Our View: S C Budget Cuts Hit Higher Ed Hard
The 5 percent state cut requested for USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College threatens program cuts and staffing changes. The editorial notes prior efforts to streamline administration and argues education fuels growth, urging lawmakers to protect higher ed funding while criticizing higher prison costs.
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USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
David Beasley
USCA
ATC
Kathleen Noble
Augusta Technical Institute
Aiken County College
Reader questions Barbara Nielsen plan on school removals
A letter questions the meaning of provisions in Barbara Nielsen's educational plan. The writer cites a two year probation for districts not meeting standards and potential removal of the superintendent and local school board, noting confusion over who must remove a principal and how state controls funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Nielsen
South Aiken High
Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor Policy
A letter discusses submission rules for Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard and notes a reader’s concerns about school board policy and unclear standards. It mentions requests for clear assessment criteria and expresses worry over funding and time for curriculum changes.
Aiken Standard Contact and Mailing Details
Location and mailing address for the Aiken Standard are listed as 124 Rutland Drive and P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802. Office hours are 830 am to 530 pm Monday through Friday with delivery times and re delivery contacts. The paper is published by Aiken Communications Inc and notes ISSN 0893 2557 and postmaster details.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
P.O
S.C
Rutland Drive
Dial
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Powell In 1996 GOP Field Remains Wary Of Run
Washington column notes nine Republican hopefuls in Manchester New Hampshire show mixed talent and little buzz without Colin Powell. Bob Dole leads among veterans and Dole’s D-Day visit shapes traitor rhetoric while Gramm Alexander Specter and Dornan vie for attention as Powell’s status remains uncertain.
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Ashington
Colin W Powell
Manchester
N.H
Powell
Colin Powell
Bob Dornan
R-Calif
New Hampshire
Nixon
Ford
Reagan
Bush
Bob Dole
U.S. Senate
Phil Gramm
Richard Lugar
Arlen Specter
Lamar Alexander
Lynn Martin
Pat Buchanan
Alan Keyes
Dornan
Bonilla
Bonds
Carter
Griffey
Ronald Reagan
Dole
Gramm
Washington
Lamar
Specter
Clinton
Whitewater
Paula Jones
California
Italy
Vietnam
Normandy
Omaha Beach
American Cemetery
Affirmative Action History in U S Policy and Economics
Dallas Morning News columnist William McKenzie surveys the origins of affirmative action from the Philadelphia Plan under Nixon to later debates in California and national politics. He argues the policy aimed to expand minority participation in federal contracts and markets, noting data on workplace representation and economic self interest.
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Richard Nixon
Business Roundtable
National Association of Manufacturers
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Labor Department
George Shultz
Philadelphia
Arthur Fletcher
Nixon Labor Department
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Fletcher
California
Urban Institute
Sandra Day O’connor
U.S. Supreme Court
Santa Clara County
Transportation Department
William McKenzie
Dallas Morning News
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Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Andrew D. Morgan
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Gop
Bob Kerrey
D-Neb
Gingrich
U.S
Cole
Ike
Colin
Sandy Grady
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