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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2004
Page
10
Kristi Mitchum of Kristi Mitchum Ministries performs songs of praise with guitarist Amy Campbell in Chicory Square on a warm sunny Monday afternoon in Bluefield, bringing local faith and sunny weather together.
ITTLE ROCK Ark AP With new flexibility to use significantly more federal dollars states should have adequate funding to implement the No Child Left Behind law Assistant Education Secretary Ray Simon told Southern legislators Monday Simon a former director of the Arkansas Department of Education answered criticism that President Bushs education initiative amounts to an unfunded mandate because the promised level of federal funding has not been forthcoming Federal education funding has risen by 61 percent in five years and Bushs 2005 budget would increase education spending by 57.3 billion Simon told delegates attending the Southern Legislative Conference There are billions and billions of dollars going to states today that werent there five years ago They are specifically earmarked for many of the provisions of No Child Left Behind that are getting some of the most criticism He said What we find in some places is they try to ascribe every cost in the world to No Child Left Behind when many of the costs theyre trying to ascribe are state responsibilities or should be The issue of an unfunded mandate is just not there States are freer to determine how best to use federal funding for various education programs to achieve the primary goal of the law all students performing at grade level by 2014 Simon said.
Cox reports four day shift and two evening shift deputies called in sick over the weekend. Some may need doctor notes to return. Sheriff elect Danny Mitchell cites loss of four deputies in month and a half, warns of staffing gaps when school starts. He urges county action to attract qualified replacements before Jan 1, 2005. Gordon Lambert unavailable for comment.
Local service agencies in Bluefield await an official request before packing supplies for Hurricane Charley victims. Craig Hammond of Bluefield Union Mission cites waiting for area assessment and tailor made needs. Phyllis Proffitt of the Red Cross in Bluefield notes volunteers are being sent first for damage assessment and relief support, with certified volunteers required for disaster trips.
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