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LCS and ACS approves FY 2023 budgets and capital plans

Sept. 20—This month, the Limestone County and Athens City Boards of Education approved budgets and capital plans for the 2022-23 school years.

The Fiscal Year will end on Sept. 30, 2023.

FY 2023 budget terms

For more in-depth coverage of the terminology and definitions used in the budget, visit The News Courier’s website to read the Aug. 27 article when the school boards first proposed their budgets for the 2022-23 school years.

FY 2023 capital plan

Capital Plan Capital Planning is the process of budgeting for system and campus growth and renewal for buildings, infrastructure, and land.

The FY 2023

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Navigating Personalized Learning’s Many Definitions

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Personalized learning is being prioritized in districts, schools, and classrooms across the country yet educators don’t always mean the same thing when they use the term.

“Personalized learning means lots of things,” says Bill Bass, Instructional Technology Coordinator for Parkway School District in Missouri. “The idea that it is just one definition is really tough to get your arms around.”

A recent survey conducted by PowerSchool as part of its Education Focus Report confirmed this by showing a variety of perceptions when it comes to the idea of ​​personalized learning.

Defining Personalized Learning

When it comes to

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Financial Comparison: Shapeways (SHPW) vs. Its Competitors

Shapeways (NYSE:SHPW – Get Rating) is one of 31 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous manufacturing industries” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Shapeways to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Shapeways and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross RevenueNet IncomePrice/Earnings Ratio
Shapeways$33.62 million$1.76 million-1.40
Shapeways Competitors$1.59 billion$103.63 million51.76

Shapeways’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Shapeways. Shapeways is trading at a

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Is Your Healthcare Information on the Dark Web?

It could be.

Another recent healthcare breach at a Texas healthcare system published a notice about a ransomware attack and data that was compromised.

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A ransomware attack at Methodist McKinney Hospital is still under investigation. However, the ransom was not paid.

An unauthorized actor accessed systems and copied files that contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical history information, medical diagnosis information, treatment information, medial record numbers

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MAGA Republican Actions Fit ‘Definition of Fascism,’ White House Says

(Reuters) – The actions of some Republicans allied to former President Donald Trump fit the definition of fascism, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday, a day after President Joe Biden said they edged toward “semi-fascism.”

“I was very clear when laying out and defining what MAGA Republicans have done and you look at the definition of fascism and you think about what they’re doing in attacking our democracy. … That is what that is. It is very clear,” Jean-Pierre told a press briefing.

MAGA refers to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. Fascism is a political philosophy

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The International Council of Museums redefines the word ‘museum’

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For the first time in 15 years, the International Council of Museums (ICOM), a nonprofit that makes recommendations and establishes standards around the world, has updated its definition of the word “museum.” Following a years-long debate over how ideological the definition should be, the final text includes new language about museums being ethical, diverse, accessible, inclusive and sustainable.

Approved by 92 percent of participants at ICOM’s general conference in Prague on Wednesday, the new definition describes a museum as “a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits

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Are You Aware of the Latest CMS Enforcement Actions?

CMS has started enforcing the price transparency rule, by taking action against two hospitals.

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This summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) fined two hospitals for failing to uphold the price transparency requirements. The hospitals failed to update their websites and/or respond to CMS’ letters about the violations.

Northside Hospital Atlanta was fined $883,180 and Northside Hospital Cherokee was fined $214,320 for the violations.

Pursuant to the price

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What Occurs to Your Property if You Do not Have an Property Plan?

Whereas many individuals fail to replace their property plans and even have an property plan, they usually do not know what this implies for his or her property.

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In Michigan, if an individual dies intestate (with out an property plan), then their property passes in keeping with the legislation. The legislation says that in case you are married on the time of dying and haven’t got residing

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