European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday May 22,1988 most teachers give school Reform a c  York. A seven out of 10 teachers give school Reform a Grade of it or less and half feel that teacher morale has declined even though student achievement is up according to a nation wide Survey released saturday. Overall a majority of the 13,500 Public school teachers surveyed by the Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching said that five years of Reform had improved the lot of students much More than that of teachers. Teaching is a grueling thankless Iob. Most peo ple who criticize teachers could not Long survive in Many of the nation s schools concluded the 85 Page Survey report card on school Reform the teachers  on the Bright Side the Survey found that 66 per cent of teachers reported higher math achievement among their students and 64 percent said Reading and writing have improved. Seventy six percent said educational goals at their schools Are More clearly defined than they were five years ago. And 74 percent reported that More is expected of students. Fifty six percent said the leadership role of their principals had improved. But when teachers were asked if you were to give a Grade to the education Reform movement what would it be 50 percent gave it a a 13 percent a a and 6 percent a failing Grade. Twenty nine percent gave it a a and Only 2 percent an a. Forty nine percent said teacher morale had wors ened since 1983, the year a National commission heralded the school Reform movement with its re port a nation at  Twenty eight percent re ported no change and 23 percent said morale had improved. Ernest l. Boyer president of the Carnegie foun Dation and author of the latest report said that teachers believe school Reform has boosted student performance in the basics such As Reading. But what the data show is that teachers feel largely bypassed in the process. Regulations Nave added More paper work and the bureaucracy has in creased. Teaching conditions have gotten worse. And in the process morale has gone Down he said in an interview. A majority of those surveyed reported no improvement or a worsening in key issues affecting working conditions such As study space for teachers daily teaching Load class preparation time Dan size Freedom from non teaching duties teacher awards and Money to support innovative ideas. Fifty nine percent said the salary picture was bet Ter than in 1983. But Only one in four Felt that Community respect for teachers had increased. Mary Hatwood Futrell president of the National education association the nation s largest teachers Union with 1.8 million members called the Carne Gie report right on  teachers Tell me that in essence they do not have the authority or the resources to do what is expected of them Futrell said in a statement. While i tellers nationwide gave mixed Marks to school Reform the Survey found More upbeat attitudes in a few states where school Reform has received the most political attention. The standout in the Survey was South Carolina which has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into improving its schools and where 46 percent of teachers surveyed graded school Reform a and 6 percent gave Reform an  air Force awards contracts for my rail launcher system West a Giouse Rockwell share assignment bestsellers up1 photo photo of a Model of the rail Garrison missile launch car that Westinghouse has been contracted to design. Washington a the air Force has awarded two contracts totalling almost $329 million to develop a rail car launching system for the my nuclear missile the Pentagon says. The contracts were awarded after defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci authorized full scale development of such a rail Garrison system. As currently configured the rail Garrison system will consist of 50 missiles based aboard 25 trains with each carrying two missiles a Pentagon statement said. A $167 million contract was awarded to Westing House electric corp s Marine division in Sunnyvale calif., to design develop and test the missile launch car. The second contract Worth $161.7 million was awarded to Rockwell International corp s Auton tics electronics systems division in Anaheim calif., for the design development and testing of the launch control system launch control car and Security car. And firm settles army account Washington Dpi the Justice depart ment announced Friday the  York advertising firm of . Ayer & son creators of the army s be All you can be recruiting Campaign agreed to pay $750,000 for mis charged costs and failing to bid subcontracts. The department in a statement said the mis charged costs and Lack of competitive bidding from subcontractors occurred with army advertising con tracts Between 1978 and 1986. In Exchange. Ayr agreed to drop a january 1987 lawsuit in which it sought at least $525,000 in lost profits and other damages it said it suffered when the army suspended the Agency from contracting in november 1986, the department said. Under the terms of the settlement Ayer agreed to pay the government about $321,000 within 15 Days. The remainder will come from credits for payments due Ayer for work performed under the contracts the department said. The government had alleged that Ayer knowingly discharged costs associated with the army s advertising contracts by Means of inaccurate time cards and record keeping the depart Cut said. 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Peter Julian Ortiz one of the corps most colourful and highly Deco rated world War ii veterans will be buried at Arlington National cemetery on monday the Pentagon announced Fri Day. Ortiz 75, died May 16 in Prescott Ariz of cancer. He was the most decorated Marine to serve with the office of strategic services the forerunner of the Cia. His exploits during the War were the subject of two different films "13 Rue made Leine starring James Cagney and opera Tion top secret starring Cornel Wilde. Ortiz born in  York City and educated in France received numerous decorations from the French and British governments for his exploits in addition to several outstanding . Decorations. He was Best known for his work in organizing French resistance units an coordinating the delivery of arms am munition and equipment to the under ground after being dropped behind the lines with a British organized Oss teaming 1943. Ortiz who once assisted four downed Raf pilots in escaping occupied territory became the subject of an intense search by the German Gestapo and ultimately turned himself in to the germans in 1944 to spare local villagers from reprisals. He spent the remainder of the War As a prisoner. Ortiz will be buried with full military honors at Arlington at 1 . Monday the Pentagon said. He is survived by his wife the former Jean Morlan and a son Marine maj. Pm. Ortiz or