March 23, 1983

Education Week, Vol. 02, Issue 26
Education For The Record
Following is the complete text of a radio address by President Reagan on education, broadcast nationally on March 12:

My fellow Americans, I'd like to talk to you today about one of the most important issues that touches our lives and shapes our future: the education of America's children. We've always had a love affair with learning in this country. America is a melting pot, and education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means of providing gifts of knowledge and opportunity to all citizens, no matter how humble their background, so they could climb higher, help build the American dream, and leave a better life for those who follow.

March 23, 1983
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Education Alternative Student Voice Will Be Heard After All
An "alternative" newspaper produced by a group of students at the Sir James Douglas School (K-7) in Victoria, British Columbia, was recently confiscated by school officials and then released for distribution on condition that the school's name be removed from its masthead.

The offending newspaper (called The Children's Voice) was neither lewd, sacrilegious, or overtly political--it was simply unsanctioned.

March 23, 1983
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Education States News Roundup
Juveniles convicted of crimes would be required to work up to 40 hours a week while serving their sentences under legislation passed almost unanimously earlier this month by the Arizona House of Representatives.

The bill, which will now be considered by the Senate, would require juvenile offenders to work 30 hours a week if they attend school and 40 hours a week if they do not.

March 23, 1983
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English Learners Districts Vying for Limited Supply of Bilingual Instructors
The Dallas school district, struggling with a shortage of more than 300 bilingual-education teachers, this month launched a new "Special Thrust" spring recruitment program that will utilize a staff of 21 and cost about $50,000. The recruiters will travel extensively, advertise in local newspapers and on local radio stations, and then set up "recruitment shops" in hotels.
Hope Aldrich, March 23, 1983
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Education Opinion More Minority Faculty Would Benefit All in Independent-School Communities
It's admissions time again. St. Paul's School, like most independent boarding schools, is in the midst of reading through the applications of prospective students.
Preston Hannibal, March 23, 1983
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Education Opinion Critics Misjudge the N.C.A.A.'s Standards for Athletes
During their annual convention in January, members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) voted to increase the academic requirements that must be imposed by Division I institutions on freshman athletes.
Fred C. Davison, March 23, 1983
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Education Letter to the Editor Letters To THe Editor
Amid all the hullabaloo about micro-computers in education, we must not overlook the fact that the computer is enjoyed by and fits the style of young people across class and racial lines. The "computer style'' reflects the way young people have grown up: responding to games, television, rapid pacing, and immediate response.

On the other hand, teachers and others who were raised in an earlier time are less attracted to computers and the computer style. Our style is more rooted in learning through reading, writing, and oral presentations. There is, in essence, a deep generation gap, one that will favor the young people and that might provide a new balance in the schools. Such a shift in learning style may reflect the way students would like to learn rather than simply the way teachers would like them to learn.

March 23, 1983
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