Addressing Teacher Competence and School Reform in Cedar Rapids
The article argues that student achievement has declined due to teacher and principal effectiveness. It cites Paul Copperman’s estimates of teacher quality, endorses Madeline Hunter’s classroom standards, and notes Cedar Rapids reforms to strengthen instruction, leadership, and curriculum to raise expectations and outcomes.
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Paul Copperman
Madeline Hunter
University Laboratory School
Ucla
Hunter
William C. Jacobson
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Senior High School
Paul Tillich
Board of Education
Literacy gap rivals missile gap in U S education decline
Syndicated column argues the United States fell behind the Soviet Union in literacy by 1970 and warns of a widening gap. It cites illiteracy rates, remedial schooling, and test score declines, calling for a National Commission on Literacy and discussing McGovern-Dole proposals.
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U.S
U.S.S.R
United Nations
Soviet Union
George McGovern
Robert Dole
National Commission On Literacy
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Saxony
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