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...will continue. "This is the first time that the central matter is being discussed teaching and learning. Not civil rights or free lunches or girls vs. boys." If state legislatures, public forums and PTA meetings are any indicators, Americans seem to be reaffirming a strong commitment to education. A Gallup poll shows that 84% of Americans believe that a superior educational system is "very important" to the nation, while only 47% believe that a strong military force is as important. "There is now considerable resolve to see reform through to the end," says Chester Finn, a professor of education...
Last week George Gallup announced that his polls showed that Ronald Reagan had pulled ahead of Democratic Contender Walter Mondale and was edging up on John Glenn. They have for months been describing their heartache for the Oval Office. Reagan has not made any public commitment to run again and apparently has not told a single friend he will definitely seek a second term. Presumably he has confided in Nancy, but some friends wonder. An ancient Persian put it well: "Speech sows, silence reaps...
...working order, the trap door oiled and hanging beam polished. Even though Britain ended capital punishment in 1965, the issue has never been settled in the public mind. I.R.A. killings in Northern Ireland and Britain, along with rising criminality, have helped lead 77% of Britons, according to the latest Gallup poll, to favor the return of the death penalty for terrorist murderers. Last week the nation reached the climax of an emotional argument over the subject that divided the government, mobilized the clergy, aroused the police and dominated the press. After 6½ hours of debate, the House of Commons...
Buying computers to teach children is increasingly important in the consumer market. Roper found that families with teen-agers were 50% more likely than the average household to have computers. Some surprising statistics: only 2% of computer owners in the Gallup survey expressed little satisfaction with their machines, and only 1% said that they were "not at all satisfied...
...surveys suggest that a number of useful programs will have to be created to entice a large body of new purchasers. "People at the low end of the market, with $100 machines, are interested only in games," says Gallup Vice President John McNee. "More knowledgeable purchasers, who buy more expensive machines, want all kinds of new things. With them lies the future of the personal computer...