...out before it can be used by the Columbia County school system. "It was giving us some false calculations," said Mike Lindsey, the director of middle-school learning and the project leader for implementing the TIPWeb software, which tracks...

...we've had a repeat winner in the spelling bee," said Columbia County schools Director of Middle School Learning Mike Lindsey. "I know you're proud, and I know your parents are proud," he told the fifth-grader at South Columbia Elementary...

...per book. Though still important, textbooks are no longer the driving force in creating school curriculums, said Mike Lindsey, the system's director of middle school learning. "The textbook doesn't determine learning anymore," he said...

...classroom. "Acceleration is a unique intervention with these kids, incorporating a new concept of pre-teaching," said Mike Lindsey, the director of middle-school learning. Harlem Middle School math teacher Ken Glaze instructs his 84 pupils in...

...student to take remediation, the student could not be in physical education classes or could not take band," said Mike Lindsey, the school system's director of middle school student learning. Officials started remediation-acceleration courses...

...project brings it to a point where a student can apply the concepts of learning beyond simply absorbing facts," said Mike Lindsey, the director of middle school programs. "We are allowing them to put practical use to their learning." Besides...

...school year, a committee made up of parents, counselors and teachers began studying several changes to Horizons, said Mike Lindsey, the director of gifted education. Lauren Williams, an associate superintendent for student learning, said she didn't...

...High School Graduation Tests will reflect the changes to the curriculum as it is implemented into the higher grades. Mike Lindsey, the system's director of middle school learning, said he is awaiting test results. "We've heard it's a difficult...

...successfully in Columbia and Aiken counties, officials there said. "Textbooks are now a high priced commodity," said Mike Lindsey, Columbia County's director of middle school student learning. "We feel that our textbook losses aren't as great...

...larger trophy, each participant received an award for winning at the school level. "Every one of you are winners," Mike Lindsey, the system's director of middle-school student learning, said after the bee. "You win by participating and...