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The sixties seem like they were just yesterday.
Read moreDr. Thomas Sowell has just published “Charter Schools and Their Enemies.” He presents actual test scores of students in traditional public schools and charter schools on New York State Education Department’s annual English Language Arts test and its Mathematics Test. Sowell gives the results of student tests in charter schools such as KIPP, Success Academy, Explore Schools, Uncommon Schools, Achievement First as well as the traditional New York City public schools. On the English Language Arts test, a majority of charter school students, most of whom were black or Hispanic, tested proficient or above. Their achievement ratio was nearly 5 to 1. On the Mathematics test 68% of charter schools’ 161 grade levels had a majority of students testing proficient. In the traditional public schools, 177 grade levels, just 10% had a majority of their student testing proficient.
Read moreThe FBI last month conducted 3,931,607 firearms background checks, the highest-ever number for the month of June.
Read morePresident Donald Trump in his address at Mt. Rushmore:
Read moreKingfisher High School graduate Ashton Wensman Bensinger received first place recently in the photojournalism category at the National Photography Society of America Youth Photo Contest.
Read moreTwo juvenile passengers suffered injuries Sunday in a three-vehicle accident at the southeastern edge of Kingfisher County.
Read moreIt didn’t take Josh Sumrall long in his new job to start having to work on big personnel moves.
Read moreIn his address at Mt. Rushmore on July 3, President Donald Trump warned: “There is a growing danger that threatens every blessing our ancestors fought, struggled, and bled to secure.
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