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Bok--attending a special meeting of the ACE Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, which he chairs--will also confer today with representatives of predominantly Black colleges about their objections to an NCAA rule allowing freshmen to play varsity sports only if they secure a combined score of 700 on the Scholastic Aptitude...
In the U.S., where the Middle Ages are less modish than in Europe, the book's popularity depends on how much medieval esoterica readers are willing to slog through to reach the heart of the story. For Eco's novel, fluidly translated by William Weaver, is not only...
The evidence of decline was depressingly easy to find. About 13% of all 17-year-olds, and perhaps 40% of minority youth, are considered functionally illiterate. In 19 academic achievement tests given in 21 nations, American students never finished first or second and were last seven times. Before Sputnik launched...
About 900 U.S. schools are offering merit scholarships this year, compared with 420 in 1977. The rising demand is the result of a declining supply. Between 1972 and 1982, the number of students with high scores (650 points or more out of a possible 800) on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests...
Most educators believe that Asian scholastic achievement has more to do with nurture than nature. They argue that Asian immigrants are accustomed to a more rigorous schedule; the Japanese, for instance, attend school 225 days instead of a typical U.S. schedule of 180. Many Asian-American children have well-educated...