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South Gibson Star-Times Opinion Tuesday, March 19, 2019 B- 7 INCOME Continued from page 6 SKEPTIC Continued from page 6 lives improved and saved by the host of technological in- novations made possible by the microchip. The only people who ben- efit from class warfare are politicians and the elite; they get our money and control our lives. Plus, we just might ask ourselves: Where is a so- ciety headed that holds its most productive members up to ridicule and scorn and makes mascots out of its least productive and most parasitic members? Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. ANSWERS C R O S S WO R D CLUES ACROSS 1. Joint 6. A group of countries in special alliance 10. Stone 14. Move with a splashing sound 15. Can be fixed 17. Giving human char- acteristics to the non- human 19. Other side of yang (Chinese) 20. Consume 21. Gave it a go 22. One point north of due east 23. Fat used to make pud- dings 24. Turfs 26. Not awake 29. Not nice 31. Frighten 32. Political action com- mittee 34. Skin problem 35. Type of music 37. Intestinal pouches 38. Eight 39. Emerald Isle 40. Interpret characters 41. Abandon 43. Felines 45. Energy and enthusi - asm 46. Resembles a pouch 47. Relating to sense of smell 49. Swiss river 50. Bradley Int'l Airport 53. __ __ __ __ yonder 57. Tarred and ___ 58. Boyish 59. This (Spanish) 60. Male parent 61. Lounge chair CLUES DOWN 1. Sports award 2. Monetary unit of Angola 3. Some animals live here 4. Former CIA 5. Global health group 6. Male given name 7. Opposite of right 8. Open Payment Initiative 9. Desert plants 10. A bird that cannot fly 11. Off-Broadway theat - er award 12. Lump of clay 13. Barbie's pal 16. Seldom 18. Noses 22. Denotes past 23. Selling at specially reduced prices 24. __ Claus 25. Comes before two 27. Fencing swords 28. Nocturnal rodent 29. Chinese revolutionary 30. Electronic coun- ter-countermeasures 31. Enjoyable 33. Villain 35. Discussed 36. Waterfall (Scottish) 37. Old television part (abbr.) 39. Roughly chipped flint 42. Helps change chan- nels 43. __ Sagan, astron- omer 44. Cooling unit 46. Uttered words 47. Small integers 48. Type of data 49. Inspired 50. France's first Jew- ish PM 51. Famed sci-fi novel 52. Body parts 53. Nigerian City 54. Amount of time 55. Coloring material 56. Type of constrictor snake tists agreed with Ehrlich's opinions on population and resource exhaustion. But the population control es- tablishment acted on his alarms. Millions of people were sterilized in Mexico, Bo- livia, Peru, Indonesia and Bangladesh. In India, many states withheld water, elec- tricity, ration cards, medi- cal care and pay raises from men and women who failed to undergo mandatory ster- ilization. Teachers expelled stu- dents whose parents failed to get sterilized. In a sin- gle year (1975), more than eight million men and wom- en were sterilized. World Bank president Robert McNamara cele- brated that "at long last, In- dia is moving to effectively address its population prob- lem." China's "one-child policy" provided cover for millions of forced sterilizations and perhaps 100 million forced abortions, many of which re- sulted in infections, sterility or death. It was an entirely avoidable humanitarian di- saster on a scale that is dif- ficult to imagine. And reck- less U.S. environmental ex- tremists like Brower and Eh- rlich never accepted blame for their role in it. Can we expect more in- tegrity from environmental- ists this time around? Well, they're not off to a very good start. Begin with their claim that 97 percent of scientists agree with them. John Cook is the most recent partisan to claim he has surveyed cli- mate scientists' publications on the issue. He wrote that he found more than 97 per- cent of the scientific papers he surveyed "endorsed the view that the Earth is warm- ing up and human emissions of greenhouse gases are the main cause." But skeptic Mark Bahner checked Cook's work across 11,944 scientific abstracts and found only 64 that en- dorsed Cook's proposition. That's 1.6 percent, not 97 percent. Dr. Richard Tol is a pro- fessor at two European uni- versities. Cook surveyed 10 of Tol's 122 eligible pa- pers. Even within this cher- ry-picked data set, Tol wrote that Cook rated five of 10 pa- pers incorrectly, including four that Cook falsely rat- ed as "endorse" rather than "neutral." To the best of my knowl- edge, former Vice President Al Gore is the only environ- mental alarmist to win an Academy Award and a Nobel Prize for his efforts. In his Nobel acceptance speech, he said the Arctic sea ice might be completely melt- ed by 2014. But it wasn't. I worked in Alaska that year, and I think we would have noticed. NASA chief climate sci- entist James Hansen was arguably the original global warming alarmist. He gave some 1,400 interviews about his climate change views, but nevertheless accused the Bush administration of muzzling him. Whether it's gay mar- riage, illegal immigration or climate change, Leftists un- derstand that they can pre- vail through corporate exec- utives and media organiza- tions, top-down even if they can't persuade rank-and-file Americans. Hansen is the man who proposed Nuremberg-style show trials of anthropogen- ic (human-caused) climate change deniers. That is the climax of tyrannical Left- ist coercion. Hansen's NA- SA supervisor, John The- on, declared himself a glob- al warming skeptic after re- tirement. Theon would thus be one of the people Hansen proposed to prosecute. Theon said after retire- ment that Hansen embar- rassed the agency but was never muzzled. You can't muzzle the Deep State. That's fine. But I don't want to be muzzled or prosecut- ed, either. SOUTH GIBSON SCHOOL CORPORATION 2018 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT (APR) GENERAL EXPLANATIONS Note for 2019 APR Publication: e Annual Performance Report is based on the best available data at the time of publication. e Indiana Department of Education is aware of several unresolved scoring issues from assessments administered in the 2018 school year. Schools potentially affected by these issues have been notified. When these issues are resolved, the IDOE anticipates very limited impact on published school proficiency rates for the 2018 school year. Should a school grade be impacted in the resolution of the scoring issues, the IDOE will recommend an alteration of the grade to the State Board of Education. e IDOE does not anticipate changes to any school corporation grades. Upon resolution of these scoring issues, the IDOE will review any other measures based school accountability and determine what, if any, changes should be made as a result. e APR is a report on the performance of schools and school corporations (districts) in your area. e goal is to provide information regarding the progress schools are making to help students become college-and–career ready. Where possible, this report contains three years of data to show trends – not just this year's results. In addition, the State Average is also shown for comparison purposes. ere are additional indicators that are available on the Indiana Department of Education's Web site (compass.doe. in.gov), including data broken out by different student subgroups, such as race, gender, income level and special education. Indiana educators and citizens have developed higher academic standards for all students. ese standards are necessary to prepare Indiana students to be successful in life, whether they go directly to higher education or to the workplace. e scores for ISTEP+ are listed under each school to reflect student progress toward those standards. For high schools, you also will see graduation rates and the percentage of graduates who plan to go on to college. Other important data are provided, such as average attendance rates and indicators of school safety, including expulsions and suspensions. Also included is information about your school corporation, such as how much is spent, on average, for each student; how much teachers are paid; and the percentage of corporation students who are in special education classes or gied and talented classes. DEFINITIONS (IN THE ORDER FOUND ON THE REPORT) CORPORATION LEVEL & GENERAL SCHOOL DATA A-F Accountability Grade Grade calculated by the IDOE per 511 IAC 6.2-6 and officially assigned by the State Board of Education. For 2014-15, Schools and Corpora- tions were assigned the better of their 2013-14 grade or the 2014-15 calculated grade. For 2015-16 and later, Schools and Corporations were assigned grades using the New Student Centered Accountability Model. Student Enrollment Number of students enrolled on October 1 of the school year. Note: Counts for Membership purposes are taken on a different day and may differ. Non-Waiver Grad Rate For 2017-18, the percentage of students who entered Grade 9 in Fall 2014 and graduated in four years or less without a waiver College and Career Readiness Rate e percentage of 2017 four year graduates who passed an Advanced Placement test, passed an International Baccalaureate test, received 3 hours of Dual Credit, or received an Industry Certification. Note: ese data are not available for the 2018 cohort at time of publica- tion. Career and Technical Diplomas Core 40 with Technical Honors Diplomas Certified Teachers Teachers certified to teach as reported by School Corporation (includes guidance counselors and other non-Administrator staff ) Teacher Salary Range Salary range is calculated by reviewing the salaries for teachers as provided by the School Corporation. Teachers must be reported at 100% for 180-195 days Students in Special Education Students (including non-public Students) who are receiving special education services Students in Gied and Talented Education Percentage of students enrolled in gied and talented education pro- grams as defined locally Percent of Instruction Delivered rough Career and Technical Education Percentage of total instructional hours delivered through vocational education classes Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunches Students who receive free or reduced price lunches due to family income level Limited English Proficiency Students Students whose inability to communicate English prevents them from participating fully in a standard educational program Foster Card Students Students who are foster care students Alternative Education Students enrolled and receiving instruction for at least 10 days in an approved alternative education program Intra District Mobility Percentage of students who moved from one school to another in the same school corporation Inter District Mobility Percentage of student who moved from one school to another in a different school corporation Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio Number of Students per Certified Employees as reported by the School Corporation Attendance Rate Average attendance rate for students HIGH SCHOOL DATA Career and Technical Pro- grams Programs administered through the Department of Workforce Develop- ment that oen result in an Industry Certification ECA Math Standard End of Course Assessment Math Standard – Algebra I (Passage is Re- quired for Graduation) Pass rates are for first time test takers ECA English Language Arts Standard End of Course Assessment 10 th Grade English (Passage is Required for Graduation) Pass rates are for first time test takers International Baccalaureate Program of Study offered by some authorized schools that may result in a student receiving a specialized diploma called an International Bacca- laureate Diploma. More information can be found at www.ibo.org Core 40 Basic High school graduation requirements More information on the graduation requirements and types of diplo- mas can be found at http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/student-as- sistance/academic-guidance Core 40 with Honors diploma Either Core 40 with Academic Honors or Core 40 with Technical Honors Graduation Rate For 2015-16, the percentage of students who entered Grade 9 in Fall 2013 and graduated in four years or less. ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL DATA ISTEP+ Grade specific exam given to all students. All students in Grades 3-8 are tested annually in Math and English/Language Arts. Students in grades 4 and 6 are also tested in Science. Students in grades 5 and 7 are also tested in Social Studies. In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to a new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to measure these standards. erefore ISTEP results are not comparable to previous data. IREAD Exam given to all students in grade 3 to test reading proficiency. Stu- dents must pass the exam to advance to grade 4 CONTACT: If you have any questions about this information, you should contact your local school corporation or contact the Department of Education at 317-234-1332 or by e-mail at datarequests@doe.in.gov. CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE LEGALS Life Milestones made free CALL: 812-753-3553 Put a free photo with write up on your Family and Class Reunions.

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