U S Students Score Poorly in Global Achievement Test
More than 600 sixth graders in eight countries and two Dallas schools were tested. U S students ranked last in math, sixth in science, and fourth in geography behind Sweden Japan and others. Officials say the results reflect a national risk and a need to raise standards.
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Japan
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Switzerland
T.H. Bell
United States
National Commission On Excellence In Education
Times Herald
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Bell
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Iowa
Georgia and Louisiana Readying Executions Amid Court Battles
Georgia prepares two executions in its electric chair, with Alpha Otis Stephens and John Eldon Smith scheduled as the latest inmates. Louisiana faces a Wednesday death penalty for Robert Wayne Williams amid Supreme Court stay requests. Williams would be the first in 22 years in Louisiana, while Georgia previously used the chair until 19 years ago. Justice Brennan weighs the stay as White rejects the request. Gov. Treen mulls Williams reprieve.
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Supreme Court
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Byron White
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John Eldon Smith
Stephens
Smith
Williams
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Willie Kelly
Dave Treen
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11Th Circuit
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McDuffie
Troy Leon Gregg
Gregg
United States
Robert Sullivan
Florida
Woman's Death Wish Becomes Moral Dilemma in California
Elizabeth Bouvin, a 26 year old quadriplegic in Riverside, fights a court battle to refuse food and starve herself, claiming the right to determine her own fate. Judges and doctors warn that allowing her decision could spark a broader push to end lives of the disabled. The ACLU argues the issue centers on a patient's right to refuse treatment while competent.
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Bouvin
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ACLU
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