Four-day School Week Pilots Savings in Peach County
Peach County in Fort Valley Georgia moved to a four day school week to close a $1 million shortfall affecting 39 teacher layoffs. Superintendent Susan Clark reports higher test scores and improved attendance while reducing substitute spending by about one third. The district serves around 4000 students and joins more than 120 districts nationwide adopting reduced calendars.
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Testing urged after hepatitis B outbreak
Nearly 2 000 people in five states and Washington DC were urged to get hepatitis B tests after patients and volunteers at a free dental clinic in West Virginia contracted the blood borne disease. Officials said the risk of wide spread illness is low but concern remains that low income individuals may not know they are sick and could pass the disease to others.
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Dutch suspect returns to Peru to face murder charges
Dutch national Joran van der Sloot is flown to Peru to face charges in the killing of 21 year old Stephany Flores in Lima. He is already suspected in Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance in Aruba. Prosecutors in the United States have charged him with extortion related to Holloway.
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South Korea Refers North to UN over Cheonan Sinking
South Korea formally asks the United Nations Security Council to respond to the Cheonan sinking that killed 46 sailors. Ambassador Park In-kook handed the letter to U N Ambassador Claude Heller, seeking deterrence against further provocations as Pyongyang denies responsibility.
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Park In-kook
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Israel Says It Will Halt Irish Aid Ship Near Gaza
Israel vowed to stop the 1200 ton Irish ship Rachel Corrie from breaking the Gaza blockade as activists aboard the vessel urged docking at an Israeli port to avert a sea confrontation. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate was among those aboard the boat which aims to reach Gaza by late Saturday morning.
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Gaza Strip
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