25 Years Ago This Week

The Sullivan school district announced an open house and dedication ceremony for the new elementary school. The public was encouraged to tour the new school upon the completion of the ceremony.
A much-debated science course finally got a tentative green light from the Bethany school board. Late last year, board members sent a proposal for an introductory science course back to the district’s curriculum committee for consideration. The science course proposal was voted down. The opponent complained that the course was “watered down” and that the science curriculum should be more challenging for students. The introductory physical science/chemical science class—geared more towards application than theory—was back before the board after having been approved again by the district’s curriculum committee. A motion was made that the course be adopted for a year while being evaluated, and that it count as a science credit.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.