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Billboard names KSU’s music and entertainment business program among ‘finest’ in world
Entertainment

Billboard names KSU’s music and entertainment business program among ‘finest’ in world

Billboard says Kennesaw State music and entertainment business program among top in world The school has earned the distinction "four years in a row". KENNESAW, Ga. - Billboard Magazine just named Kennesaw State's Music and Entertainment Business program among the "finest" in the world. It's a familiar recognition for the program that has earned the distinction four years in a row. It's the kind of place where high profile entertainers like John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band can just casually drop in on a class like it's nothing. Students at the Joel Kats Music and Entertainment Business School on KSU's campus know that they're the next generation of leaders in the entertainment industry. "I call them real world practitioners," Keith Perissi, the director of the program, said, ...
Nebraska school board group cuts ties with national association | Politics
Politics

Nebraska school board group cuts ties with national association | Politics

The board of directors for the Nebraska Association of School Boards voted unanimously Saturday to formally cut ties with a national organization that spurred controversy last year by calling for federal investigation into threats made against school board members.This decision comes less than a month after the Nebraska association's executive committee voted to recommend canceling its membership in the National School Boards Association, a federation of state associations that advocates and lobbies on public education issues.Saturday's decision adds Nebraska to a growing list of state school board associations that have distanced themselves or completely cut ties with the NSBA. In a text message, Nebraska association President Brad Wilkins confirmed that they will not pay...