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Fullback Steve Ernst won the Frederick Greeley Crocker Award as the 1983 squad's MVP, defensive end Mark Mead won the Joseph E. Wolf Award for the outstanding interior lineman, linebacker Craig Uecker won the Henry N. Lamar Award for dedication to the football program and quarterback Greg Gizzi won the Robert F. Kennedy Award for determination and willingness to work...
There is one reform that could go a long way toward revitalizing the profession of teaching. It would provide something that does not now exist in most school systems: a career ladder that offers opportunities for advancement. Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander's "master teacher" plan, which has yet to pass the state legislature, would provide more money ($115 million a year) and four career steps: apprentice, professional teacher, senior teacher and master teacher. Movement through the four stages would give teachers more pay for more responsibility. Those at the top could earn as much as 60% more than...
...Chattahoochee. A motion for a similar order was denied in London, Ky., near the Daniel Boone National Forest, where the DEA began spraying Friday. Republican Congressman Harold Rogers, in whose district the spraying took place, called it "a tragically silly operation run by a bunch of incompetents." Republican Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee also voiced opposition to scheduled paraquat spraying in his state. For his part, DEA acting Administrator Francis Mullen seemed to be fudging on how many states can expect to be doused by paraquat from the air. Said he: "It could reach 40; it could be three...
...Governors fear that more such drastic remedies may lie ahead, with unknown consequences for their political futures. Lamented Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander: "It doesn't matter if you're Republican or Democrat, the deficit is too large...
...could not just flatly reject the concept in today's charged atmosphere. As a result, Reagan complimented the A.F.T. for "its fair and open-minded approach to other potential means of encouraging good teaching and good teachers." Another speaker at the A.F.T. convention was Tennessee's Governor Lamar Alexander, a Republican, who has proposed a sweeping merit-pay plan for his state. It would create four career stages, ultimately allowing "master" teachers to earn 60% more than the base salary. The A.F.T. gave Alexander a standing ovation, and Shanker endorsed "the freshness of the idea that deserves...