PACT results show need to improve in Aiken County
The Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test results reveal Aiken County schools ahead of the state average in every grade but still far from flattering. In language arts and math, many students remain below basic with gaps widening in older grades. State percentages show more than a third statewide not meeting basic standards, prompting a call for continued push toward proficiency and parental involvement.
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Palmetto
Aiken County
South Carolina
Linda Eldridge
Letters to the editor Democrats sore losers in election
A reader condemns party divisions in the 2000 election, defends the Electoral College, and criticizes Palm Beach ballots while praising the Bush outcome. The letter argues for standardized voting and questions media narratives as it treads from Florida recounts to national unity.
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Wisconsin
New Mexico
Oregon
Palm Beach County
Florida
Palm Beach
al Gore
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Electoral College
A Test for Our Republic Sees Gore's Narrow Florida Loss
The piece argues Gore faced a pivotal choice on Election Night as ballots in Florida favored Bush. It contends a concession would have shown statesmanship, while a prolonging recount undermines constitutional legitimacy, depicting Gore as politicizing the process and the republic suffering as a result. It condemns the Democratic push to redraw rules and emphasizes electoral chaos.
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Florida
George W. Bush
Richard Nixon
William Daley
George W. Slush
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