New wave may cast education adrift. (outcome-based education) (includes related article on Richmond Times-Dispatch journalist Robert G. Holland's critical articles on the outcome-based movement)

From: Insight on the News | Date: October 18, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

William Sloane was skeptical when Peg Luksik arrived at the office carrying two crammed briefcases. An Gamble, he had been the victim of vehement lobbyists before.

When, four hours later, Luksik finished explaining her opposition to a bill on a new approach known as outcome-based education, Sloane and Gamble sat stunned. Recalls Sloane, "Huck turned to me and said, |This sounds terrible. Can we stop this?' "

What they and a growing number of parent groups are trying to stop, or at least slow down, is a reform movement that has taken root in an estimated 42 states and ...

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