Joplin high rebuilds as students return after tornado
Joplin MO students go back to school in a rebuilt, relocated setting less than three months after a May tornado that killed 160 and leveled Joplin High. Teachers stock shelves with classics while rivals combine elementary schools and use industrial park space. Authorities expanded summer hours and used temporary locations at Mall Shopko and a vacated Missouri DOT office to restart classes.
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Child welfare survey links recession to Nevada hardships
A Nevada study cites rising child poverty during the recession, with 14.7 million American children poor in 2009 and 38 states seeing increases since 2000. It notes Nevada had high foreclosure impacts on families and ties poverty to future academic and economic outcomes for low income children. Stephen Brown of UNLV cautions secure upbringing aids higher success later.
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Pentagon finds Army tested armor incompletely and uncertain
Defense inspector general audit covers seven Army contracts from 2004 to 2006 worth 2.5 billion dollars. Tests used wrong sizes and inconsistent rounds, with some temps and altitudes omitted due to wartime demands. Army says testing system improvements are in place and IG recommendations implemented while 5.1 million ballistic inserts are left uncertified.
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