March 20, 1985

Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

Patricia Albjerg Graham's commentary ("Cautionary Admonitions From Our Educational Past," Education Week, Jan. 30, 1985) may have presented a "cogent argument," as was suggested in a letter in your March 6 issue, but the article is not without weakness. That of the title is most notable.

Education Administration Files First Affirmative-Action Suit

The Reagan Administration filed a civil suit last week charging that an affirmative-action plan recently adopted by the District of Columbia fire department impermissibly discriminates against white males.

Education Opinion 'We Must Interrupt the Cycle Of Minority-Group Failure'

As the use of standardized tests to screen prospective teachers spreads across the country, minority applicants are failing at a disproportionately high rate. Critics argue that the increased use of testing is inherently racist and counterproductive.