Chicago Education Tightens Dropout Warning Waiver
Chicago public schools require students ages 16 to 18 and their parents to sign a waiver warning that quitting school jeopardizes futures. The policy aims to deter truants amid rising dropout concerns in Cook County and nationwide, with data questions about true graduation figures for Chicago and Illinois districts.
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Chicago Public Schools
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Illinois
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Urban Institute
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Washington, D.C
Civil Rights Project
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Waukegan
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Elgin
Rockford
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Maryland poultry destroyed to halt avian flu outbreak
More than 300000 chickens on Maryland’s Eastern Shore were destroyed on Sunday to stem a fresh avian influenza outbreak. The flu has infected birds in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, threatening the tri state Delmarva economy. The latest outbreak in Pocomoke City near the Virginia line marks the first on a commercial Maryland farm. The strain is not believed harmful to humans, but officials fear possible mutation.
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Maryland
Delaware
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Delmarva
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Virginia Line
Asia
Counties wrestle with jail fees and payment plans
Johnson and Muscatine counties outline jail room and board charges with daily rates from 15 to 80 dollars and work release fees at 25 dollars. Officials explain plans, liens, wage garnishments, and notices aim to recover past due amounts while acknowledging many debtors have low or no income.
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Zeller
Johnson County
Dave Wagner
Muscatine County
Iowa
Greg Orr
R.D. Oppelt
Linn County
Stents Show Promise in Carotid and Coronary Revascularization
Studies reported at the ACC meeting compare drug coated and bare stents for small coronary arteries and evaluate direct stenting versus balloon angioplasty. In Italian trials 257 patients with Cypher stents had 10 percent reocclusion versus 53 percent with bare stents. two drug coated cases had heart attacks versus eight with plain stents.
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Guidant Corp
Johnson & Johnson
Diego Ardissino
University of Parma
Ardissino
Moses
Iraq Constitution deal eases Kurdish Sunni veto fears
Kurdish and Sunni veto risk in the constitution prompted Al Sistani to press concerns during talks in Najaf. Council members expected the document to be signed with Al Sistani reservations acknowledged. U S and Iraqi officials offered differing accounts of the Baghdad Green Zone attack as investigators probe the scene.
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Iiraq
al- Sistani
Najaf
Council
Mohammed Bahr al- Uloum
Associated Press
Governing Council
Entifadh Qanbar
Ahmad Chalabi
Chalabi
Qanbar
U.S
Iraq
Baghdad
Gambling tax issue and race track ruling in Iowa legislature
The Iowa Senate and House debate separating gambling revenue from spending, amid objections as election year politics. A House-passed gambling bill seeks back tax resolution after a race track legal challenge, capping licenses at 10 riverboats and three tracks and adding a new expansion fee. Senate committee chair Mark Zieman favors sticking close to the House bill to avoid failure. subcommittee work continues with no full vote expected this week. The week opens with a House public hearing on proposed air quality standards for livestock confinement, drawing pushback from Vilsack and state regulators.
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Senate
Iowa
Mark Zieman
R-Postville
Senate State Government Committee
House
Zieman
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