Trend toward traditional teaching techniques
A decade of innovation in American schools winds down as districts shift back to basic skills. Open classrooms and new math fade, federal arts grants pivot to reading, and some communities pursue alternative schools focused on fundamentals, report cards, and discipline.
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Robert Wheeler
Bureau of School Systems
Federal Office of Education
Forest Edge
Reston
New Ipswich
Panovs Seek Privacy After Emigration Fight
Ballet stars Valery and Galina Panov say they crave privacy after their emigration fight, thanking press and public for support. The article notes shifts in U.S. education toward open classrooms, mastery of basics, and renewed emphasis on English and arithmetic, with widespread adoption of new schools and federal education funding trends since Sputnik.
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Los Angeles
Valery
Galina Panov
Russia
Title III funding ends and changes in education programs
The article notes Title III consolidation into nutrition and dropout prevention under a FordAdministration extension, affecting computer assisted instruction funding and innovative programs. It highlights rising education costs, shifts toward basics, and varied school visitation patterns from John Marshall Fundamental in Pasadena to Plains States regions, with emphasis on minority parental views and community control trends since the late 1960s.
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Johnson
Lee Wickline
Office of Education
Wickline
Ford
Congressiona
John Marshall Fundamental School
Pasadena
Calif
Plains States
Montana
New York
Philadelphia
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