71.   Even the Arizona Education Association, an opponent of the graduation test, applauds the academic standards.

72.   Even seemingly innocuous questions about Arkansas players triggered bitter tirades about academic standards designed to raise the bar for incoming freshmen.

73.   Fifty-three percent said private schools were better at pushing high academic standards.

74.   For the first three years, he not only had to contend with reduced scholarships, but also with the raising of academic standards by the university.

75.   Four out of five say there should be national academic standards, and three in four believe that businesses should become more involved in setting those standards.

76.   Frederick Won Park, a special-education teacher at a public elementary school in Cambridge, Mass., who emphasizes rigorous academic standards.

77.   Geiger said the new coach will be held more accountable on academic standards within the program and said having ties with the school was not a prerequisite.

78.   Giuliani and other supporters have said that the policy will raise academic standards.

79.   Giuliani has campaigned loudly for the need for higher academic standards at CUNY.

80.   Having toured several classrooms, he met administrators of the city of Chicago to talk about the virtues of academic standards, school uniforms and discipline.