Word: arizona
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...accepted models for success, high school is an area that education leaders aren't quite sure how to address. In the '90s some states experimented with vouchers, while most raised their targets for student achievement on standardized tests. That hasn't been very successful; just last week, for example, Arizona announced that only 1 in 10 sophomores passed a new state math test, and states are now rushing to ease their testing standards. Meanwhile, calls for federal funding for school construction and for more, better-trained teachers are gaining traction in the presidential race. Students may be arriving ready...
...After bailing his wife out of jail, Arizona resident Robert Horton taped up her mouth, legs and arms with duct tape like a "mummy" and brought her to court. She was stuck...
JUVENILE JUSTICE Ignorance of the law is no excuse. And that goes for kids too, which is why the Arizona Bar Foundation is pioneering a website designed to teach youngsters about the justice system. The site, www.lawforkids.org offers kid-friendly explanations, personal stories from youngsters in trouble, answers to questions ranging from state graffiti laws to federal child labor laws, and links for help and information. The site already averages 38,000 hits a month from across the country, and will soon add audio testimony from kids about their experiences with...
...memorial service for the Texas A&M students who died last week, according to the Associated Press. Taking a swipe at the other candidates, Mike Hull, Bush's Arizona campaign director, haughtily informed the news service of the Texas governor's commitment to his constituents, simultaneously managing to characterize any questions regarding Bush's no-show as utterly compassionless. And in fact, although you'd never know it from all the ruffled feathers, Bush never planned to be at Sunday's debate; he'll make his much-anticipated debut at the December 2 GOP event in New Hampshire...
...specific policy issues. Forbes has hinted at his disagreements with Bush, but last night was a direct and frontal assault from Forbes, and it gives us a sense of the kind of battle we'll see between these two in Iowa." And far from enjoying his home-court advantage, Arizona senator McCain looked vaguely uneasy in the bright lights - perhaps still nursing his wounds from Arizona governor Jane Hull's endorsement of you-know...