Wichita reclaiming Edison run schools yields gains
In Wichita the school district reclaimed two elementary schools once operated by Edison Schools Inc. and saw improvements in student performance test scores and teacher morale. Beginning the year only about 27 percent could read at grade level. by year end roughly one third did, a notable though still low 66 percent shortfall.
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Wichita
Edison Schools Inc
New York
Wichita School Board
Laura Ra
Notable Quotes From World Leaders And Advocates
Ariel Sharon says Israel must end occupation in the West Bank to ease 3.5 million people under, while Charles Eastlake of Embry-Riddle argues the space program must keep using the shuttle. Arek Pasternak discusses dangers gays face in Poland and calls for inclusive street life without harassment.
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Ariel Sharon
Israel
West Bank
Charles Eastlake
Aerospace Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Arek Pasternak
Poland
May 27 history highlights including Golden Gate Bridge opening
Today in History note marks May 27 2003 with key events from 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opening to 1994 Solzhenitsyn’s return. Highlights span 1647 witch execution in Massachusetts, 1896 deadly St Louis tornado, 1933 Disney Three Little Pigs release, 1941 Bismarck sinking, Nehru’s death, Hong Kong handover steps, and Solzhenitsyn’s Russia welcome.
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Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Marin County
Calif
Massachusetts
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Cunard
England
Franklin Roosevelt
Bismarck
France
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Beijing
Britain
China
Hong Kong
Letters to the Editor Addressing City News
The Telegram invites reader feedback via email, fax, or mail to the Garden City office. Send comments to editor at gctelegram com or by fax at 620 Ext. 201. Mail to Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Nation calls for national service on Memorial Day
The essay honors veterans and calls for expanding national service to more young Americans. It links voluntary military service to obligations at home, noting shortages in nursing, teaching, social services, and education. It argues a generation-wide service program could fortify the nation amid budget strains and unmet societal needs.
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Iraq
Persian Gulf
White House
Critics question celebrity praise of Castro regime
The piece challenges Danny Glover and other signatories for endorsing Fidel Castro’s Cuba while ignoring U.S. dissent, arguing their stance grants legitimacy to a dictatorship. It cites Nadine Gordimer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jeff Flake, noting widespread Cuban tourism and the embargo’s failure.
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Castro
Cuba
Defenders of
Fidel Club
Liberty
Danny Glover
United States
Glover
America
Fidel Castro
Harry Belafonte
Rigoberto Mencha
Nadine Gordimer
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Fidel
Kevin Costner
Woody Harrelson
Shirley MacLaine
Steven Spielberg
Oliver Stone
Stone
HBO
South Africa
Lenin
Arizona
Jeff Flake
Havana
New York Times
Canada
Europe
Latin America
Flake
Americas
Tribute to Coach Bob Krug Ends a Garden City Era
A profile of Bob Krug retirement after 26 years leading Garden City High School boys and girls tennis teams and 34 years teaching science. He shaped generations, coached with quiet steadiness, and will stay involved in youth tennis while moving to Holcomb High School.
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Ileet
Bob Krug
Garden City
GCHS
Holcomb High School
Garden City Community College
Krug
Dawn
Evan
Bill Weatherly
Holcomb
Grimsley- Harmon
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Supreme Court
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Washington
Roger Hernandez
King Features Syndicate
Brett Riggs
Garden City Telegram
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