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Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Abilene Fire Department Deputy Chief Jim Frazier, center, and other attendees listen to the State of the City address by Mayor Norm Archibald Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Abilene Civic Center.

Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Mayor Norm Archibald delivers his annual State of the City speech Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Abilene Civic Center.

Nellie Doneva/Reporter-News Abilene Independent School District Superintendent Heath Burns delivers the state of the AISD address at the Abilene Civic Center Monday, Jan. 23, 2012.

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Children born in the summer will no longer have an advantage over younger applicants when it comes to securing pre-school education.

Major changes to pre-school places were announced as part of a shake-up of admissions criteria by the Education Minister yesterday.

The biggest adjustment will see the birthday criteria changed and the definition of social disadvantage will also be re-assessed, in a bid to include low-income families.

At the Assembly yesterday, Education Minister John O’Dowd outlined what the new criteria will be to secure a full-time place at a nursery.

“The key change is that I’m going to remove the July-August birthday criteria, which is disadvantaging young children,” he said.

“It has been a demand for some time and recognised in a number of reports.

“I will use the first legislative opportunity to remove that.”

Children born in July or August will no longer get priority for places, and Mr O’Dowd said he would review and broaden the definition of social disadvantage.

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Monday’s CIF-SS Poll Results

Boys Basketball Polls: Damien and La Verne Lutheran at the top of their divisions.

Girls Basketball Polls: Bishop Amat and Covina No. 1 and 2 respectively in 3A

Girls Soccer Polls: Bishop Amat, Ayala, St. Lucy’s, Diamond Bar and Claremont all Ranked in Division 3

Boys Soccer Polls: Claremont, South Hills, Sierra Vista and Baldwin Park all ranked.

Girls Water Polo: Bonita No. 1 in Division 5

These days many institutes offer EKG technician training programs. In fact, in recent years, the percentage of students enrolled in programs of EKG technician has also increased significantly. This article will describe why this profession is gaining more popularity, its role in the health care industry and potential career opportunities in this branch.

In recent years, the proportion of people suffering from heart disease has increased dramatically in the United States. Read the full post…

Schools.com, a definitive digital resource for education, today launched the second addition to its “How to Become” series focused on helping users connect the dots between a career path and the education it takes to qualify for a desired position. “How to Become a Sonographer” not only shows users their schooling route options, but also the average salary and benefits sonographers enjoy, as well as the various types of sonographer careers that are out there. The site also launched “How to Become a Police Officer” in early December and will continue to release new career infographics regularly.

“The idea for this series came after receiving positive feedback from our users about the career-related stories and profiles that we have already published,” said Seth Restaino, Schools.com spokesperson. “Our goal is to help users see how they can get from point A to point B in a clear visual diagram.”

Forthcoming infographics will include information on careers as a paralegal, elementary school teacher, physical therapist, and more. In the past, School

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