Kokomo Tribune; Kokomo, Indiana--Education http://www.ktonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/education/local_story_226225937.html Students are back in school http://www.ktonline.com/education/local_story_226225937.html The big yellow buses are back on the road, as Kokomo-area students returned to school Wednesday. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:49:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/education/local_story_225225031.html Teachers prepare for first day of class http://www.ktonline.com/education/local_story_225225031.html Tuesday was the last quiet weekday at Eastern Elementary for a few months.“Welcome” posters line the halls, and outside most classrooms, students’ names are printed neatly or typed on Olympic medals, apples, pencils and other cutouts, letting each one know where his or her class is. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.ktonline.com/education/local_story_225224834.html Western Schools mourn loss of J.O. Smith http://www.ktonline.com/education/local_story_225224834.html When Bill Narwold was a first-year superintendent at the Cowan Community Schools, in Delaware County, he turned to his former superintendent at Western School Corp., J.O. Smith, for guidance.“He was recognized throughout the state as a top financial advisor. I constantly talk to superintendents who knew him who said he was the go-to guy for questions about finances."