Author: Christine Armario
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Report: Less than half of students proficient in science
The nation’s students are still struggling in science, with less than half considered proficient and just a tiny fraction showing the advanced skills that could lead to careers in science and technology, according to results from an exam released Tuesday. Only 1 percent of fourth-grade and 12th-grade students, and 2 percent of eighth-graders scored in…
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Report: 23 percent can’t pass military exam
MIAMI — Nearly one-fourth of the students who try to join the military fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of an education system that produces graduates who can’t answer basic math, science and reading questions. The report by The Education Trust found that 23 percent of recent high school graduates don’t get the…
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Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test
Reading scores for fourth and eighth grade students held mostly steady last year, with improvements seen in a handful of states and among low-income students. Scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress, a series of federally funded achievement tests, rose in two states in grade four and in nine states for grade eight in…
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Ex-CEO of defense contractor enters guilty plea
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The former chief executive of a defense contractor with ties to U.S. Rep. John Murtha pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a kickback scheme and defrauding the Air Force, and promised to cooperate in an ongoing criminal investigation. Federal prosecutors said Richard S. Ianieri solicited kickbacks from a subcontractor in Pennsylvania…
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Still no sign of missing boat carrying NFL players
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard says it has searched 16,000 square miles of water off Florida’s Gulf Coast but there is still no sign of a fishing boat carrying two NFL players and two other men. The NFL players, Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper, left on a fishing trip early Saturday and were expected…
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Couples staying together because of poor economy
Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it nearly every day.The Denver couple divorced after six years of marriage but have been forced to live together for months because they can’t sell their place or afford to set up separate households in this slumping economy.Snyder…