Education secretary calls for higher goals in U S schools
Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos outlined plans to raise standards after a nationwide drop in high school graduation and college entrance exam scores. He urged governors and school boards to adopt ambitious targets, aiming for 90 percent graduation and halving grade failures, emphasizing children parents and teachers as key factors in learning success.
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Demand Excellence in Education and Standards
The speaker argues that averaging grades hides true performance and that merely spending more money does not improve outcomes. He stresses that goals must be set by the education secretary and that society must demand high standards, not settle for mediocrity.
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County urged to fix overcrowded Public Safety Building
A long delayed plan to ease overcrowding at the Public Safety Building is due June 5 as U.S. District Judge Howard G. Munson warning the Onondaga County officials to move beyond drawing boards. He has fined the county $2 million since 1988 and required both short and long term solutions.
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Teen death by own action prevention effort described
National Prevention Week highlights teen suicide risks and rising rates in Onondaga County. Local agencies led by St. Josephs Hospital run the Teen death by own action Prevention Project with partners Contact Mental Health Association and county youth programs to coordinate counseling, school support, and community outreach aimed at saving lives.
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Cleanup plan for Onondaga Lake proposed by local league
The League of Women Voters of the Syracuse Metropolitan Area urges rapid cleanup of Onondaga Lake with enforcement of clean water laws by all levels of government. Funds should come from multiple sources including past polluters, city, county, state, and federal governments, and a county commission modeled on the Metropolitan Water Board should oversee pollution abatement and lake restoration.
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True motives in Fulton letter on sex education and condoms
A letter dated April 23 questions a proposal by Susan Rodem urging schools to provide condoms in clinics and teach sex education to curb teen pregnancies. The writer accuses the Central New York Council on Adolescent Pregnancy of using scare tactics and promoting controversial programs, claiming studies show no contraceptive benefit and increased sexual activity among youths.
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Voters Mocked by Vote Sends Garbage to Van Buren
Letter from Charles Baublitz of Baldwinsville denounces elected officials after the headline Vote sends garbage to Van Buren, condemning politicians for slapping the faces of the people.
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Baldwinsville
Readers urged to send letters on public issues
The Herald Journal and Herald American invite readers to submit letters for publication. Letters should be brief and legible with a succinct point. unsigned or unverifiable authors will not be published, though identity may be withhold for compelling reasons.
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What do people want from marriage in Texas gossip
A wandering spoof on love and marriage in a Texas setting mixes anecdotes and humor. The piece cites USA Today on ads by men and women seeking partners similar to Tom Cruise or Jane Fonda and ends with a comic tale of seaside shells disrupting a couple’s home.
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