Expanded School Choice Aims to Help Low Income Parents
The Aiken School District extends Expanded School Choice for 2013 14 through February 28 to give elementary parents more public school options and possible private school enrollment if transportation is provided. The plan adds planning burden but offers flexibility plus an ongoing hardship transfer program for health, childcare, or other issues.
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Expanded School Choice applications posted for Aiken district
The Aiken County Public School district will post Expanded School Choice forms for multiple elementary and middle schools including JD Lever East Aiken School of the Arts North Aiken Gloverville Warrenville Oakwood Windsor Belvedere Mossy Creek North Augusta Clearwater Jefferson Greendale Redcliffe RSM Elementary Middle Busbee Corbett Elementary Middle. Applications are on the district site via App School Fusion. link on homepage under Parent Guide for Expanded Choice Application. Submissions may be faxed to 803 641 2636 or mailed to ACPS District Office 1000 Brookhaven Drive Aiken SC 29803.
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NRA warns against gun limits as Senate hearing opens
In Washington the NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre contends that banning assault weapons and background checks do little to curb violence. He urges better school security stricter enforcement of laws and mental health steps instead. He says law abiding gun owners won’t bear blame for criminals. The testimony comes at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. In New York a special fund for Sept 11 dust victims advances toward first payouts with 15 claimants named. Sheila Birnbaum says the program will process 16,000 applications after a cautious start and legal reviews. First payments range from 10 000 to 1.5 million with ten firefighters receiving offers so far.
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Clemson hosts cotton growers meeting in Orangeburg
Clemson Extension and the 3.C. Cotton Board hosted the Cotton Growers Annual Meeting in Orangeburg. The daylong program included association reports and presentations on bale contamination weed control options and new cotton varieties. Gary Adams of the National Cotton Council was to discuss the upcoming year's outlook and Jim Brumley of the Southeastern Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation was to report on eradication efforts.
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