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...something is wrong with American schools. In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, American fourth-graders ranked third in science (behind Korea and Japan) and 12th out of the 26 countries in math. In another study last year, U.S. eighth graders finished 17th in math and a woebegone 28th in science. The fact that younger students compare more favorably than older ones suggests that American schools may be slowing them down. Education Secretary Richard Riley says that?s precisely why President Clinton?s proposed national testing standards are so desperately needed. "Our elementary schools are getting better at teaching...
...Chelsea Clinton visits Harvard over the weekend, staying in the Yard and partying at a final club. On the 28th, Clinton announces she will attend Stanford...
With the establishment of the People's Republic, Deng began a rapid rise. From 28th in the communist pecking order in 1945, he became General Secretary of the party and one of Mao's 12 Deputy Premiers in 1956. That was the year Khrushchev came to power in Moscow and denounced Stalin at a secret Soviet party congress. Learning of this indictment of a "personality cult," Deng commended it to his own party--a move used to discredit him in the following decade by the Mao-worshipping Red Guards of the Cultural Revolution. In truth, Deng was still loyal...
DIED. FRANK TEJEDA, 51, U.S. Representative from Texas; of pneumonia after battling a brain tumor; in San Antonio. The Democrat rose from high school dropout to lawyer to first Congressman from the new Hispanic 28th District...
...wasn't much, but the defense, ranked 19th in the NFL and 28th against the pass, made sure it was enough. It held Means to 43 yards rushing--he had 315 in the previous two playoff games--and limited Brunell to 190 yards while intercepting two passes...