Student Loan - Public schools get needed payday

Public schools get needed payday
TALLAHASSEE - Florida public schools are poised to receive their biggest funding increase in at least a decade.

Flores wants to include migrant students in grant
AUSTIN, March 15, 2006 A state representative is hoping to change a rule that excludes some migrant students from qualifying for a college grant if they finish high school early.

Duke Energy Accepts Merger Order From North Carolina Regulators; Duke Energy/Cinergy Merger to Close on April 1
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy ( Nachrichten ) today accepted an Order from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) approving Duke Energy's planned merger with Cinergy.

SI's Wolff cautions parents of athletes
SOUTH BURLINGTON -- Parents of young athletes need to step back and analyze whether they are pushing their children too hard into sports, according to Sports Illustrated senior writer Alexander Wolff.

Dr. Gordon Grant to serve as chair of Catawba English department
Dr. Gordon Grant, an associate professor of English at Catawba College, has agreed to serve as chair of the Department of English for a three-year term beginning in August, according to Dr. Barbara Hetrick, vice president and dean of the college.

Regulators OK Duke Energy-Cinergy Deal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina utilities regulators on Friday approved Duke Energy Corp.'s purchase of Cinergy Corp., clearing the way for a $9 billion deal that will create one of the nation's largest public utilities.The North Carolina Utilities Commission placed more than 70 conditions on the deal, including a requirement that Charlotte-based Duke Energy must use $117.5 million for a