Word: republican
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...dreaded Saturday mornings spent frantically filling in bubbles are finally over. The only tests they'll have to worry about for the next four years will be, for the most part, done in blue books. But future generations of students may be even more inundated by standardized tests. The Republican presidential frontrunner, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, has made accountability and assessment the centerpiece of his educational plan...
From the party of fiscal restraint and lower taxes, Bush has been seeking to distance himself from the Republican ideology of small government when it comes to public education. In contrast to other Republicans he has championed the federal government's involvement in Head Start programs. Of course, when it comes to public schools the money comes with a caveat: no improvement, no further funding. Bush's heavy emphasis on testing has given Texas one of the most comprehensive evaluating methods in the country. So far, that system has yielded data pointing to a substantial increase in student ability...
Representative Thomas Bliley might want to hold off on that annual checkup for a couple of months - or at least until his internist calms down over the Virginia Republican's newest proposal. Bliley wants to reopen debate on the confidentiality of the National Practitioner Data Bank, which houses discipline reports on the country's doctors. Bliley says he wants to inform consumers about doctors with questionable records - ranging from sexual assault to failure to correctly fill out a license renewal form - by passing legislation that would require the information to be made available to the general public. At present...
Democrats and Republicans alike were popping champagne as yesterday's election results rolled in. Partly it was because both parties could point to things to be cheerful about, and partly it was wishful thinking as they looked forward to the Big One next year. If you go strictly by the numbers, the Dems will have emptied a few more bottles: By the time the votes are all counted, they will have reaped a few nice rewards, eking out a victory in the Philadelphia mayoral race and forcing the Mississippi gubernatorial race to a tie-break vote in the Democratic-controlled...
Although it was, in many states, the Democrats' night, there are no guarantees that the party's winning streak will continue into next year's elections. And in fact, yesterday's returns delivered a real Republican coup in one important state: For the very first time, both houses in the Virginia legislature boast a Republican majority. This historical turnover deals a serious blow to Senator Chuck Robb, the Virginia Democrat who's facing a tough reelection campaign next year. In addition, if state Republican lawmakers make good on recent threats, the legislature will redraw the lines to a number...