Shocking state capitals test stuns Midwest class
A Chicago reader relays a summer school exercise testing 60 high school juniors and seniors on state capitals. Results show widespread confusion with many naming wrong capitals such as Montgomery, Sacramento, Tallahassee, Atlanta, Des Moines, Topeka, Frankfort, Baton Rouge, Lincoln, Annapolis, Lansing, St. Paul, Carson City, Columbus, Cheyenne, Pierre, Raleigh, Columbia, Dover and more. The note cites dismal geography knowledge and calls for more federal education funds as the country’s schooling system faces its own gaps.
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Midwest
Alabama
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Birmingham
California
Sacramento
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Miami
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Georgia
Atlanta
Macon
Augusta
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa City
Kansas
Topeka
Kansas City
Kentucky
Frankfort
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Nebraska
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Nevada
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Reno
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Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Akron
Dayton
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Cheyenne
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Montana
Helena
South Dakota
Pierre
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Durham
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Pennsylvania
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West Virginia
Charleston
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Maine
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
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Chicago
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Olympia
William Robinson Editor Saturday August 13 1983 Page A 10
William 470 2279 Robinson listed as editor for Saturday edition page A 10 with no additional details.
Local teens Sheila Lauber and Rocco Carlitti highlighted for honors
Sheila Anne Lauber, 17, recent Franciscan Academy graduate from Chittenango, National Honor Society member, forensics public relations chair, yearbook staffer, plans to study journalism or political science at the University of Scranton. Rocco Carlitti, 17, Bishop Grimes graduate, National Honor Society, Who's Who, Italian National Honor Society, Forensic Club, CY0 basketball, junior class president, Cornell Book Award recipient, will study electrical or biomedical engineering at a four year college.
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Sheila Anne Lauber
Franciscan Academy
Sheila
Richard Paul Lauber
Chittenango
University of Scranton
Bishop Grimes High School
Rocco Carlitti
Cornell Book
Rocco
Verino Carlitti
Teen to Teen column returns next Saturday
Readers are invited to send questions on dating and parenting to Young Ideas Herald Journal Syracuse New York. Include full name address and telephone number though only initials will be published.
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Young Ideas
Herald-Journal
P.O. Box
Syracuse
Teens Learn Job Skills Through OCETA Workshops
Onondaga County Educational Training Act led 400 youths from low income families through paid job skills programs or work in childcare, grounds, and clerical tasks this summer. A two hour workshop on communication, run by CONTACT, emphasized finding and keeping a job. Teens practiced writing, interviews, and role plays, learning that good communication opens doors and reduces conflict.
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OCETA
Contact
Lakeside Boces
Eileen Hathaway
Mary Cappelli
Urinary tract infections in teens by Dr Ushkow
Dr Martin Ushkow explains that UTIs are the second most common infection in youths after respiratory infections. Lower tract infections cause frequent urination and pain, while kidney involvement brings fever and back pain. Bladder infections are more common in girls due to a shorter urethra, with diagnosis via urine analysis and culture. Recurrent infections risk kidney damage. see a Syracuse pediatrician and mail questions to Young Ideas Health.
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Ushkaw
Syracuse
Young Ideas-Health
Herald-Journal
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U.S. Education Figures Show 56.5 Million Students for 1983-84
UPI reports from Thomas D. Snyder of the National Center for Education Statistics. Total K-12 enrollment slated at 44.1 million in elementary and secondary levels with nearly 5 million in private schools. College enrollment around 12.4 million, including 2.6 million in private institutions. Education spending projected at $215.3 billion with $120.3 billion for public K-12 and $80 billion for college. Teachers number about 3.3 million. Snyder notes a baby boom lift may start reversing the long slide in elementary enrollment by 1985.
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UPI
Thomas D. Snyder
National Center For Education Statistics
Snyder
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