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Soap or no soap, what remains to be a quick turnaround next year in Yale's record might silence all the criticism that has surfaced this year...
RATHER, the educational system is running the risk of neglecting those who show unusual potential; exceptional and even average intelligence is not being nurtured to near its fullest extent. Jeffrey Schille, a staff member of the National Institute of Education, says, "We have made a big turnaround in teaching the most basic skills to the lowest quartile of kids. But in raising the floor, we have at least kept the ceiling constant." Clifford Adelman, an analyst for the National Commission on Excellence in Education, finds that "all our expectations are phrased in terms of minimums. By focusing on the lowest...
...NCEE failed to report, however, is that the tide of mediocrity has already begun to ebb. There are plenty of weaknesses still, but excellence has once again become part of the agenda in hundreds of school districts across the country. Statistics only sketch out the dimensions of the turnaround. Over the past three years, 53% of the 16,000 school districts nationwide have increased the number of credits they require in such core subjects as English, science and math; 38% more will upgrade their standards by 1985. During this same period, 69% of school systems have launched efforts to increase...
...turnaround came so swiftly that the chipmakers are struggling to meet demand. Orders are running 50% ahead of shipments. If that continues, some electronics companies, particularly the many firms trying to break into the personal-computer business, may be unable to get enough chips. Already, Motorola and Intel have had to allocate supplies of some of their chips among competing customers. Says William Davidow, a senior vice president at Intel: "We're going to be living with considerable shortages for the next year...
...books are closed).U.P.I, gained a net of six newspapers this year, and says the second quarter was its best ever for new business: $11 million. Predicts Ruhe: "I think we will break even by the first quarter of next year." Contends Geissler: "From a business standpoint, the turnaround of U.P.I, has been done...