Los Angeles taps uncertified teachers amid shortages
In Los Angeles, three years after hiring Xochitl Rodriguez with no classroom training, the district still relies on uncertified staff to teach about a quarter of its 35,100 teachers. Officials say the shortage hits low income communities hardest, with district leaders citing incentives rather than forced transfers to improve staffing.
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Abortion pill safety queried by opponents
Abortion opponents questioned the safety of RU-486 after FDA approval and urged possible government limits. Patrick Buchanan called it a human pesticide while Ralph Nader defended the drug as safe and preferable to surgery. Lawmakers weighed votes and potential restrictions as Bush and Gore framed positions.
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Oklahoma votes cut car tag costs to law in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma voters approved Proposition 691 ending two years of debate, enacting a tag price cap at 85 dollars with stepped reductions to 75, 55, 35 and 15 dollars over 5, 9, 13, and 17 years. The plan also changes how excise tax is calculated on used car purchases and introduces a flat fee schedule rising with thresholds.
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Online courses widen high school curriculum
Lincoln High School senior Sarah Dicke uses a home computer to access psychology and other courses online. Fifteen percent of U S high schools offer online classes, with at least 16 sites providing diploma or college credit courses. Class.com hosts courses for 600 plus high schools in 50 states and 135 countries. Dicke’s class costs up to 295 dollars, Lincoln High covers online courses for free.
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Alaskan arrested in Indian killing
Anchorage police charged Joshua A. Wade, 20, with first degree murder in the death of American Indian woman Della M. Brown. Brown’s body was found in a shed in Spenard on September 2, part of a string of six unsolved killings of women in the city, predominantly American Indian. Wade was taken into custody Saturday and arraignment was set for Sunday.
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Joshua A. Wade
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Spenard
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