Report card time for accountability in American schools
The opinion piece argues for annual district report cards to gauge school effectiveness amid a nationwide push for accountability. It cites U S Office of Education officials and PTA guidance, notes limits of current standards, and highlights focus on student outcomes, teacher performance, and potential classroom impact.
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America
Don Davies
U.S. Office of Education
Charles B. Saunders, Jr
U. S. Office of Education
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Ptas
Office of Education
Davies and Saunders
Davies
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Afl-Cio
Justice Dept
New Jersey
Brooklyn N York
New Democrats Overhaul Convention Rules for Miami 1968
After the 1968 Chicago riot, the Democratic Party adopted reforms shaping the July Miami convention. The changes introduce a more open delegate selection process to ensure freer participation and representation within the party structure.
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Miami
Chicago
Opinions of Others TAX CASES and delegate changes noted
The article discusses IRS fraud criteria and a Springfield Ohio turkey farmer who faced no fraud charges, contrasted with a North Carolina accountant with a Phi Beta Kappa key whose case the Tax Court upheld. It also surveys national convention delegate changes including rising female, youth, and minority representation and predicts a wide open convention with no clear early frontrunner.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Fuad
Revenue Service
IRS
Springfield
Ohio
North Carolina
Wall Street Journal
Mos
Chicago
Enger files for register of deeds post in local race
Parl M Enger today filed as a candidate for register of deeds, after serving seven years as deputy and manager of the office. He previously was deputy register under George Jennings and has led the office since Jennings's death. Enger and his wife Lorna Bluhm and son Charles reside at 609 Lyndale Ave.
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Parl M. Enger
Register of Deeds
Enger
George Jennings
Lorna Bluhm
Charles
Lyndale Ave
Austin
Monroe St
Kaufman
John Holmes
Monroe
Angry young Congressmen target terror tax on food
Washington reports a task force led by Rep John Melcher and Rep Bob Bergland seeks to crush the Mafia backed terror toll on food sales. FBI, IRS, NLRB, GAO aid are sought as unions and crime rings are probed for price hikes and coercion.
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Victor Riesel
Washington, D.C
Underworld
Jersey Local 464
Manhattan
Southern District
Whitney North Seymour, Jr
Nixon
Agricultural Area
Montana
John Melcher
Food and Agricultural Task Force
House Agricultural Subcommittee
Melcher
Congress
Baltimore
Boston
Bob Bergland
Minnesota
Bergland
Justice Dept
FBI
National Labor Relations Board
Internal Revenue Service
Agriculture Dept
General Accounting Office
GAO
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Congressional Task Force
Big
Meat Cutters Union
Northeast
Senate
June 9 historical highlights and notable anniversaries
On this date in history events include Norway's 1940 surrender to Germany, Nero's suicide in 68, the 1800 Italian battle, the 1815 Congress of Vienna end, Dickens's death in 1870, Jeffries defeating Fitzsimmons in 1899, the 1942 US Britain war board, and later events. Birthdays include Robert McNamara and Robert Cummings. Thought for today notes the proverb about hindsight.
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Associated Press
Norway
Nero
Montebello
Italy
Charles Dickens
James Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
New York
Coney Island
United States
Great Britain
Algiers
U.S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Israel
Japan
Okinawa
World Bank
Robert McNamara
Robert Cummings
Best Sellers Compiled by Publishers Weekly
The Best Sellers list features fiction titles The Winds Of War by Wouk The Word by Wallace My Name Is Asher Lev by Potok Captains And The Kings by Caldwell The Terminal Man by Crichton Nonfiction includes The Boys Of Summer by Kahn Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Bach The Game Of The Foxes by Farago Im OK You're OK by Harris Report From Engine Company 82 by Smith.
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Wouk
Wallace
Asher Lev
Potok
Caldwell
Crich
Kahn
Jonathan Livingston
Seagull
Bach
Game of the Foxes
Farago
Harris
Engine Company 82
Smith
Democratic governors weigh McGovern fate in 1972 race
In Houston, most Democratic governors doubt they can halt George McGovern’s bid as inevitability grows. With Humphrey fading and Kennedy sidelined, Edmund Muskie’s waning support remains the only plausible substitute, yet his delegate base shrinks while most governors lack clout. They acknowledge McGovern as likely nominee but remain wary of reform-era openness.
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Houston
NEA
Sen
George McGovern
McGovern
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Miami Beach
Hubert Humphrey
Edward Kennedy
George Wallace
Kennedy
Best
Edmund Muskie
Florida
Wisconsin
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Calvin Rampton
Utah
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Milton Sharp
Pennsylvania
Viet militia in South Vietnam shows stubborn resilience
Ray Cromley reports that South Vietnamese militia, though poorly armed, increasingly stand and fight during the North Vietnamese drive. Despite casualties and difficult outposts, militiamen sustain operations with air support, taking and denying weapons, while sustaining losses and capturing enemy arms in multiple engagements near Dak To, Dong Ha, Nam Can, and other zones.
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Washington
Nea
My An
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Dak To
Duc Thath
Nam Can
Dong Ha
Cau Be
Dong Xuan - Tuy An
KAUS-TV KAUS-FM Program Impresses Viewers and Listeners
Readers praise KAUS-TV and KAUS-FM for Sunday night program. Panel handled high call volume with clear explanations on TV radio operations. Austin area residents appreciate staff efforts and services provided by KAUS stations.
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the Herald
Kaus-Tv
Am-Fm
Austin - Albert Lea
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Judy
Willmar
University of Minnesota
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N.J
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Ray Cromley
People's Forum
Gether
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Oakland, Minn
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14Th Ave
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