [Published NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - May 14 2013]

Entities: West (Texas, United States), Diane Patrick, Kirk Watson, Texas A&M University

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Texas House votes to reduce state exams in lower grades

Morgan Smith, The Texas Tribune(The Texas Tribune) — Legislation reducing the number of high-stakes exams in elementary and middle school — and the time younger students must spend sitting still to take them — won the tentative approval of the Texas House ... [Published KDBC Channel 4 - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Lavender, Diane Patrick, London, United States

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Texting ban approved in state House

By Dave Montgomery Fort Worth Star-TelegramAHave more to add? News tip? Tell usAUSTIN — The Texas House last week gave preliminary approval to legislation that would impose a statewide ban on texting while driving after rejecting — by the thinnest of ... [Published Star-Telegram - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Tom Craddick, Racial Profiling, Lon Burnam, Rick Perry

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

FLUSHING: First lady of Massachusetts speaks at Queens College

The first lady of Massachusetts, Diane Patrick, is naturally a private person. She jokingly told a group of Queens College students Monday that if she knew her husband, Gov. Deval Patrick, would have gubernatorial ambitions when she met him, she might ... [Published TimesLedger - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Diane Patrick, First Lady, Deval Patrick, Abuse, Ropes & Gray, LLP

First reported Feb 10 2013 - Updated Feb 10 2013 - 2 reports

Van de Putte: Reduce High-Stakes Testing

Note: The way Texas tests its children, through standardized exams, is a big issue this legislative session, as it has been at times in the past. House Public Education Chairman Jimmie Aycock filed his own proposal and made waves last week. Senator ... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Feb 10 2013]

Entities: Public Education, Education, Jimmie Don Aycock, Diane Patrick, Mike Villarreal

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...your eyes and minds to new ventures to not be afraid of closed doors or doors that seem too unusual, too different or too foreign," said Patrick. "to take risks to step through and see wants behind those doors. ... to understand that not every door is the right one for you and to feel free to walk out that door and walk in another one."

MCLA Graduates Handed Keys to Open Future... [Published IBerkshires.com - 3 hours ago]

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Political disclosure bill nears final passage i... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
Millions of Dollars Not Reaching Volunteer Fire... [Published NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - May 14 2013]
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Texas House votes to reduce state exams in lowe... [Published KDBC Channel 4 - Apr 30 2013]
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House passes major changes to testing and gradu... [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 28 2013] This is a big deal. Texas public high school students would face far fewer high-stakes exams and gain more freedom in choosing courses under a major education bill approved by the state House on Tuesday. Hours of debate among lawmakers centered ...
The prospects for increasing charter schools [Published Off the Kuff - Mar 19 2013] According to the Trib , it’s trickier than it might look. Senate Bill 2 , the centerpiece of Patrick’s plans for the session, is the most ambitious attempt to expand the state’s charter school system since it was established in 1995. To succeed, ...
Van de Putte: Reduce High-Stakes Testing [Published Burnt Orange Report - Feb 10 2013] Note: The way Texas tests its children, through standardized exams, is a big issue this legislative session, as it has been at times in the past. House Public Education Chairman Jimmie Aycock filed his own proposal and made waves last week. Senator ...
House Committee Assignments [Published Burnt Orange Report - Feb 01 2013] Today Speaker Straus announced his committee assignments for the 83rd Legislative Session. Of the total 38 standing committees, 14 of them have Democrats leading the committee as chair. Some notables: The committees resemble the young and "green" nature ...