Marion district test scores show growth despite poverty gaps
Marion schools face lag in 4th and 8th grade tests but report improvement, with 11th graders rising to the 87th percentile nationally on ITED. District compares favorably to Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids in participation in free meal programs and emphasizes societal factors and local control.
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ITES
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Trade Center Crash Fallout Reported In New York City
Survivors and witnesses describe a catastrophic jet crash in New York. Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder while the flight data recorder remains sought. 251 aboard American Airlines flight 11 perished as flames engulfed neighborhoods near Jamaica Bay.
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Taliban Flee Kabul As Alliance Advances South
Weeks of U S bombing weaken the Taliban allowing the Northern Alliance to move across lines toward Maidan Shahr and Kandahar. Taliban retreat toward southern stronghold Kabul region rugged hills and caves aid al Qaeda. Opposition breakthroughs begin with Mazar i Sharif, followed by hills above Kabul.
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