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Weekly Reader Students 'Elect' President Bush
Monday October 25, 7:03 am ET
Students Nationwide Catch Election Fever

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- President Bush will be
staying
in the White House for four more years if Weekly Reader students have
their say.

Hundreds of thousands of students participated in this year's poll
through classroom elections nationwide. President Bush had a
commanding
lead over Senator Kerry, capturing more than 60% of the votes.

Since 1956, Weekly Reader students in grades 1-12 have correctly
picked
the president making the Weekly Reader poll one of the most accurate
predictors of presidential outcomes in history.

Although Weekly Reader students didn't "elect" Senator Kerry, they
gave
him the nod in Maryland. Senator Kerry was also in a statistical dead
heat with President Bush in New York, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C.,
and Vermont. Among tenth-graders, Senator Kerry was also a big winner.

This year students caught the election fever. More than 20% more
students
participated in this year's Weekly Reader poll than ever before.
Thousands
of students in every grade K-12 participated. Third- and
fourth-graders
were the most enthusiastic voters. More than 57,000 students in each
of
those grades cast a vote.

The election poll is part of an overall educational program called
"Promote the Vote," created by Weekly Reader to teach students about
the issues, the candidates, the election process, and the importance
of
a democracy.

"This program teaches students that voting is a privilege and a
responsibility," said Emily Swenson, President of Weekly Reader.
"Through this authentic experience, we are hoping students will become
advocates and lifelong voters. And -- although the election may be
over
in eight days, the learning will continue."

Weekly Reader has announced a new essay contest Write Your Own
Acceptance
Speech. The contest is designed to continue to teach reading, writing
and research skills to students in grades 3-12. Students will also
follow the first 100 days in office through Weekly Reader's magazines.

Classrooms across the country submitted ballots, called in results via
a toll-free number, or voted online. Zogby International, which has
been
conducting public opinion polls since 1984, tracked the votes. The
poll
is not scientifically based. It was designed to be an educational
activity
that will encourage students to read, write, research and debate.

About Weekly Reader

Weekly Reader Corporation is a leader in educational publishing.
Created in 1902, Weekly Reader® publishes 16 magazines and a variety
of
other supplemental products that reinforce curriculum, help teachers
meet
standards, and engage students. All sixteen magazines have won awards
for excellence in educational journalism. Weekly Reader® currently
serves
approximately nine million students and 300,000 teachers nationwide.

Weekly Reader Corporation is part of WRC Media Inc., a leading
publishing
and media company that creates and distributes innovative
supplementary
education materials for the school, library, and home markets. In
addition to Weekly Reader Corporation, WRC Media's operating companies
include AGS Publishing, CompassLearning®, World Almanac Education
Group,
Inc., and WRC Consumer and Custom Publishing Group, which together
market some of the best- known brands in educational publishing.

Joe wrote:

[actually Joe didn't write anything, he copied a link and posted it, but that wasn't good enough, he had to go to link and copy the content and post
that too]

Great stuff Joe, more evidence of "The Dumbing Down of America".

Cheers
Marty

Typical Joe... couldn't even post a link that works.

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"Joe" wrote in message
m...
http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=125pksjv...e.yahoo.com/?u

Weekly Reader Students 'Elect' President Bush
Monday October 25, 7:03 am ET
Students Nationwide Catch Election Fever

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- President Bush will be
staying
in the White House for four more years if Weekly Reader students have
their say.

Hundreds of thousands of students participated in this year's poll
through classroom elections nationwide. President Bush had a
commanding
lead over Senator Kerry, capturing more than 60% of the votes.

Since 1956, Weekly Reader students in grades 1-12 have correctly
picked
the president making the Weekly Reader poll one of the most accurate
predictors of presidential outcomes in history.

Although Weekly Reader students didn't "elect" Senator Kerry, they
gave
him the nod in Maryland. Senator Kerry was also in a statistical dead
heat with President Bush in New York, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C.,
and Vermont. Among tenth-graders, Senator Kerry was also a big winner.

This year students caught the election fever. More than 20% more
students
participated in this year's Weekly Reader poll than ever before.
Thousands
of students in every grade K-12 participated. Third- and
fourth-graders
were the most enthusiastic voters. More than 57,000 students in each
of
those grades cast a vote.

The election poll is part of an overall educational program called
"Promote the Vote," created by Weekly Reader to teach students about
the issues, the candidates, the election process, and the importance
of
a democracy.

"This program teaches students that voting is a privilege and a
responsibility," said Emily Swenson, President of Weekly Reader.
"Through this authentic experience, we are hoping students will become
advocates and lifelong voters. And -- although the election may be
over
in eight days, the learning will continue."

Weekly Reader has announced a new essay contest Write Your Own
Acceptance
Speech. The contest is designed to continue to teach reading, writing
and research skills to students in grades 3-12. Students will also
follow the first 100 days in office through Weekly Reader's magazines.

Classrooms across the country submitted ballots, called in results via
a toll-free number, or voted online. Zogby International, which has
been
conducting public opinion polls since 1984, tracked the votes. The
poll
is not scientifically based. It was designed to be an educational
activity
that will encourage students to read, write, research and debate.

About Weekly Reader

Weekly Reader Corporation is a leader in educational publishing.
Created in 1902, Weekly Reader® publishes 16 magazines and a variety
of
other supplemental products that reinforce curriculum, help teachers
meet
standards, and engage students. All sixteen magazines have won awards
for excellence in educational journalism. Weekly Reader® currently
serves
approximately nine million students and 300,000 teachers nationwide.

Weekly Reader Corporation is part of WRC Media Inc., a leading
publishing
and media company that creates and distributes innovative
supplementary
education materials for the school, library, and home markets. In
addition to Weekly Reader Corporation, WRC Media's operating companies
include AGS Publishing, CompassLearning®, World Almanac Education
Group,
Inc., and WRC Consumer and Custom Publishing Group, which together
market some of the best- known brands in educational publishing.

Here's the actual link:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...deon_president

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"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
...
Joe wrote:

[actually Joe didn't write anything, he copied a link and posted it, but
that wasn't good enough, he had to go to link and copy the content and
post that too]

Great stuff Joe, more evidence of "The Dumbing Down of America".

Cheers
Marty

Jonathan Ganz wrote:

Here's the actual link:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...deon_president


Thanks Jon, it just proves that you can get a poll to say damn near anything you want it to say.

BTW, I always liked Linda Ellerbee, I think she got a raw deal just because she put on a little wieght, even then she
was a hell of lot easier on the eyes than Sam Donaldson!

Cheers
Marty

In article , Martin Baxter wrote:
Jonathan Ganz wrote:

Here's the actual link:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...deon_president


Thanks Jon, it just proves that you can get a poll to say damn near anything you want it to say.

BTW, I always liked Linda Ellerbee, I think she got a raw deal just because she put on a little wieght, even then she
was a hell of lot easier on the eyes than Sam Donaldson!

You forgot Sam Donaldson's rug... :-)
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"If there's no wind, row."

In article ,
Dave wrote:
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:19:21 -0400, Martin Baxter said:

Thanks Jon, it just proves that you can get a poll to say damn near anything you want it to say.

Speaking of which we haven't heard much from Jon in the last week or so
about http://www.electoral-vote.com/. Wonder why.

Well, if you click on Predicted Final Results, you'll get the real
story my idiot friend.



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"If there's no wind, row."

In article ,
Dave wrote:
On 26 Oct 2004 11:51:19 -0700, (Jonathan Ganz)
said:

Well, if you click on Predicted Final Results, you'll get the real
story my idiot friend.

Ah, so the ruler you've been using gives you the wrong reading, and you now
want to use a different one. You're running out of rulers, Jon. First it was
the raw polls, then it was the current electoral college result, and now
it's somebody's predicted electoral college result. Got it.

The only ruler we seem to have is George II. Looks like Bu**** is
going to lose!! hahahahahaha


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"If there's no wind, row."

On 26 Oct 2004 16:29:34 -0700, (Jonathan
Ganz) wrote this crap:

Ah, so the ruler you've been using gives you the wrong reading, and you now
want to use a different one. You're running out of rulers, Jon. First it was
the raw polls, then it was the current electoral college result, and now
it's somebody's predicted electoral college result. Got it.

The only ruler we seem to have is George II. Looks like Bu**** is
going to lose!! hahahahahaha


Tony Snow just reported that Democratic internal polls show Kerry will
lose Florida and Democrats to focus their attention else where! Also
interesting that latest Gallup for OH has Bush ahead by 5. Bush takes
FL and OH it is all over for Kerry.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

In article ,
Horvath wrote:
The only ruler we seem to have is George II. Looks like Bu**** is
going to lose!! hahahahahaha

Bush is going to lose, just like you lost your virginity to your
boyfriend.
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http://www.sailnow.com
"If there's no wind, row."