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| 1984 | 1995
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| |Teachers with | |Teachers with
Item | Total |fewer than | Total |fewer than
| Teachers |five years | Teachers |five years
| |experience | |experience
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
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| | | |
Ratings of schools | | | |
Excellent ............................................| 42 | 33 | 47 | 43
Good .................................................| 49 | 56 | 45 | 45
Fair .................................................| 7 | 7 | 6 | 11
Poor .................................................| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1
| | | |
Suggested changes that would have a positive effect | | | |
Emphasize basic skills, such as reading, writing, math| 97 | 96 | 96 | 97
Emphasize school discipline and safety ...............| 95 | 96 | 96 | 100
Broaden the curriculum to include such things as | | | |
computer literacy and foreign languages ............| 92 | 93 | 94 | 93
Tighten graduation requirements to include more | | | |
academically stringent subjects ....................| 91 | 91 | 81 | 82
Establish minimum competency tests for students at | | | |
predetermined grade levels .........................| 87 | 93 | 78 | 76
Increase the amount of homework required of students .| 73 | 72 | 62 | 60
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