LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO March 28, 1912
Congressman Joe T. Robinson was nominated for governor in yesterday’s Democratic primary by a majority that it is estimated will exceed 30,000 votes. Senator Jeff Davis is leading Stephen Brundidge for United States senator on the partial returns by about 6,000 votes, but the figures are not complete enough at 3:30 o’clock this morning to determine the result.
50 YEARS AGO March 28, 1962
Supt. Floyd Parsons and other officials of the Little Rock School District were to brief the press this afternoon on a practice drill of the “Operation Go Home” Civil Defense plan. Six schools will be selected for a “walk through” drill next Tuesday to see how well the plan operates under planned circumstances.The civil defense plan of the district as selected by the parents, calls for most of the pupils to return to their homes by walking, bicycle, motor bike or their usual method of transportation. Another percentage would make use of car pools.
25 YEARS AGO March 28, 1987
Clapping his handsto emphasize his points, U.S. District Judge Henry Woods on Friday chewed out Little Rock School District officials for not complying with the deadlines set in their school assignment plan. “I feel like I was misled and the parents were misled. It was handled poorly. I am furious,” Woods said. He told the attorneys that teachers for the district’s schools must be assigned within 10 days and refused to shorten the April 20 deadline.
10 YEARS AGO March 28, 2002
Administrators in about 14 percent of Arkansas’ high schools now have to explain to their communities and state leaders why their students’ grade-point averages and college entrance exam scores don’t tell the same story. Why are some students bringing home A’s and B’s but not making thegrade on college entrance exams? Forty-six of the state’s 320 high schools have the biggest problems with grade inflation, according to a study released by the state Department of Education on Wednesday. At least half of the students in those schools who had grade point averages of 3.0 or higher scored below 19 in math or English on the ACT Assessment in 2000-2001.
Arkansas, Pages 12 on 03/28/2012