Arkansas teachers face exam scores questioned in cheating probe
Tests taken by teachers and administrators in Imboden were rejected after ETS flagged suspiciously similar answers on the National Teacher's Examination. ETS spokesman Tom Ewing said a security review showed potential pre access and high answer similarity. Rejected candidates were offered free retakes. Black Rock superintendent B E Maxwell retook the test.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Education Testing Service
Princeton
N.J
Arkansas
Tom Ewing
Imboden
Lawrence County
Ewing
Jonesboro Sun
Black Rock
B.E. Maxwell
ETS
Correction: Midland inflation rate corrected in report
Midland's current annual inflation rate is 0.9 percent, per a cost of living survey by ClayDesta National Bank. The Odessa American in Monday's edition misreported the rate as 0.1 percent.
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Midland
ClayDesta National Bank
Odessa American
Bilingual Teacher Shortage Pressures Ector County Schools
Ector County schools face a fall shortage of seven bilingual teaching positions with limited applicants. Trustee calls for premium pay to attract scarce bilingual educators, as districts nationwide contend with recruiting challenges amid competition from Houston offering up to 6000 dollars annually.
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Ector County
Robert Medrano
Houston
Delia Pompa
Ex-employee sues county to resume job in Texas suit
A former Ector County computer programmer Perry, 35, filed a 200000 suit in Travis County's 167th District Court under the Whistle-Blower's Act claiming she was fired June 25 after reporting alleged criminal conduct by Mike Holden, Data Processing Department manager. Holden resigned July 15 amid the investigation, with Perry seeking reinstatement and damages.
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Ector County
Mike Holden
Tana Stewart Perry
Perry
Rosewood Ave
Texas
Travis County
Carolyn Struhall
Stephen Spurgin
Fort Stockton
Bryan Henderson
Henderson
Delma Abalos
Lebanese prisoners leave Israel on buses
A group of about 100 Lebanese prisoners freed from an Israeli jail crossed into Lebanon by bus, moving along the Mediterranean coast after a release demanded by Shiite extremists who hijacked a TWA plane last month. U N officials in Nagoura confirmed the transfer as Red Cross oversight aided the operation.
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Atlit
Israel
Lebanon
U.N
TWA
U.S. Navy
Rosh Hanikra
Nagoura
Israel Radio
Red Cross
Odessa Chamber Seeks Prison Site To Boost Economy
Odessa chamber proposes a $60 million prison to diversify beyond oil, arguing it would create up to 60 jobs and over 10 million dollars in annual payroll while driving local purchasing. The bid faces mixed support from board members and city leaders ahead of a state site decision due by July 31.
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Greater Odessa Area
Chamber Board
Huntsville
Odessa
Sam Holloman
Chamber
West Side
A.K. Barlow
Holloman
Barlow
Oklahoma
Bernhard
Texas Department of Corrections
Navasota
Gatesville
Palestine
Grace King
Phil Guthrie
TDC
Guthrie
King
Ector County
Bob Brookshire
Wendell Walker
Walker
John Harrison
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