Word: professional
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Only 38% of last fall's high school graduates entered college, compared with a national average of 53%. Of the state's 370 districts, 170 do not offer a foreign language, 91 have no chemistry classes, and 184 lack physics. Says Erickson: "This is one of the worst...
Arkansas officials are considering using the National Teacher Examinations (N.T.E.) devised by the Educational Testing Service (E.T.S.) for beginning teachers. Opponents of the testing plan have found a surprising ally in E.T.S. President Gregory Anrig, who has said that he will not allow the N.T.E. to be used for testing...
Print journalists contend that when television became an accepted part of the news business, its you-are-there intrusiveness and emphasis on conflict tarnished the reputation of the entire profession. Says Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee: "Television has changed the public's vision of the reporter into someone...
Now, 11 years later, married to a University of Wisconsin professor, and with two young children (aged four and seven). Bernstein has returned to Harvard with a perspective altogether different from her undergraduate days. Now she relishes the role of a journalist, though she sees limitations in the profession.
In May, President Bok received national attention for his annual report, which criticized the legal profession and law schools for paying too much attention to the rich. "Beyond education and research, law schools can also help to create new institutions more efficient than traditional law firms in delivering legal services...