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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1998
Page
3
New York education officials released six hour English and revamped math Regents tests as part of raising high school standards. The English exam replaces the three hour test with two days of testing and three essay prompts. Passing requires 63 percent overall, but districts may set a 35 percent passing mark for the first four years.
U S authorities told Congress on Wednesday that Colombia now supplies the United States with the largest share of heroin, surpassing Southeast Asia. Miami and Puerto Rico are the main entry points, with Colombian heroin favored for being easier to use, raising concerns about new users among middle and upper income groups.
Washington INS officials report two Mexican nationals employed by HDO Productions were arrested Tuesday while attempting to gain access to White House grounds using fake alien registration cards. They were not authorized to work in the United States and details of their intended work were not disclosed by INS.
The Kennedy Center receives a 7 million bequest from the Carolyn Agger trust, widow of Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas. The funds aim to expand chamber music programming at the Terrace Theater, with effects visible in the 1999 2000 season.
A Virginia teen describes morning sleepiness as a reason for later classes while Rep Zoe Lofgren introduces a bill to encourage later school starts after 9 am with grants up to 25000 dollars. The plan targets adolescent sleep patterns and aims to provide funding to districts adopting new schedules.
Hollywood producer Jonathan Shestack and actor Anthony Edwards urged expanded autism research and education. Shestack, father of an autistic child, says the disorder is neglected and its causes mis understood. Legislators propose a $40 million yearly five year funding plan.
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