MIDSTATE EDUCATION NEWS

Updates on schools in Harrisburg, Cumberland, Dauphin, York & more

• SHIPPENSBURG, BLOOMSBURG OMITTED FROM COLLEGE RANKINGS CHART
Because of an editing error, Shippensburg University was omitted from a chart in Tuesday's editions showing the U.S. News & World Report rankings for midstate colleges.

• HEAD OF THE CLASS
The new U.S. News &World Report college rankings are out, and if you think most midstate college presidents don't pay attention to them, you're wrong.

• Midstate college rankings
Forbes Magazine The survey ranked 569 colleges: 35. Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster 84. Dickinson College, Carlisle 86. Bucknell University, Lewisburg 158. Lebanon Valley College, Annville 234. Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove 272. Gettysburg College 272. Penn State main campus, State College 314. Lycoming College, Williamsport 357. Messiah College, Grantham 401. Millersville University 488. Elizabethtown College U.S. News & World Report 2009 The study collected data from more than 1,400 colleges: Liberal Arts Colleges 30. Bucknell University 42. Franklin & Marshall College 45. Dickinson College 49. Gettysburg College 115. Susquehanna University National Universities 47. Penn State main campus Northern Baccalaureate Colleges 6. Messiah College 6. Elizabethtown College 8. Lebanon Valley College 15. Wilson College, Chambersburg 18. York College of Pennsylvania Universities-Masters-North 58. Millersville University 58. Shippensburg University 81. Bloomsburg University Best Values-Baccalaureate Colleges-North 2. Elizabethtown College 3. Lebanon Valley College 4. Messiah College 6. Wilson College

• Classmates welcome student
Joseph Armstrong, Camp Hill High School's only foreign exchange student this school year, knows his new classmates want him.

• Principal from York hired to lead CD East High
Jesse Rawls Jr. said he does not know for sure when he will first walk through the doors of Central Dauphin East High School as the principal, but hopes it will be within the next couple of weeks.

• Dialogue on drinking
This isn't about lowering the drinking age. That's what Dickinson College President William Durden will tell you.

• Study says city schools on successful track
The Harrisburg School District seems to be a topic of study unto itself.

• Board institutes finance committee
Central Dauphin School District's board members Christian Malesic and Justin McShane have been pushing for some time to have a finance committee as part of the board.

• Torsella to chair education board
The president and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia has been named as the chairman of the State Board of Education.

• Mechanicsburg Area OKs salaries

• Suspended teacher allowed to return
ANNVILLE - The Annville-Cleona High School chemistry teacher who was suspended during a dispute over a cheating incident last spring can return to work.

• Help wanted! Elementary schools seek men with class
Adam Greene and Jordan Cook have spent their summers having fun -- going to the pool, leading crafts and playing games. They've also undertaken more serious responsibilities, such as maintaining order and resolving conflicts.

• Deputy gets interim role supervising CD schools
When classes start on Aug. 25, the Central Dauphin School District will be under management of a temporary superintendent.

• Middle school misses state goal
PALMYRA - One Palmyra Area School District school is on the state Department of Education's list of those needing improvement, according to preliminary 2007-08 PSSA test results.

• City kids improve state test pass rate
Harrisburg School District's student failure rates on state assessment tests dipped below 50 percent this year for the first time since control of the district was seized under Pennsylvania's Empowerment Act in 2000.