Archive for Sunday, December 9, 2007

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Polls

Do you think tests like the School Accountability Report are a proper way to measure how schools are doing?

Response Percent
No, it forces teachers to educate for tests, not real life.
 
46%
Yes, it provides a measuring stick for schools to be evaluated on.
 
17%
No, it does not encompass the whole spectrum of issues teachers face.No, it does not encompass the whole spectrum of issues teachers face.
 
14%
Yes, but only as long as there are other tests as part of the measuring stick.
 
13%
No, other reason
 
5%
Yes, other reason.
 
2%
Total 147
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Crash brings national issue into focus
December 9, 2007
On the morning of Nov. 26, Russ Blackhurst suffered serious injuries in a car crash near Milner. The driver who caused the accident, Teodora Diaz Simon, was killed. The accident and others like it are bringing home a debate raging at the national level: whether immigrants, regardless of their legal status, should be allowed to obtain a driver’s license.

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How will you shop for holiday presents this year?

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