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...Gardner, who moves this summer from Utah to take over as president of the University of California, will soon get a close-up first reading on whether his commission can make a difference. California, in its customary DEW line position on U.S. trends, led the way in the past decade's educational pandering to student enthusiasms and taxpayers' tight pockets. The state, which once boasted the wealthiest and most prestigious school system in the nation, is now below the U.S. average virtually across the board. In 1972 California students scored nine points above the national norm on College...
After running on a basics-boosting "save our schools" platform, newly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction William Honig has put a set of proposed reforms, much like those of the Gardner commission, before the state legislature. A coalition of business leaders has announced its support; their reason, explained a spokesman, is that "one of the main problems with unemployment in this state is the public school education offered here." The proposals would cost an extra $1 billion next year, an 8% increase. But Californians, and Americans, may be ready to conclude that excellence is worth regaining...