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	Eatery helps school raise money A McTeacher's Night at the Richmond Hill McDonald's near Richmond Hill Plantation on Feb. 25 raised more than $1,400 for Richmond Hill Primary School. The event was held in conjunction with the school's PTO and raised the money in tips, donations and sales percentage in a little more than three hours. The money will he with school projects and was the most successful yet by a local McDonald's. Read Article »
	Students help each other Students in Ms. Romberg’s ELA class at Bryan County Middle School completed their third nine weeks book projects. Read Article »
	Student raise money to fight cancer Richmond Hill High School Technology Student Association students sponsored a “coins for cancer” fundraiser in which they initiated a competitive coin drive between the classes at RHHS in support of the American Cancer Society. The event brought in $1046.55 and a check was pressented to Victoria Tenbroeck on March 3. Read Article »
	GSU students, staff protest budget cuts People aren’t happy at Georgia Southern University. From the administration to students, nobody wants state budget cuts at GSU — but how can they be avoided? Read Article »
	Savannah Tech hires, promotes employees SAVANNAH — Savannah Technical College promoted two members of its administrative staff and welcomed two new employees in February. Read Article »
	Bigger class size bill advances ATLANTA - A bill giving Georgia school districts more flexibility amid the state's fiscal crisis has passed a key committee. The legislation allows districts to increase class size by one student in kindergarten through fifth-grade and by two students in sixth-grade through high school through 2013. It also lifts state controls on how schools spend their funding - such as how much is spent on libraries or transportation. Read Article »
	Dr. Seuss is in the (school) house Cats in red and white striped stovepipe hats roamed the halls of Diamond Elementary School on Fort Stewart on Monday as the 10th annual Read Across America program kicked off at area schools this week. Read Article »
	Savannah Tech enrollment up 18% SAVANNAH — Official enrollment numbers at Savannah Technical College for the 2010 winter quarter show an increase of 18.8 percent in total credit enrollment from the same quarter last year, marking the second consecutive quarter that enrollment has topped 5,000 and the largest-ever enrollment for winter quarter. Read Article »
	McTeacher Night called success Joseph Martin Elementary School’s McTeacher’s Night fundraiser Feb. 18 at the McDonald’s on Highway 84 was a success. Participants raised $1,227.17 in three hours. Read Article »
	Pact eases military students' transition WASHINGTON — An interstate agreement is easing the school transition process for military children, many of whom will attend six to nine schools over the course of a parent's military career, an education official said. Read Article »