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Friday, July 30, 2010

KAHS AIMS math scores tumble

As with the elementary and middle schools, local high schools also suffered in the most recent Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) tests. And like the elementary and middle schools, math scores were the biggest casualties.

Friday, July 30, 2010

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Q: *Why do we need SB1070 if Arizona law enforcement regularly turns over illegal aliens to Border Patrol agents already. With SB1070 the Arizona taxpayers will pay all the costs that go along with an arrest under state law. If law enforcement can already detain illegal aliens and simply turn them over to the feds, why should we pay all these extra costs in these times?

A: A very good question that I have no answer for. The law won't ever see the light of day. Most of the meat of it was...

Q: * Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to receive a share of $3.4 billion. The states are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina. All finalists will travel to Washington in coming weeks to present their proposals. Will you be covering any of this in your paper?

A: We ran a brief on it in Wednesday's paper.



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