Kansas Jr High Math Test Shows 47 Percent Missed Standard
Nearly half of Kansas high school juniors failed to meet minimum math standards on a statewide competency test. A draft report reviewed by the state Board of Education shows 16,162 of 30,752 juniors met or exceeded the standard, with 47.4 percent not meeting it.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Education
Dorothy G. Groesbeck
Board of Education
Mig
Kansas
Kansas State Board of Education
Acea
Bolton
Kansas Legislature
Ruthann Oessner
Area School Boards Meet in Pomona and Central Heights
Pomona area boards approved next year budgets 9.1 percent higher due to utility and salary increases, with six hour days on 180 days and possible early dismissal for heat. Pomona transfers and kindergarten floor-covering study were ordered, while Central Heights set an 1,080 hour plan with a reduced mill levy and repairs to the football concession stand.
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Pomona
School Board of
U.S.C
Nilson Kraushaar
Kraushaar
Appanoose
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Central Heights
June Betz
General Fund
Texas Survives Hurricane Allen After Severe Flooding
Corpus Christi and the Gulf Coast faced widespread damage as Hurricane Allen downgraded to a tropical low. Two people died in Corpus Christi, with hundreds of thousands evacuated and millions in damage projected. President Carter declared disaster areas in six Texas counties, while relief efforts and pollution-control measures followed offshore oil tanker incidents.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Bill Clements
Allen
Clements
Gulf Coast
Caribbean
Tibor Nagy
U.S
Haiti
Carter
Mexico
Bohler
McAllen
Othal Brand
Rio ‘Grande Valley
Coast Guard
Port Aransas
Kennedy Delegates Bitter Over Loss At Democratic Convention
The 14 Kansas Kennedy delegates protest a binding rule after Carter forces win. Wichita’s Coleen Johnston accuses Carter of dictatorial tactics while Topeka’s Randy Mettner says the convention will be a TV show under Carter control. Delegates express disenchantment and vow cautious support of the Carter ticket.
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New York
Kansas
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Carter
Pat Lehman
Wichita
Coleen Johnston
Randy Mettner
Topeka
James Francisco
Mulvane
John Carlin
Carlin
Francisco
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Avco Corp
Beat Food
KanPwlt
Beth Steel
Katy Ind
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Goodyear
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Goosemyer
Slim
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