Rights Groups Blast Haiti Judge on Duvalier Case

By TRENTON DANIEL
Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Human rights groups harshly criticized a Haitian judge Monday after he recommended former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial only on corruption charges _ and not for rights abuses during his brutal 15-year rule.

By Teresa Wiltz

America’s Wire

WASHINGTON—Educators are expressing alarm that the performance gap between minority and white high school students continues to expand across the United States, with minority teenagers performing at academic levels equal to or lower than those of 30 years ago.