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LEAD STORY from the July 1998, Advocate

One For All!

The NEA affiliate that represents all levels of education in Florida---from kindergarten on up---has elected a higher ed member to its top position.
Maureen Dinnen, who teaches history at Broward Community College, takes office as president of the Florida Teaching Profession/NEA on July 15. She is a strong proponent of quality education and unity for all educators. See the full story.



Yes, We should reignite high standards in the secondary schools. says, William Steele, an associate professor at the University of Southern Maine, who is co-president of his Associated Faculties chapter.

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Should four-year colleges in the United States get out of the business of remediation?

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No, Colleges provide remedial courses because they have to do so states, Joe Laiacona, a part-time instructor in writing at Columbia College, an open-admissions, private college in Chicago.

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