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Article: Good writing inseparable from the practice of democracy.
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- The Masthead
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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Editor's Note: Bob Kerrey recently agreed to lead a five-year effort to elevate the teaching of writing after a College Board-sponsored study indicated that attention to the subject has decreased dramatically in American schools.
The value of good writing has increased. Far from being killed by television or the Internet, good writing is a skill that rewards those who have made the daffy effort to build and sustain their writing skills. They are more employable, more likely to take pleasure from the reading of others, and more frequently at the center of political power.
Why, then, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, have 75 ...