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Jeanne Chall, Professor of Education, presents her conclusions in a new book entitled Learning to Read: the Great Debate. John H. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Delfare, has reportedly called the work "the most important book about education in ten years...
Inflationary Surge. The Johnson Administration has long belittled the possibility of lasting damage to the economy as a result of the strike. On the eve of the walkout, Gardner Ackley, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, brushed off such fears, saying that there would be "a burst of production to make up for it later." It may take quite a burst. The Commerce Department last week reported that in September alone, factory orders for durable goods dropped by 3.2% from August as Ford's shutdown rippled through its suppliers. All in all, said Commerce...
Whatever the ranking, Arbuckle has indeed worked a renaissance at the Palo Alto, Calif., campus. He set up a blue-ribbon council of outside advisers (among them: Health, Education and Welfare Secretary John W. Gardner), snared hefty foundation grants, nearly tripled the faculty (to 73), increased enrollment by more than 50% (625). He also broadened the curriculum to include ethics seminars and other subjects, built a vigorous research program from scratch. And what was once a California rich man's school also took on an international scope. Out of a conviction that Stanford "has an obligation to help management...
...times, said Gardner, call for cohesion. "Today, the first duty of responsible citizens is to bind together rather than tear apart. The fissures in our society are already dangerously deep." It was a ringing cry for unity from a wise administrator who is all too infrequently heard from...
Bluff & Tough. Gardner was referring to every facet of American life, from the turbulent cities through the quarrelsome Congress to the Viet Nam war, which sparks most of the venom and hostility in the American air. Gardner is not the only one who is bothered. New York's Senator Jacob Javits called on President Johnson to deliver an "extraordinary State of the Union message" to resolve American doubts and dissent over the war. But the President seems to prefer a different tactic. He is deploying his most influential aides in a verbal counterattack...