Tests Show Blacks Lag In Academic Achievement
Enterprise staff writer Ray Hubbard reports that in High Point public schools black students trail white peers in reading and math, with gaps widening from first through sixth grade. A Federal ESAA proposal seeks half a million dollars to fund remedial instruction, home coordinators, and curriculum revisions, citing factors like parental education and high divorce rates as contributing to lower minority achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hubbard
High Point
North Carolina
ESSA
One Damn Thing Right After Another
Forrest Dates laments aging with a voice steeped in nostalgia and humor. He notes shifts in society from motorcyclists to zoos and drive in theaters, recalls vanity at stoplights, and recalls crackling memories of youthful road tricks and high gasoline prices shaping late life.
Citywide Achievement Test Results Show Racial Gap
The test covered grades 2 through 6 in mid April and first grade a month later with 5,701 students tested including 2,067 Black and 3,634 White. Median scores across 11 elementary schools rank the city median, with White medians higher than Black in every grade and on all three arithmetic sub tests.
Schools Lack Test Data For Over All Evaluation
Dr. Dean B. Pruette says sufficient data exist for comparing black and white achievement in High Point schools but not for citywide or regional and national comparisons. The Enterprise notes tests are routinely given for specific purposes only and not for broad yardsticks. Board members Welborn and Eva Stewart urge accessible data to judge school quality and guide policy, while others have not voiced a view.
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Ray Hubbard
Enterprise
High Point
Dean B. Pruette
Pruette
Greensboro
Guilford
Forsyth-Winston-Salem
Board of Education
A. Laurin Welborn
Welborn
Eva Stewart
Associated Press
AP News
Post Office
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
High Point Enterprise March 24 1974 Page 2A
Newspaper page header reflects date and page designation Sunday morning edition. Contains listings, briefs, and column items typical of a mid 1970s North Carolina local paper. No full articles readable for detailed summaries.
Murrow Backs Bill to Limit High Speed Police Chases
Senator Coolidge Murrow of High Point introduces a measure to allow officers to abort high speed chases after copying the fleeing vehicle's license plate. Liability would fall on the vehicle owner. The bill, backed by police groups, is before the Senate Calendar Committee as adjournment nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marks
General Assembly
Sen. Coolidge Murrow
High Point
Murrow
David Parsons
Guilford College
Greensboro
Senate
East Carolina University
Joint Appropriations Committee
ECU
Mighty Mite double tractor-trailer tours for safety
A half-scale Mighty Mite tractor-trailer from Pacific Intermountain Express Co tours the country to promote traffic safety. Westchester Mall will host demonstrations from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday, with firm drivers on hand to show safe driving techniques. The unit, 36% feet long and 4 feet wide, carries a fraction of a standard rig’s volume and runs on a diesel engine. In Greenville, a Book League meeting is set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at 712 Hillcrest Ave. Mary Elizabeth McPheron of High Point and Ava Gail Weaver of Jamestown are elected officers in Bob Jones University literary societies. McPheron becomes Browning Society president. Weaver becomes Parker Society chorister.
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Westchester Mall
Pacific Intermountain Express Co
Greenville
Mary Elizabeth McPheron
High Point
Ava Gail Weaver
Jamestown
Bob Jones University
Miss McPheron
Herbert McPheron
Brentwood
Browning Literary Society
Harvey R. Weaver
Route 1
Miss Weaver
Parker Literary Society
All's Well That Ends Well in a Primary Classroom
A long reflection on a foster child leaving a mixed grade class. The author notes bonding, quiet gifts, and the lesson that homes and families aren’t fixed. An absent carrot mystery and a rose theft memory illustrate childhood temptations and kindness. The departure marks a major moment for the room.
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John F. Kennedy
Johnny
Mama
Daddy
Earth
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Randolph County
High Point Enterprise
Political Notebook
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James Holshouser
Friends Homes
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J. Edward Gill
Hillcrest Ave
Society Officers
Cannon
Ol’ William Shakespeare
By Faye Marks
Church Avenue
Wkly
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