PASS plan faces testing concerns and costs in schools
The PASS commission recommends grade by grade testing to measure standards but faces opposition over time lost from instruction and expense. Educators warn against excessive testing, while advocates argue testing is needed to judge standards and guide accountability. Senate Chair Setzler signals related legislation next session.
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Grossette
Betty Bagley
Bamberg
Campbell
Beasley
Senate
Nikki Setzler
D-West Columbia
Setzler
Boxing Gym Born From Garage To Help At-Risk Youths
N.A. Tromia trained youngsters in a garage and borrowed spaces before renting a store on the Aiken Augusta highway to create a boxing gym. Newman, 57, funded and built the gym, coaching 100 to 150 youths yearly. notables Cortez Edwards 17 is No.3 nationally in his division, Terry Cade and Anthony Simpkins found direction through the program and police athletic league ties.
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Aiken-Augusta
Newman
Aiken Academy
Cade
Simpkins
North Augusta Police Athletic League
MUSC may get experimental AIDS treatment for infants
Infants at the Medical University of South Carolina may be among the first to receive an experimental AIDS vaccine made of HIV genes. Testing could begin in three to six months, with approval by the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group. Dr. George Johnson notes promise and safety seen in adult trials.
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Charleston
Medical University of South Carolina
George Johnson
USC
Johnson
Children with AIDS face daily life and fears in care homes
The article portrays HIV positive children in a care setting, playing under worn clotheslines and riding in rain mud yards. Despite fragile immune systems, they are fairly healthy thanks to care. Some suffer skin problems, and older kids confront the meaning of living with AIDS. Sister Mary Owen recalls a 12 year old asking if he will die and provides a truthful but hopeful response. Protus Lumiti, the program director, says his own grief is managed by guiding and supporting the children.
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Johnson
Protus Lumiti
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