Local educators brace for federal performance mandates
Education officials discuss a nationwide shift toward transfer options for underperforming schools under No Child Left Behind. The plan targets diverse sub groups with rising proficiency goals, while schools like Oakwood-Windsor face challenges meeting language and special needs standards and potential designation as needs improvement.
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H&R Block Offers Tax Training Course for Career Seekers
H&R Block designed this course to suit people who want to increase their tax knowledge and save money on taxes, or who are looking for training for a second career or seasonal employment. Qualified students may be offered job interviews for positions with H&R Block.
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Transportation stress as buses pulled for transfers in Aiken
Area 4 faces bus redeployment as older buses from Busbee near Wagener may replace regular routes. Students from Oakwood Windsor and East Aiken Elementary face 60 to 75 minute trips. Shuttle plans risk lost instructional time while state and national rules clash over six student minimums.
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Local District 3 Primary Frontrunner Details Career
Two candidates vie for the District 3 seat with one former investment banker who served as a U S Army captain. He holds Yale and NYU MBAs and emphasizes growth historic preservation and community reflecting commissions. Voting is Sept 9 at Aiken Municipal Auditorium and Odell Weeks Gymnasium.
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