Editorial: South Carolina leads on teacher quality policies
South Carolina tops the nation in policies removing ineffective teachers, with a strict mentor system for newcomers and a decisive early career end for failing teachers. The piece stresses staffing needs, retirement waves, fair pay, and better tools for instructors to ensure strong student outcomes.
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National Council On Teacher Quality
S.C. Letter Urges Stimulus Plan for Jobs and Repair
Anthony J. DiStefano of Aiken argues for the president's economic stimulus to head off a second Great mood dip. He cites ASCE's $2.2 trillion repair need and seeks jobs, affordable health care, and bipartisan action for South Carolina.
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Proclaims Aiken Guardian Volunteer Day in January
In November 2006 Aiken County Council proclaimed the last Sunday in January as Aiken County Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Awareness Day. The article salutes volunteers for their investigative protective advocacy and court role aiding abused children and thanks them for selfless work.
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Local staff and contact details for Aiken Standard
Publisher lists staff and contact emails for editors, advertising director, news, production and circulation along with key management roles at the Aiken Standard. The document enumerates positions and associated names and company domains.
Local planner disputes traffic study on hospital office project
Emery Kirk, Herb Wilkins, Russ Messick, Joe Womack, Wallis Bland, and John Brantley argue that University Hospital’s medical office development on Silver Bluff Road is preferable to the approved mixed use. They claim traffic impacts are less severe and the site is better designed, urging the council to base decisions on accurate studies rather than protectionism.
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Aiken
Jane Vaughters
Southside
Emery Kirk
Herb Wilkins
Russ Messick
Joe Womack Wallis Bland
John Brantley
Antiques in the Heart of Aiken marks 10th show
The Aiken Center for the Arts wrapped its 2009 Antiques in the Heart of Aiken event with over 1,200 attendees, 23 vendors, and 150 volunteers. A commemorative coffee table book by Marti Healy with photos by Shelly Marshall Schmidt is available for 40 dollars. Funds support arts education and community events.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
Carolinas
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Shelly Marshall Schmidt
Arts Center
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Column Computing and the lure of cyberspace in America
Bill O'Reilly warns that high tech reshapes childhood and work as youths play online sports, escape into virtual worlds, and face fewer real-world demands. He cites job losses, a Los Angeles murder suicide, and a shift from civic duty to private pursuit, urging accountability and perseverance in the digital era.
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