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SD schools chief to head Houston schools

Sep. 10, 2009
The head of the San Diego Unified School District is stepping down to take over as superintendent of the Houston Independent School District. The district says Terry Grier submitted his resignation Thursday. His final day in San Diego will be Sept. 18. Grier...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler