Standards are key to education gains in schools
The San Diego Union Tribune discusses why national and local standards matter, contrasting Clinton's push for accountability with past reforms. It notes flat SAT scores, weak reading and math results, and argues schools should set clear expectations and enforce them. It cites Catholic schools boosting college completion among inner city minority students and calls for high expectations locally.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Germany
Singapore
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Oval Office
Reagan
California
University of Chicago
Derek Neal
San Diego Union-Tribune
California Prop 209 ruling backs end of race based preferences
A 9th Circuit panel ruled California Prop 209 constitutional, upholding the 1996 voter ban on race and gender preferences in state programs and admissions. The decision signals a broader push to replace race based advantages with broader merit and class based considerations.
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US Court of Appeals
9Th Circuit
California
Thelton Henderson
Pete Wilson
Supreme Court
High Court
GOP runners keep Potomac fever continues in 1996 rematch
The piece notes that repeat runs for president are common with figures like Nixon Reagan and Bush cited as successes while Dole Forbes Alexander Kemp face renewed bids. It argues that election outcomes hinge on opponents' weaknesses more than campaign experience and observes ongoing veteran ambitions despite prior defeats.
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Washington
White House
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Steve Forbes
Lamar Alexander
Jack Kemp
Dick Gephardt
Bob Dole
Congressional Committee
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Reagan
Bush
Mike Dukakis
Ross Perot
Forbes
Johnny
Dole
Newt Gingrich
Alexander
Mer Carnet
Iowa
Kemp
Media Obsession Diverges Between Simpson and McVeigh
A Tim McVeigh trial story contrasts the nation’s fixation on O J Simpson with far less coverage for the Oklahoma City bombing suspect. White vs black perceptions, celebrity culture, and TV time shape public outrage and memory, with Simpson dominating covers and McVeigh fading from daily TV.
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Washington Post
McVeigh
O.J
Simpson
JonBenet Ramsey
McVeigh Simpson
Oklahoma City
Faye Resnick
Nicole Brown Simpson
Toni Morrison
Newsweek
Ellen DeGeneres
Feds
Time
Pathfinder
CNN
Court TV
Courttv
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Joan Beck
Chicago Tribune
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Potomac Fever
Jack Germond and
Jules Witcover
Tribune Media Services
E.R. Shipp
Knight-Ridder Service
Tim McVeigh
Timothy McVeigh
Los Angeles Times
Upstate
New York
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