From the October 2, 1996 Daily Report Card:
-> *3   THE PUBLIC SPEAKS:  A HEARING ON VIRGINIA SCHOOL STANDARDS   Va.
-> students are not being taught the basics and the quality
-> of education throughout the state is uneven, according to
-> parents, teachers and others who participated in a public hearing on
-> academic standards (AP/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 9/28).
-> "Algebra one in Fairfax [Va.] isn't algebra one somewhere else," said
-> Lin Corbin-Howerton, one of the speakers at the Winchester, Va.,
-> hearing.
->    Public forums are being held statewide on Virginia's
-> Standards of Accreditation for public schools.  The state Board of
-> Education is holding the meetings because they plan to revise the
-> standards this spring.
->    Those who testified in Winchester "generally praised" the
-> schools for meeting the needs of a diverse student body.
-> However, most speakers were critical of the schools' ability to teach
-> core academics, writes the paper.
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