Editorial on test scores and true measures of school health
Editorial argues ACT and SAT scores are poor sole indicators of school health. Examines Aiken County results showing above state but below national averages. Calls for measuring adequate yearly progress, curriculum quality, and equal access, noting lower early grade teacher ratios as a step toward stronger reading by third grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
ACT
Aiken High
Midland Valley
North Augusta
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Silver Bluff
South Aiken
Wagener Salley
South Carolina
The Concorde Grounding Sparks Mixed Public Response
The Concorde may not return to commercial service as governments weigh technical grounds for grounding. Backers fear a policy ban ends the dream, while some audiences accept the temporary halt. Liberation Paris notes the split mood and possible early retirement for the supersonic jet.
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Jean- Claude) Gayssot
Kursk loss porter collapse and Russian pain
The Kursk submarine sank in the Barents Sea during a major naval exercise. Officials report a massive, rapid hull failure and complete loss of communication. Rescue efforts face harsh seas and technical hurdles, sparking questions about government transparency and Navy funding.
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Moscow
Kursk
Barents Sea
Russian Marine Forces
Vladimir Putin
Ghennady Lyachin
Northern Fleet Command
Lynch
United States
Russia
Lazuru Construction Bureau
Kremlin
Britain
Norway
Lottery debate heats up as SC voters face education funding link
The Aiken Standard reports a six-speaker panel on South Carolina's November ballot measure to establish a state lottery tied to education funding. Speakers from both parties address revenue, social impact, and alternatives while noting ongoing public debate and the need for increased school funding.
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S.C. Press Association
Doug Jennings
D-Bennettsville
South Carolina
Georgia
Texas
George Bush
S.C
Jim Miles
Leroy Davis
South Carolina State University
North Carolina
Ed McMullen
Rebecca Paul
Georgia Lottery Corporation
Georgia Lottery
Chip Campion
R-Charleston
Jessica Carpenter Memorial Scholarship Fund Established
In memory of Jessica Lynne Carpenter a scholarship fund is created at USC Aiken. Donations can be sent to Aiken Partnership USC Aiken 471 University Parkway Aiken SC 29801 with checks to be made payable to Aiken Partnership. For more details call Daniel Fishburne at 803-642-6926. Anyone with crime information should contact the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
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Jessica Carpenter
Jessica
USC Aiken
Jessica Lynne Carpenter
Carpenter
USC Aiken Partnership
Aiken Partnership
Daniel Fishburne
Judy and
Charlie
Aiken
Mixed feelings on Hunley raise and legacy of Lee Spence
Mimi Hallman Aiken notes Lee Spence, a veteran underwater archaeologist who located the Hunley off Sullivan's Island in 1970, has long disputed agencies over ownership. Spence, with experience on over 200 shipwrecks, sees the Hunley raise as validation of his life work while hoping for official recognition of his priority.
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Georgia Lee
Lee Spence
Lee
Sullivan’s Island
Great Lakes
Mimi Hallman
Aiken
Letters to the Editor Addressing Aiken Standard Submissions
The note directs readers to send letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard 20 Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 and via email to wallace duesouth.net with a fax line 803 648 6052 for submissions and contact.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Shunteraduesouth.net
Wallace
Duesouth
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Alkentandard
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Times
R. Bennett Jr
J. David Boyd
Valeri Aleksin
Alexandr Yakovlev
Yulia Zheglova
Global Beat Syndicate
Gore
O's
Scott B. Hunter
Aiken Standard Publisher
Hope
University Parkway
Aiken SC
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