December 14, 2010
By Sam Nelson Tired of making PowerPoint after PowerPoint and only having so much to work with? Have no fear! Prezi is the new PowerPoint, and is being used more and more by English teachers and students at Borah. Prezi is a new presentation tool that uses zooming and movement rather than individual... Read more »
December 14, 2010
Naviance offers a map showing which colleges 2010 Borah graduates were accepted at. By Megan Mizuta The days of requesting transcripts by signing up on a clipboard in the registrar’s office are over. Borah students will now be able to request transcripts, check scholarship information, and keep track... Read more »
November 9, 2010
By Megan Mizuta Clipboards in hand, 11 new data collectors in the Look 2 Learning program have begun conducting classroom walkthroughs at Borah. Look 2 Learning, which made its debut across the Boise School District (BSD) last November, places teachers and administrators in the role of data collectors... Read more »
November 9, 2010
By Megan Harrigfeld A new dress code has been put in place, effective this school year. At registration, students were welcomed with a printed version before they entered the building. Included were guidelines for hem length, and rules prohibiting loungewear and tops that expose cleavage. The new... Read more »
January 14, 2010
By David Lightman and Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) WASHINGTON — With public furor rising over big bonuses for bankers, the White House, Congress and financial regulators all suddenly say they want strong restrictions on executive pay. They’re offering bold ideas, probing hearings... Read more »
January 14, 2010
By Andy Reid Sun Sentinel (MCT) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fears of a new “super snake” emerging in the Everglades grew this week during a hunt to track South Florida’s invasive python population. A three-day, state-coordinated hunt that started Tuesday had, by Wednesday, netted at... Read more »
January 13, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, Jan. 12: ——— Craigslist’s vast network of classified-ad Web sites has been a boon not just to bargain hunters but also to criminals searching for victims. The San Francisco-based... Read more »
January 13, 2010
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, Jan. 12: ——— The federal government long maintained a love-hate relationship with tobacco, protecting the noxious weed’s legal status — and subsidizing its cultivation — even... Read more »
January 13, 2010
By Mark M. Lowenthal McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) RESTON, Va. — Everyone should take a deep breath and stop flapping about the “failure” to identify Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab as a likely terrorist. What went wrong — and what’s gone right? Yes, there were disparate pieces of information... Read more »
January 12, 2010
By Howard Mintz San Jose Mercury News (MCT) SAN FRANCISCO — In the first round of what may be the signature civil rights fight of the modern era, a federal trial testing California’sban on gay marriage began to unfold Monday with testimony from same-sex couples who insist they’re second-class... Read more »
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