Partners in Arts Education Program will award grants and provide training to support partnerships between community arts education providers and public schools NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts has received a grant of $275,000 from MetLife Foundation to continue the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program.

By ZENA HAWLEY Pupils have given the thumbs-up to their new pounds20m school, which opened for lessons yesterday. Sinfin Community School has been rebuilt following a fire in March 2006, which destroyed large parts of the building.

By Dan Charles Staff and pupils at a Gloucester primary school are celebrating after fighting its way back to the top of the class. Finlay Community School had faced an uncertain future after it was place in Special Measures in November 2006.

Beaufort Community School is a good school with a good sixth form which caters well for all of its students - this was the main finding from the inspection report we received from the Government's own Office for Standards in Education following a visit from five Ofsted inspectors in May.

By Moira Sharkey A city high school which is 50 years old this year is celebrating being a centre of learning for the community. Staff at Llanrumney High School in Cardiff, say they want to build on its success as a community-focused school in this, its 50th year.