Ford Foundation study finds few successes in school improvement program
The Ford Foundation’s A Foundation Goes to School reports on its Comprehensive School Improvement Program started in 1960. After ten years and $30.6 million across 25 projects, most efforts failed due to human factors such as leadership turnover, turf protection, and university shortfalls. few innovations sustained, with only a few projects changing practice or guiding distant systems.
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Australia Seeks Self Rule as Britain Trains New Leader
Britain established Australia as a penal colony in 1788 but the country now faces growing pains as it expands its reach across the southern continent. John Armstrong, named by the Labor government as commissioner to London, embodies shifting ties as Australia matures into a more autonomous role.
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West Virginia police hunt for meanest man after Wheeling burglary
The Messenger recalls a 50 year old Wheeling case where a burglar stole Christmas presents from a home and fled as the thief vanished with bags and trunks. Athens holiday crowds moved quickly toward trains while workers nationwide debated a Western Union strike and wage s olutions.
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Professors Aim for Teaching-Free Prestige in Private Colleges
Richard Armour argues that a select group of high ranking professors who teach little could raise a private college's prestige. He notes the shift of some to one course or seminar roles, freeing time for research and grants while highlighting the tension with public funding and teaching responsibilities.
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Private colleges urged to tax donors to fund nonteaching professors
A columnist argues for drastic private college reforms to avert closures within 10 to 15 years. The plan calls for jail or heavy fines on donors who do not donate enough, funding endowed nonteaching professorships and higher pay for teaching fewer courses.
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Negotiations in Paris Test U S Vietnam Policy
Joseph Kraft argues the Paris peace talks reveal flaws in American diplomacy as Saigon resists compromise on North Vietnamese troop withdrawal. He warns that post Nixon Kissinger style diplomacy may fade, shifting the onus to West European and Japanese leaders who cannot deliver like the wartime duo.
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Public TV programming clash narrows PBS role in 1973 lineup
CPB board tees up a 1973 74 national schedule with major public affairs cuts risking PBS autonomy. Buckley Washington Week and Moyers Journal to retire while regional and local shows gain emphasis. Loomis led push argues for CPB control over programming amid talks stalled between CPB and PBS.
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