GOP Tutoring Grants Inspire Concerns, Praise
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Washington
A new Republican proposal for boosting elementary school students' literacy skills is winning kudos in some quarters, but also raising questions and concerns about vouchers.
The Reading Excellence Act, sponsored by the chairman of the House education committee, would authorize a reading program for elementary grades that, through competitive grants to states, puts more emphasis on teacher training and proven research than President Clinton's...
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