Bush education plan faces fatal flaw in voluntary national test
President Bush's America 2000 proposes a national test, school choice, and merit pay. The plan's voluntary test could skew results toward stronger districts while leaving underperforming schools unseen. Ohio already uses mandatory proficiency testing, while concerns grow over funding shifts from public to private options and potential racial and class divisions. Merit pay is welcomed by some as a market approach, but equity and impact remain debated.
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Editorial invitation to readers at Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram presents opinions in editorials guest pieces and columns to challenge readers to form and share their views through letters to the editor.
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Letters to the Editor on Desert Storm and Berlin lessons
The letter discusses 540000 U.S. troops in the Gulf under Gen H Norman Schwarzkopf achieving victory over Saddam’s forces. It draws parallels to World War II Berlin, noting the Berlin airlift and the Berlin Wall, and questions the lasting outcomes of the Gulf War. It also honors a serviceman’s homecoming and thanks CT staff, with a separate note about Ohio sales tax ballot limits and a gasoline tax critique.
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Sailor’s Reunion Gratitude From Desert Shield Family
The Cortes families thank the CT and friends for support during German Cortes’s service aboard the USS Wisconsin in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. They praise church members for prayers care packages and pen pals who kept in touch.
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Quayle on the 1992 and 1996 GOP Tickets?
The piece argues the notion of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf or Gen. Colin Powell as Bush running mates faded, leaving Dan Quayle as the likely 1996 Republican nominee target while Bush seeks a dignified exit. It notes Quayle's appeal to rally party loyalty and attack Democrats, but questions his electability.
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Bush’s GOP faces fairness and deficit fears in tax split
President Bush reassures six conservative Republicans on tax cuts while fairness and the budget deficit constrain policy. He backs capital gains relief but faces pressure over a payroll tax plan, with Treasury and OMB warnings on deficits and crowding out private investment. Democratic leadership pushes a middle class tax relief plan tied to payroll tax changes, heightening the stalemate as Bush’s growth strategy stalls.
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