Questions rise over BSAP goals after weak scores
Education experts challenge the Basic Skills Assessment Program as results show little progress in higher grades. Third grade math rose slightly, while eighth grade math fell about 3 percentage points to 65.2 percent. Superintendent Nielsen calls for tougher questions and updated tests. Greene urges regular re-evaluation and periodic changes.
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Lorin Anderson
University of South Carolina
Tion
Barbara Nielsen
Nielsen
Mary Greene
South Carolina Education Association
Winds, tornadoes cause damage across several counties
Storms left roofs ripped off homes and a mobile home park damaged in Sandy Springs, and trees down in Williston and other areas. A tornado reportedly touched down near Marion area, with two tobacco barns destroyed and a home losing its roof near Zion. A separate traffic plan aims to spend 2.4 billion on Grand Strand roads. The Citadel appeals ruling on all male policy to avoid up to 3 million in legal fees.
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Columbia
Grand Strand
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Citadel
Charleston
C. Weston Houck
Dawes Cooke
Shannon Faulkner
Nancy Melfette
Corps of Cadets
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