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Meanwhile, as the specter of incessant tests from kindergarten to law school haunts those still in diapers, the Democratic candidates seem to have their heads firmly stuck in the sand. The issue perhaps most near and dear to the hearts of students nationwide is being discussed on only one side of the fence. Could it be that the Republicans are leading the way in education these days? With Texas Governor George W. Bush presiding over one of the greatest turnarounds in state education history and the Republicans in the Senate granting $300 million more for education in the budget than...
...where do the Democrats stand? It's hard to tell. Gore, while promoting the same pre-kindergarten programs as Bush does, remains hazy on teacher evaluations. Gore has said teachers should be reevaluated every five years, yet has gained the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers by portraying Republicans as callous to the stress and demand of the teaching profession. And there seems to be little mention of student testing among all the talk of "values" and "discipline...
...Committee. She has been in leadership positions at of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women and the Cambridge Democratic City Committee. She holds a teaching degree and a master's in education. Her goals include implementing and supporting proper curriculum system-wide, starting foreign language instruction in kindergarten, and strengthening middle schools as well as providing after-school programs for middle schoolers...
...WONDER YEARS For 27 years, researchers at the University of North Carolina followed the progress of children enrolled in quality child-care programs. Last week they revealed that those who attended such programs soon after birth through kindergarten maintained the positive effects of the education into adulthood, doing better on reading and math tests than those who didn't receive such an education...
When Bobby was in elementary and middle school, his grades were above average. But even in kindergarten, his teacher wrote in his report card, "Bobby is an energetic and social child... He wants to have friends and does have them, but it's something that causes him to worry." Now his friends worry his parents. He seldom introduces them to his friends, many of whom are white and come from affluent families. "He thinks we're country bumpkins," says Bobby Sr. "This young man lives in a fantasy world. He wants to be rich...