25 years ago.

• Position: THEN & NOW - Brief article

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Articles from the April 1987 issue of State Legislatures:

ACCOUNTABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

"Now that the focus of the education reform movement has shifted from K-12 to higher education, undergraduate schools are striving to prove that college does make a difference."

LONG DISTANCE LEARNING

"With satellites and fiber optics as their links, people no longer need to leave home to take classes or obtain information from faraway places. At least two states are moving to expedite the use of telecommunications technology."

STATE COURTS AND CIVIL...