Denver schools endure during first teacher strike in 25 years
Amid a four day walkout by about 2,200 teachers in Denver, roughly a third of 63,000 students stayed home while schools stayed open with 1,200 substitutes at 175 dollars daily. Reports of disrupted lessons, MTV viewing, bingo and spitball covered walls emerged from several campuses as Gov. Romer mediates talks.
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Genetic link found for dyslexia in chromosome 6
Researchers from four institutions analyzed three generations of readers with dyslexia and twins to locate a gene on chromosome 6 linked to the reading disorder. The study, published in Science, confirms a complex trait can be genetically linked and suggests a preschool diagnostic potential.
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Group decries child gun deaths campaign launched
Washington AP group urges nationwide protests over 50,000 child deaths by gunfire in 15 years. The Children's Defense Fund and Marian Wright Edelman unveil TV and print ads aired by ABC CBS NBC to pressure policy change. CDC notes rising youth homicide rates and guns as primary cause through 1991.
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