Educators balk at plan for letter grades in evaluations
State leaders push a pilot system that would rate teachers and principals by letter grades tied to student performance. Aiken district officials and others criticize the approach as oversimplified and unfair to non classroom teachers. the beta program runs 2013-14 with full rollout in 2014-15.
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Mick Zais
Beth Everitt
Aiken
Jay Bagley
Department of Education
Everitt
U.S. Department of Education
King Laurence
S.C. General Association
Elmore
SCSBA
USDE
Zais
Laurence
Bagley
Juilliard musicians charm at St Mary Catholic Church
Juilliard in Aiken presented a free concert at St Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. The program opened with the Pisticci String Trio and featured the Yang Dugan Duo. Organizers Betty and Greg Ryberg sponsored the event to support community arts outreach.
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Betty Ryberg
Juilliard
Betty
Aiken
St. Mary
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Fabiola Kim
Charles Yang
Patrick McGuire
Peter Dugan
Jocelin Pan
Pisticci
Juilliard Artists Bring Free Aiken Concert Series
Juilliard President Dr Joseph Polisi attended a weekend festival in Aiken alongside Steven Naifeh and Gregory White who donated Joye Cottage in 1996. The event features Paul Jacobs at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church and outreach programs across area schools with free admission for students.
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Paul Jacobs
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Joseph Polisi
Juilliard
Steven Naifeh
Gregory White
Aiken
Joye Cottage
Polisi
New York City
New York
Audi
Red Shed Diner gains state notice in Graniteville
Geni and L J Gunter’s Red Shed Diner in Graniteville, open about a year, is highlighted as a top small town eatery in the South Carolina S C Traveler Newsletter. The menu features a popular meatloaf sandwich and an “angry meatloaf” with jalapeno ketchup and pepper jack cheese. With seating for about 30, the shop has seen rising demand and plans to expand the kitchen.
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Geni
L.J. Gunter
Graniteville
S.C. Traveler
South Carolina
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S.C. School Boards Association
U.S. Education Department
Debbie
St. Mary Catholic Church
PHO
Midland Valley High School
Allendale Middle
URS Center For the Arts
URS Center
Aiken Community Playhouse
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Kline
Patti Lupone
Laura Linney
Jessica Chastain
Red Shed
Ascuaga Lake
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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