Innovative education tools spark debate across the nation
In Caldwell New Jersey talented seniors skip calculus for improvised statistics using crap tables and blackjack cards while Berkeley and Racine students tackle problem solving with comic books. The Advancement School in Winston-Salem experiments with students teaching younger peers. U S Commissioner Harold Howell notes concerns over nontraditional teachers. The 1966 education revolution unfolds with federal aid expanding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including Titles I to V guiding funding and accountability across districts. Enrollment shifts accompany these programs as schools adapt to new methods and oversight.
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Caldwell
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Calif
Racine
Wis
Advancement School
Winston-Salem
N.C
Harold Howeli
U.S. Commissioner of Education
Journal For Educators
United States
Uncle Sam
State Departments of Education
Wayne O. Reed
U.S. Office of Education
Carnegie Corp
Carnegie
Ford Foundation
Fund For the Advancement of Education
National Education Association
NEA
Lee-Hamilton
Ferguson - Florissant
The
Dear Abby responds to rainy day drinkers and dress debates
Dear Abby counsels Alcoholics Anonymous for the Rainy Day Drinker and addresses a reader upset by a husband’s kicking in public. The column also voices reactions to attire and propriety, urging calmer behavior and personal responsibility amid social norms.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Abby
K.C
Forrest Greens Host Christmas and New Year Gatherings
Mrs. Boyd Sanders reports numerous holiday meals and visits around Keota and West Chester. Forrest Green and guests hosted a Christmas supper with Herrs, Stewarts, Herrs and Hauschilds from Iowa City. New Years Day dinner guests included G A Hess and Skinner family. Several relatives and friends from Kalona Ames and Melrose visited or stayed with hosts and families during holidays.
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Stan Skinner
West Chester
Charles Corpman
Debby
Kalona
George
Clifford Hess
G.A. Hess
Stanley Herr Hag
Mike Hawkins
Larry Fagen
Ralph Herr
Forrest Green
Albert Hahn
Gerald Hahn
Washington
Boyd Sanders
Donald Long
Ronnie
Denise
Rubio
Cathy Greiner
Cathy Conway
Melrose
Carol Conway
Howard Greiner
Clare Greiner
Ames
Anna Mae Dutler
Cedar Rapids
Bill Bermel
Wilton Junction
Mose M. Miller
Elam Christner
Gid Christner
Ezra Miller
Clara
William
Harold TeBockhorst
Joe TeBockhorst
Colette Bruty
Tom
Muriel
Lyle TeBockhorst
Anna Escher
Mary TeBockhorst
Eugene Way
Judy Enfield
Raymond Enfield
Ivan Burkley
Roy Pewitt
Wilbur Pribyl
Seven Pound Boy Born to Ottumwa Couple
Jim Grahams are parents of a seven pound boy born December 30 to Mrs Jim Graham Susan Arnold of Ottumwa. Grandmother is Mrs Lyle Arnold formerly of Keota. Also notes holiday visits across families including Gertrude Manning of Chicago and Marge Ryan.
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Keota
Jim Graham
Susan Arnold
Ottumwa
Lyle Arnold
Gertrude Manning
Chicago
Marge Ryan
Bill Mayer
Ray Schwenke
Louella Lasley
Portland
Oregon
Clarence Lasleys
Hedrick
Avon Gardners
Ollie
Carlyle Merritt
Shower honors Joanne Kelley before her wedding
Entertainers Diana and Janice Kron Barbara Duwn and Jane Te Bockhorst hosted a miscellaneous shower for cousin bride-elect Joanne Kelley at Letitia Kron's home. Guests enjoyed games gifts and refreshments in rose and royal blue decor. Several family members joined the celebration and others visited during the season including Christmas and New Year gatherings across Iowa.
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Kalona
Diana
Janice Kron
Barbara Duwn
Jane Te Bockhorst
Letitia Kron
Joanne Kelley
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