District battles teacher turnover and low reading scores
Five schools show the county’s worst fifth grade reading rates with fewer than 65 percent passing and Rhyne reporting under half. Superintendent Holland links turnover to low test results and publicity, noting Title I incentives to attract staff. Woodhill gains include a $2500 first year and up to $3500 for two year returners as district HR chief Melvin Parent cites national teacher shortages.
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Holland
Woodhill
Melvin Parent
Gaston County
North Carolina
Teacher Turnover And Shortage In Gaston County
The Gaston County Schools discuss an annual turnover of about 6000 teachers. Reasons vary from retirement and death to relocation and seeking better teaching opportunities, with some leaving teaching entirely for different environments or moving to different school levels. Calvin Carter can be reached at 704 869 1833.
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Calvin Carter
Iraq air mission faces Iraqi anti aircraft fire and radar links
The article reports ongoing Iraqi anti aircraft fire in the no fly zone as Forsyth notes continued gunner activity during his 22 months in command. Experts say Iraq hired Chinese workers to link radar systems via fiber optic cables, enhancing air defense and complicating allied strikes amid NATO history in Yugoslavia and Incirlik missions.
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Saddam
Forsyth
U.S
Navy
Tom Tack
Allen Park
Mich
Iraq
Nick Cook
Jane's Defense Weekly
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Incirlik
Rumsfeld
Slobodan Milosevic
Yugoslavia
NATO
Kosovo
Incirlik Air Base
911 tape released in boy drowning at rocker’s home
Los Angeles report details a 4 year old boy, Daniel Veres, dying after a pool drowning at musician Tommy Lee’s Malibu mountain home during a birthday party. The 911 call captures Lee urgently seeking an ambulance and guiding CPR as bystanders struggle to coordinate help.
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Rocker
Los Angeles
Tommy Lee
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Lee
Daniel Karren
Daniel
Woman slashes teacher in Tokyo kindergarten attack
A woman with a knife forced entry into a Tokyo kindergarten and slashed a young female teacher on her hands and leg before fleeing. The injured teacher was hospitalized with minor injuries and no children were nearby. The incident follows a fatal school attack in Osaka prompting security concerns.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan
Osaka
Japan
Junichiro Koizumi
Federal death penalty executions draw protests and debate
Outside a federal building in Terre Haute hundreds gathered as Garza faces execution amid a larger pretrial press presence for McVeigh. Audrey Anderson and other officials question potential racial bias in the federal system while Ashcroft defends Garza’s guilt and argues no delay is needed.
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McVeigh
Dan Dunne
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Garza
Federal
Terre Haute
Audrey Anderson
Tues
Anderson
Justice Department
United States
Texas
Robert Litt
Clinton Justice Department
Clinton
John Ashcroft
Juan Raul Garza
Ashcroft
Debates Over County Budget Cuts and Public Safety
County commissioners move to raise funding for Social Services while wrestling with proposed 8.7 percent cuts to all departments. Public safety agencies warn cuts could reduce police presence and delay 911 responses, potentially slowing EMS and jail capacity. Maj. Joe Canipe and Maj. Johnny Phillips urge safeguarding safety margins as tax increase looms.
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Gaston County
Joe Canipe
Sheriff’s Department
Johnny Phillips
Gems
Mark Lamphiear
Lamphiear
Department of Social Services
Wright
Phil Ponder
Price
Carpenter
Health board opposes radical budget surgery
The Gaston County Health Board backed an 8.74 percent cut to the Health Department budget for 2002, arguing it preserves services and avoids tax hikes. Directors warned a 48 percent cut would devastate public health, leaving only core tasks and possibly violating state requirements.
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Health Board
Health Department
Parsons
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Page Elementary
Pinewood
Pleasant Ridge
Rankin Elementary
Rhyne Elementary
Robinson Elem
Sherwood Elem
H.H. Beam
Springfield
Tryon Elementary
W.A. Bess
LLoyd /Flanders
Keever Furniture Co
County Board of Health
Bruce Parsons
Waite Dous le Hune
Shane
Saint Wardell Lane
Avaiian
Labro
Auralabro
Juno
Iquely
VALE
Era Priaeine
E. Main Avenue
Gastonia
Abbey, Maggie
Giles
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