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May 14, 2013
Thirteen young men and women were recognized for their hard work and dedication in becoming the class of 2013 for the Grand Island Ombudsman Center.
Linda Sanders, the center’s director, noted that many of the graduates faced special challenges in earning their high school diplomas. She noted that several students worked 40 to 50 hours per week at the JBS packing plant yet still put in the time needed to earn their degree.
Sanders said students earn their diplomas not only because of their own hard work, but also because of the support of their parents, siblings, other family members and significant others in their lives.
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Harold Reutter
The Grand Island Independent
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May 10, 2013
The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) and the Milken Family Foundation announced the winners of the 2013 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC), held on May 7-8 on the Penn campus.
Autism Expressed (Michele McKeone/Philadelphia) garnered the Educational Services of America Prize for Innovation in the Fields of Special Education and At-Risk Students ($20,000)
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University of Pennsylvania News Release
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April 29, 2013
[ILC] is helping Collins and grant recover credits quickly. Grant will now graduate a semester early to hopefully become a vet technician, a future plan she says probably wouldn’t have happened with the ILC.
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Lauren Kravets
WIFR-TV
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April 25, 2013
“At times I thought I couldn’t make it in time to graduate,” Champion said. “But working hard and doing the work has made me feel somebody. And I am proud to say I will graduate this year. I thank God for this program, because it will help lead to success in my life. It truly has been a blessing.”
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Billy W. Hobbs
Lake Oconee News
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March 11, 2013
Edtrek in Holt has seen increasing graduation rates in the past few years. The students are determined to receive the best education they can, according to Center Director Connie Ragnone. Edtrek is the alternative high school in Holt for students who desire more hands-on learning.
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Sally Zimmerman
The Holt Journal
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Holt
Ombudsman Educational Services
Macala Cadwell
Ryan Anderson
Edtrek
Connie Ragnone
Aliyah Scott
Lansing Community College
Michigan
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February 11, 2013
Effingham County’s alternative school has proven to be a successful option for a number of at-risk students in the county, according to an administrator of the school. John Wacha, an assistant vice president with Ombudsman Educational Services, told the Effingham County Board of Education on Wednesday that Effingham’s Ombudsman Center has had a 100 percent graduation rate in each of the past two years.
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Paul Floeckher
The Effingham Herald
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Effingham County Schools
Rincon
Springfield
Georgia
Superintendent Randy Shearouse
Ombudsman
CRCT
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December 21, 2012
This month, thousands of U.S. troops serving oversees will receive holiday cards thanks to the efforts of Operation Greeting, a program started by Jamie Turner, a North Georgia resident and operations manager at Ombudsman Educational Services.
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December 18, 2012
Schools saves district money, tries to educate unruly students instead of leaving them behind. A little over a year after its debut, city superintendent Dennis Dupree says the school district’s alternative education program is a success. Dupree says that the program, run by Ombudsman, a private company, saves the district about $400,000 per year while getting more students out the door with an education.
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Jesse Wright
The Press Register
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Dennis Dupree
Ombudsman Educational Services
Thomas E. Shaw School of Excellence
Coahoma Community College
Rust College
Shirley Saddler
North Panola
Northwest Community College
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December 18, 2012
Caps, gowns, family, friends, photographs of the graduates shaking hands with the superintendent of schools. All the trappings of a conventional graduation were present Monday for the six students who received their Grand Island Senior High School diplomas, even if the young people took an unconventional route through the Ombudsman program to get to their commencement ceremony.
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Harold Reutter
The Grand Island Independent
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Alian Leon Gamboa
Nebraska
Michelle Richardson
Grand Island Public Schools
Ombudsman Educational Services
Cristian Tejada-Gomez
Jennifer Worthington
Metropolitan Community College
Kathryn Hughes
Jonathan Mundo
U.S. Marines
Reyna Chacon
Jeff Gilbertson
Linda Sanders
Duane Coats
Jose Gutierrez
Karey Killion
Grand Island
Kay Obermiller
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November 02, 2012
For years, Greeley-Evans School District 6 officials have dealt with complaints about overcrowding, fighting and bullying in the district’s four middle schools. The 2011-12 contract negotiations between the Greeley Education Association and the district pushed the topic to the forefront when teachers made middle school reform and better ways to deal with behavior issues one of their top priorities.
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Sherrie Peif
The Greeley Tribune
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Reach Opportunity Center
Greeley Education Association
at-risk middle school students
Ranelle Long