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Collins said students submitted "a few verbal and written complaints" but that after she posted a written response on the bulletin board, the complaints stopped...
...American students never finished first or second and were last seven times. Before Sputnik launched a paroxysm of educational reform in 1957, average test scores were actually higher than they are now. From 1963 to 1980, the average scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests fell more than 50 points in verbal skills (to 424 out of 800) and 36 points in math (to 466). And there was a pronounced rush from tougher to easier or "more relevant" subjects (see chart...
Although the report was unveiled at a White House ceremony, the Administration will evidently offer little more than verbal encouragement for reform. Even while praising the commission's work, President Reagan reiterated his belief that "parents, not the Government, have the primary responsibility for the education of their children." (He then went on to tout tuition tax credits, school prayer and the abolition of the Department of Education, subjects unrelated to and conceivably at odds with the findings of the report.) Local and state agencies, however, may be willing to spend more on education. Says Columbia University Education Historian...
...merit scholarships this year, compared with 420 in 1977. The rising demand is the result of a declining supply. Between 1972 and 1982, the number of students with high scores (650 points or more out of a possible 800) on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs) plummeted by 45% in verbal skills and 23% in math, although the number of those taking the exams dropped by only 3%. In a time of limited resources, many institutions believe that future success depends upon attracting not just ordinary students but the finest. Admits Helen Horowitz, a public relations official at New York University...
...abortion. Where is Mr. Kurzman's mention of the fact that Rahman never responded directly to any of the questions asked him? Indeed, if the sponsors really cared about educating the audience, perhaps they would have directed him to answer the questions, rather than allowing him to engage in verbal gymnastics and anti-Israel and anti-Jewish propaganda, thus avoiding the issue each time...