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Dates: during 1971-1971
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...instance, the introductory math course has been broken up into small units, which a student can review as many times as he needs to before taking a test on the matter. "So it takes 20 weeks instead of 15 for a student to master the material," says Mary Dolciani, chairman of the math department. "But who said that it had to be covered in 15 weeks?" Hunter President Jacqueline Grennan Wexler points out that "if we make Open Admissions work, it will be beneficial to our most able students as well as our disadvantaged students." For example, the math genius...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Open Admissions: A Mixed Report | 11/29/1971 | See Source »

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