Accountability drives S C schools reform after long debate
After two years of wrangling the South Carolina General Assembly approved a school accountability plan. It requires annual testing, ranks schools for parent review, and mandates improvement plans with consequences for underperforming districts. The bill also includes reduced student teacher ratios and about 38 million dollars in new funding. Educators praise meaningful class size reductions and warn enforcement must be sensible in year one.
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South Carlina General Assembly
Columbia
House
Senate
Barbara Nielsen
General Assembly
Aiken County
South Carolina
Viagra costs and rationing shadow new health care
The Sun-Sentinel notes federal officials face a decision on whether state Medicaid programs should cover Viagra. Insurers must weigh limited resources against demands for new quality of life treatments, risking denial of care for some while funding others. One man’s sexual agency could cost another his teeth in the era of rising costs.
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Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Aiken County Council Race Echoes for District 2 Candidates
A broad set of letters praises Jim Baggott for his district work and calls for reelection. Gregg Gregory, Susan Giddings, and Dr. James Bland receive support or critique from neighbors, veterans groups, and civic actors as they pursue District 2 seats in the upcoming Republican primary.
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Jim Baggott
Aiken County
Mr. Baggott
Baggott
Gregory Tam
Jackson
Gregg Gregory
Dr. Bland
Susan Giddings
Beech Island
Ms. Giddings
Gregg
Jackson and
Veterans Memorial Park Coalition
Veterans Administration
Giddings
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
Coalition
James Bland
West Point
Jim Bland
Cindy Snider Aiken
Napier
Phil
Graniteville
Aiken County Planning Commission
Mobile Home Appeals Board
GVW
Phil Napier
Bob Goldman
Aiken
Gregory
Jim
Belvedere
Jim Baggett
Billy R. Jackson
North
Augusta
County Council
Sonya C. Spray
House
Senate
House of Representatives
S.C
South Carolina
Diane Giddings Aiken
Giddings Tam
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Scott B. Hunter
Ellen C. Priest
Jeffrey B. Wallace
J. David Boyd
James R. Bennett Ji
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
James B. Baggott
Nina Nidiffer
Mrs. Giddings
Sle
Republican Party
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