Florida's controversial teacher licensing test sparks protests
Edith Johnson, a Florida teacher from Perry, fails the licensing exam twice amid claims it targets Black teachers. Governor Graham and a white Cabinet push for a tougher test, while disparities show 65 percent of Black applicants failing versus 10 percent of whites. Some call decertification of failing programs risky. The nationwide debate echoes in 65 percent failure at Florida A&M and looming diploma consequences for seniors who fail literacy tests.
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Bob Graham
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Board of Education
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Chris Pipho
The
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Denver
Alabama
North Carolina
George C. Carr
Storm drains work in Walkersville for Colony Village drainage
Walkersville crews install a ditch with two storm pipes to drain excess water from the Colony Village development on Md. 194. The underground system will extend from the Village to behind Walkersville Middle School, carried out by town personnel.
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New Colony Village
MD. 194
Walkersville Middle School
Walkersville Town
Cedric H. Smith
Winners of chess and checkers tourney at Mother Seton School
Winners pictured from Carroll and Frederick counties are named for chess and checkers in Emmitsburg. The report also notes a Florida literacy test ruling and mixed reactions from civil rights lawyers, educators, and the NEA, with public support for standardized testing and opposition to lowering standards.
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Fort Ritchie
Frederck County
Northwestern
Frederick County Civic Association, Inc
Blue Ridge Mountain Volunteer Fire Company
Sabillasville Civic Association
Frederick County
Mother Seton School
Emmitsburg
Matthew Webster
Carroll County
James Levick
William Valentine
Jacob Topper
Trinh Vo
Michele Myrick
Frances Quinto
NEA
Washington
Lou Harris
Florida
Fingerprinting denounced by famed baby doctor
Dr. Benjamin Spock urged opposition to schoolchild fingerprinting as a tool against kidnapping. He said fingerprints offer little aid in prevention or identification and may alarm children. He cited no proof and declined to detail it. The briefing included Edith Tiger of NECL.
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New York
Benjamin Spock
Spock
New York City
Bergen County
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