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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
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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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