Why national testing is needed for American students
The Washington Post column argues for Clinton's national testing plan using NAEP for fourth grade reading and TIMSS math for eighth graders. It claims the tests would be voluntary, privately outsourced to curb costs, and anchored in rigorous, existing standards. The authors press for an independent governing board to avoid politicization and to preserve local control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester E. Finn Jr
Diane Ravitch
Clinton
Department of Education
Reagan
Bush
Congress
George Bush
Lamar Alexander
National Council On Education Standards and Testing
White House
Phoenix
Minneapolis
Korea
Czech Republic
Denver
Boston
Federal Education Department
Congressional
National Assessment Governing Board
National Science Foundation
National Science Board
National Transportation Safety Board
Linn-Mar voters approve bonds for remodeling growth
Linn-Mar Community School District narrowly approved a $25 million bond package to remodel and expand facilities to handle rising enrollment while failing to increase the district debt limit. Precinct results varied with Bowman Woods near three quarters in favor, Indian Creek at 58 percent, highlighting district growth and cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn-Mar
Iowa
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Bowman Woods
Indian Creek
Schindler's List TV Debut Backed by Ford Sponsorship
The 1993 Schindler's List aired on NBC with Ford Motor Company as sole sponsor. Ford allotted two minutes of ads total at start and end plus an introduction by Ross Roberts. The telecast ran over three hours with breaks only for rest, highlighting sponsor sensitivity. Steven Spielberg supported the film's mission by offering free screenings to millions of high school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schindler
Oskar Schindler
Ford Motor Company
Ford
NBC
Ross Roberts
Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Abortion Records Debate and Privacy Concerns in Iowa
Sandy Heth of Iowa City argues against state abortion data collection citing privacy and moral issues. She recalls multiple spontaneous and full term pregnancies and abortion losses and warns of data mining and coercion, contrasting with RSA encryption security and constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
RSA Data Security Inc
Clinton
U.S
I Believe You Can Fly A Letter To Black America
An open letter to young Black America urging belief in potential and truth. It contrasts Black History Month narratives with reality, critiques stereotypes, cites misperceptions about crime, and urges reading works by Bennett, Litwack, Oates, Haley, Raybon, and McCall to find truth and strength. It ends with a hopeful call that Black youths can fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerone Bennett Jr
Leon F. Litwack
Martin Luther King Jr
Stephen B. Oates
Malcolm X
Alex Haley
Patricia Raybon
Nathan McCall
R. Kelly
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Hudson Institute
Brookings Institution
Washington Post
Ios
MTV News
Joe Hladky
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Branstad
RSA
Ian Goldberg
University of California-Berkeley
Sandy Heth
FBI
Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
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