Early graduation plan sparked by school board lobbyist
In Kansas a proposal would reward top test-takers with credit for classes and early graduation while districts still receive state funding for phantom students. Critics say it undermines learning, arguing education should foster more than test performance and emphasize full student engagement.
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Kansas Association of School Boards
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Baldwin
House
Associated Press
Tanner
Reading Drive: Parents and Youth, ACT Scores Rise
John Walburn argues parents shape children’s reading habits to boost literacy and ACT scores. He cites studies on TV pleasure, newspaper readership, and book purchases to claim America's third-rate status can reverse if families model reading. He contrasts critics who blame schools with the need for parental example.
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America
Finland
Bush
John Walburn
Ottawa
A.J. Liebling
Parker off base in convention columns
The column discusses Jesse Jackson’s convention speech and media coverage, noting AP’s brief treatment and Parker’s critiques of Democratic coverage. It contrasts Kennedy family focus with Jackson and cites Parker’s claim journalists lean Democratic, then mentions a prior trigger-lock stance and belt laws, ending with Kaul’s retirement and a sense of loss.
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Jesse Jackson
Kathleen Parker
Capt. Ahab
Jackson
Caroline Kennedy
Ted
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Caroline
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
George H. Bush
Bill Clinton
Roper Center
The
Freedom Forum
the Herald
Tribune Media Service
Donald Kaul
Kaul
Longtime columnist bids farewell after 35 years at paper
The writer announces retirement after 6,500 columns and 500 ideas, reflecting on a life in journalism. He shares lessons from politics and media, recalls A. J. Liebling and Mark Twain, and thanks readers while admitting mixed reactions to his departure.
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