61.   Analyses of all three tests indicate that one factor helping to push up results is that students are taking more rigorous courses.

62.   And by the time they graduate after three years, most students have taken several courses experimenting with new teaching methods.

63.   And in New York, education officials are planning to train more bilingual teachers and allow some students to take college-preparatory examinations in their native languages.

64.   And only a half dozen require students to take courses in computer literacy beyond basic word processing.

65.   And starting this year, all students must take a Regents-level English class.

66.   And there are signs that students are taking more demanding courses.

67.   And there is the incessant clicking on campuses everywhere as students take notes on their machines or use them to write exams.

68.   And they are proceeding so quickly that experts can only speculate about how many students are taking courses online.

69.   And to my surprise, the younger students did not take to Math Munchers at all.

70.   And though the students generally take the same standardized tests as other public school students, the states have not developed criteria for deciding when to close a school.