March 27, 1991
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A Maryland legislative proposal to lower the compulsory-school-attendance age from 6 to 5 has forced lawmakers to grapple with the complex web of factors that determine a child's readiness for school.
Although Jesse is trying to sever ties with his street gang, called Tepa, he is still considered the enemy when he traverses, the territory of a rival gang on his way to school.
In calling for sweeping changes in the management of college athletics, a blue-ribbon panel last week implored secondary-school athletic programs to join in the effort to re-establish the value of education in intercollegiate sports.
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In a flurry of appearances during his first week on the
job, Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander said that he supports
expansion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress to allow
for comparisons at the state and local levels, and that he favors
choice policies that would allow private organizations to operate
public schools.
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Two top officials of the Education Department's office for civil rights last week defended before a Congressional panel a policy that declared race-based scholarships illegal under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
PAGE 30, 32 - Commentary
The respected teacher, writer, and scholar Jacques Barzun issues in his latest book a broad-based "call for action" in education.
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The education community, in its
frenetic search for the new and
the innovative, is sometimes
guilty of overlooking the obvious.
And its attention span can
be short.
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