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Friday, November 05, 1999
Reader Feedback
By The Editors
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A stateline.org reader from North Carolina, MaryBe McMillan, emailed us in response to our story Texas, North Carolina Seen As Models of Education Reform. McMillan said in part:
This summer our organization, The Common Sense Foundation, released a report about NC's accountability program and its unintended consequences. These consequences include lower teacher morale, less emphasis on non-tested subjects like science and social studies, and tracking of students into remedial classes to avoid testing. The full textof our report is available online at http://www.common-sense.org/abcs/. Given the problems with NC's accountability model that we document, it is unfortunate that NC's program is touted as model for the rest of the nation."
Sorry, Wrong Number
University of North Carolina political science professor Thad Beyle found that we grossly overstated per capita income in Oregon on our Oregon state page. Beyle wrote:
"There is an error in the Oregon data - the 1998 per capita income is listed as $247,775. If that were true we would all be moving out there. I had my students use the data on stateline.org for a research paper and that is how I caught it. The student didn't however."
Eds. Note: Thank you for being so eagle-eyed, Professor Beyle. The numbers have now been fixed.
Research Request
Dr. Dave Rausch, Ph.D. an assistant professor of Political Science at West Texas A&M University, is working on an academic paper on term limits and is searching for input.
"In recent legislative sessions, several states have tried to alter term limit legislation originally enacted by initiative (i.e., lengthen the limits). Wyoming, Florida, Idaho, and Oregon, are states that come to mind. I am working on a paper assessing the current state of the term limit phenomenon ... Part of my argument is that term limits, even in defensive mode, are still a national activity with little participation by local activists. Is anyone aware of good local reviews of these actions?" Rausch asked.
Eds. Note: Can anyone help? If so, email editor@stateline.org and we'll forward the information.
Weekly Updates
Each Thursday, stateline.org offers subscribers a brief update on stories we carried during the week. It's a way to catch up if you do not have time to visit our Web site each day. A Minnesota reader, Juan Carlos Cervantes, emailed to tell us he finds the weekly updates useful.
"I am merely writing to express my appreciation for this service. I compliment the minds behind the idea. It is a useful service in this time of information glut. Keep up the good work," Cervantes wrote.
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