AIMS survives Arizona court challenge |
Arizona students still have to pass the AIMS test to get their high-school diploma.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Buttrick ruled Wednesday against two Arizona advocacy groups that sued to overturn the state AIMS-test requirement to get a high-school diploma. Tom Horne, Arizona superintendent of public instruction, called the ruling an important victory. Full Story at AzCentral |
Mom allegedly used daughter's ID to be cheerleader. |
GREEN BAY, Wis. - A 33-year-old woman is charged with stealing her daughter's identity to attend high school and join the cheerleading team.
Wendy Brown of Green Bay is charged with felony identity theft after enrolling in Ashwaubenon High School as her daughter, who lives in Nevada with Brown's mother. The criminal complaint says Brown admitted to telling school officials she was 15 because she wanted to get her high school diploma and join the cheerleading squad. Full Story at AzCentral |
Olympian spreads message of hard work at old school. |
Friday was a great day for Maryvale High School.
Henry Cejudo returned to the west Phoenix campus with the Olympic gold medal he earned last month in Beijing. Students cheered and teachers beamed as Cejudo was honored in the school gymnasium.Cheerleaders danced and the band played the national anthem during a reenactment of the medal presentation ceremony for Cejudo. Teachers, coaches and administrators could not believe their good fortune that a young man like Cejudo was there to provide them with such a perfect example. He was like a "talking point" with a gold medal around his neck. Full Story at AzCentral |
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College graduates' literacy declines, according to test |
The average American college graduate's literacy in English declined significantly over the past decade, according to results of a nationwide test to be released today. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy, given in 2003 by the Department of Education, is the nation's most important test of how well adult Americans can read. The test also found steep declines in the English literacy of Hispanics in the United States, and significant increases among Blacks and Asians. Full Story at AzCentral |
Shrinking water supply spurs states' creativity |
Seeding clouds. Pulling weeds. Desalting sea water. Diverting flow from rivers two or three states away.
Is this where Western water management is headed, to the realm of last-resort ideas? Maybe. The water managers prefer to call them creative strategies, but there's no denying that the seven Colorado River states are looking beyond traditional approaches as they try to stretch ever further a water supply weakened by population growth and persistent drought. Full Story at AzCentral |
Wheezing? Burning eyes? It's in the air |
The Valley of the Cough is crouching beneath a cloud of the dirtiest air in years, and the area's harried doctors say we all should take some precautions. People with respiratory problems should be particularly careful, but all of us may experience some symptoms, including burning eyes, a runny nose and some wheezing. Like Daniel Cook, 72, of Phoenix. He said he suffers from allergies year-round, but since the brown cloud influx his throat has been "raw and burning" most of the time. "When I awaken in the morning, my mouth feels like what I would imagine the Utah Salt Flats must feel like," he said. Full Story at AzCentral |