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...country of southern Arkansas. The last time its tenth-graders took the basic skills test they placed in the bottom 12% of national scores. The average teacher's salary is only $11,663, and not one teacher is certified to teach physics, foreign languages or art. Says Kai Erickson, executive secretary of the Arkansas Education Association (A.E.A.): "Education has never been a high priority in Arkansas...
Only 38% of last fall's high school graduates entered college, compared with a national average of 53%. Of the state's 370 districts, 170 do not offer a foreign language, 91 have no chemistry classes, and 184 lack physics. Says Erickson: "This is one of the worst places in the U.S. for the teaching profession...
...breed of Japanese women graduates from leading universities are shunning traditional, largely clerical roles in Japanese companies for foreign firms that acknowledge their ability and offer more pay and promotion hopes. "The educated women of Japan are still an unused resource in the professions," says Owen Erickson, senior vice president and general manager of Bank of America in Tokyo, which hires about 25 female college graduates a year...
Americans can now choose from an astonishing 235 brands, compared with 152 only seven years ago. "I worry about the consumer being overwhelmed by the selection," says Joseph Doyle, an analyst with the Wall Street firm of Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Notes John Bergin, president of the McCann-Erickson/USA advertising agency, with tongue firmly planted in cheek: "We certainly are quenching the thirst needs of Americans...
...back to beat St. Lawrence the next night, as goalie Todd Pearson nearly notched a shutout. But the opposition will be much tougher this weekend. The Gophers are led by a pair of high-scoring forwards, Hobey Baker Award candidate Scott Bjugstad (85 points in 42 games) and Busty Erickson (76 points), and have a steady goalie in Frank Pietrangelo (3.30 goals-against...