Thursday, February 16, 2006
Thursday Early
Greenwood’s preferential compensation package for its’ head football coach has been noticed in the state legislature. Senator Jim Argue, chair of the Senate Education Committee told the Southwest Times Record “I think it’s a fairness issue, and I don’t think there’s anymore justification for enriched benefits for a coach as compared to a math or science teacher.” Lawmakers have begun gathering information on athletic department salaries.
State Senator Shane Broadway, in an interview with Pat Lynch on WAI, says that there will likely be a special session to deal with school funding issues and it will probably be in March.
Jonesboro School District Superintendent Steve Singleton is expressing concern that local government may encourage segregation in schools and in the community, and has shared his comments with local officials. In a letter dated Feb. 9, Singleton told Mayor Doug Formon and Jonesboro City Council members that he is concerned about some zoning issues in the nearby Valley View School District. If low-income properties are approved and developed in the Jonesboro and Nettleton districts, he says, the same should be true for other districts within the city limits. Jonesboro contains portions of four different school districts.
Anthony Sanchez awaits sentencing after being convicted of first degree murder, rape and sodomy by an Oklahoma jury in the 1996 death of Benton ballet student Julie Buskin.
The mother of Kevin Ives, one of the two boys murdered near the railroad tracks in Saline County in 1987, is calling upon prosecutor Robert Herzfeld to question former Lonoke Police Chief Jay Campbell in connection with that case. Campbell was mentioned in connection with the case in the “Obstruction of Justice” video release.
Russellville Prosecutor David Gibbons believes there is substantial evidence in the murder of Nona Dirksmeyer, but he was unwilling to give the Courier reporter information on results of a polygraph test, whether the assailant forced his way into the victim’s apartment, whether there was a murder weapon seized, or tests on the suspects clothing.
Alfred Craft of Monroe, Louisiana will serve five years in prison and pay a $50,000 fine for poisoning a bald eagle and two vultures at a farm he owns in Izard County and then threatening people to keep it from coming to light, a federal judge ruled.
Bass Pro Shop is proposing to spend at least $75 million to redevelop the Pyramid in Memphis and pay $1 million dollars annyally over the life of a 20-year lease. The Missouri retailer also promises not to open a similar store within 100 miles. Shelby County and the City of Memphis still have around $25 million of outstanding debt on the Pyramid.
Patrick Hall of Gravette is on to the next round of American Idol.
The pilot for a Fox television drama series will be shot next month in Memphis. “Southern Comfort” is the story of a suburban mother who is suddenly thrust into running her husband’s criminal activities while he goes to jail.
Casino developers are pushing real estate prices up in Biloxi, Mississippi, where gambling has been allowed inland since Hurricane Katrina. New resorts, condos, and hotels are planned.
State Senator Shane Broadway, in an interview with Pat Lynch on WAI, says that there will likely be a special session to deal with school funding issues and it will probably be in March.
Jonesboro School District Superintendent Steve Singleton is expressing concern that local government may encourage segregation in schools and in the community, and has shared his comments with local officials. In a letter dated Feb. 9, Singleton told Mayor Doug Formon and Jonesboro City Council members that he is concerned about some zoning issues in the nearby Valley View School District. If low-income properties are approved and developed in the Jonesboro and Nettleton districts, he says, the same should be true for other districts within the city limits. Jonesboro contains portions of four different school districts.
Anthony Sanchez awaits sentencing after being convicted of first degree murder, rape and sodomy by an Oklahoma jury in the 1996 death of Benton ballet student Julie Buskin.
The mother of Kevin Ives, one of the two boys murdered near the railroad tracks in Saline County in 1987, is calling upon prosecutor Robert Herzfeld to question former Lonoke Police Chief Jay Campbell in connection with that case. Campbell was mentioned in connection with the case in the “Obstruction of Justice” video release.
Russellville Prosecutor David Gibbons believes there is substantial evidence in the murder of Nona Dirksmeyer, but he was unwilling to give the Courier reporter information on results of a polygraph test, whether the assailant forced his way into the victim’s apartment, whether there was a murder weapon seized, or tests on the suspects clothing.
Alfred Craft of Monroe, Louisiana will serve five years in prison and pay a $50,000 fine for poisoning a bald eagle and two vultures at a farm he owns in Izard County and then threatening people to keep it from coming to light, a federal judge ruled.
Bass Pro Shop is proposing to spend at least $75 million to redevelop the Pyramid in Memphis and pay $1 million dollars annyally over the life of a 20-year lease. The Missouri retailer also promises not to open a similar store within 100 miles. Shelby County and the City of Memphis still have around $25 million of outstanding debt on the Pyramid.
Patrick Hall of Gravette is on to the next round of American Idol.
The pilot for a Fox television drama series will be shot next month in Memphis. “Southern Comfort” is the story of a suburban mother who is suddenly thrust into running her husband’s criminal activities while he goes to jail.
Casino developers are pushing real estate prices up in Biloxi, Mississippi, where gambling has been allowed inland since Hurricane Katrina. New resorts, condos, and hotels are planned.
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GOP Cheer Leader Captain; Arkansas Media Group, continues to feature one of its junior members, David Sanders. Sanders inane writing is featured in newspapers throughout Arkansas twice weekly.
In the Feb. 15 Pine Bluff Commercial, Sanders trumpets the 'miracle' of Charter Schools. However, even a cursory review of the research on charter schools clearly indicates the verdict on charter schools is still out. In fact, the most recent evidence suggests that when outside variables(e.g.,parental income levels,education levels, prior PTA involvement,etc.) are equalized: (Oh no! Tell me it's not true!) charter schools are less effective! Even Sanders own news group reported:
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By David Robinson
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas' education chief cautioned parents of charter school students not to rush to judgment in light of a national report this week that says charter schools are showing worse results than traditional public schools.
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Even his Arkansas Times inspired article on Osceola's Academy of Excellence ignores the fact the school's performance is not superior.
The Times article cautions about the plummeting performance of higher level students at the charter school should provoke concern. This finding follows that of charter schools throughout the country:
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Those who support two of the more controversial alternatives to the public school system as a means of helping students from poor backgrounds catch up with middle-class contemporaries received some disturbing news the other day, including a preliminary blow to the conservative cause for vouchers.
First it was reported that in measuring the achievement of fourth-graders from poor areas in charter schools against those from similar backgrounds in regular public institutions, the traditional-school children did better, considerably better.
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Cheerleading without even the minimal balance is great for the hometeam but rather inappropriate for journalistic enterprises....don't you think?
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In the Feb. 15 Pine Bluff Commercial, Sanders trumpets the 'miracle' of Charter Schools. However, even a cursory review of the research on charter schools clearly indicates the verdict on charter schools is still out. In fact, the most recent evidence suggests that when outside variables(e.g.,parental income levels,education levels, prior PTA involvement,etc.) are equalized: (Oh no! Tell me it's not true!) charter schools are less effective! Even Sanders own news group reported:
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By David Robinson
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas' education chief cautioned parents of charter school students not to rush to judgment in light of a national report this week that says charter schools are showing worse results than traditional public schools.
______________________________________________________________
Even his Arkansas Times inspired article on Osceola's Academy of Excellence ignores the fact the school's performance is not superior.
The Times article cautions about the plummeting performance of higher level students at the charter school should provoke concern. This finding follows that of charter schools throughout the country:
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Those who support two of the more controversial alternatives to the public school system as a means of helping students from poor backgrounds catch up with middle-class contemporaries received some disturbing news the other day, including a preliminary blow to the conservative cause for vouchers.
First it was reported that in measuring the achievement of fourth-graders from poor areas in charter schools against those from similar backgrounds in regular public institutions, the traditional-school children did better, considerably better.
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Cheerleading without even the minimal balance is great for the hometeam but rather inappropriate for journalistic enterprises....don't you think?
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