May 4, 1983

Education Native-Hawaiian Students Lacking in Skills, Opportunities

"The descendents of the original inhabitants of Hawaii," says a major report on the educational needs of Native Hawaiians, "find themselves at the bottom of indicators of success in modern America, and they are sometimes referred to as 'strangers in their own land'."

Education Letter to the Editor Letters To The Editor

Your article, "Schools' Interest in Advanced-Placement Classes Increases" (Education Week, April 13, 1983), contained a wealth of information and relevant statistics. However, I believe that the statement by Harlan P. Hanson [director of the Advanced Placement test program for the College Board in New York], "In 1981, the national average was 82 examinations taken per 100,000 students," is incorrect.

Education Opinion Incentives, Not Tests, Are Needed To Restructure the Teaching Profession

Teaching is an imperiled profession. Recent research indicates that at every point of choice-from selection of a college major through the decision to remain in or leave the classroom-the most academically able eschew the teaching profession.

Education Opinion The Black Community and Teen-Age Pregnancy

It serves no purpose to try to curtail discussion of the [pregnancy] issue with the assertion that the system works against blacks and that pregnancy among teen-age blacks is the inevitable consequence of discrimination. Discrimination is a crutch that we must throw away.

Federal Bell Commission's 'Excellence' Study Acclaimed

The report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education was greeted with a generally favorable reaction from the education community here.