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Volume CIV, Number 32	University	of	Southern	California	Friday,	February	26,	1988
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Professors’ study
State bill a boon to
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Allan Odden, an assistant professor of education policy, planning and administration, said Thursday that a reform bill enacted by the state Senate in 1983 will help improve the quality of education in California schools.
Royal couple tour area on Saturday
Andy, Fergie to visit local school
By Kevin Ota
Staff Writer
Senate Bill 813 — a major California Department of Education reform bill enacted by the state Legislature in 1983 — helps elementary and secondary schools that are following its guidelines of reform, a professor at the School of Education said Thursday night.
Allan Odden, an assistant professor of education policy, planning and administration, presented the results of a private study he and another professor conducted to a group of local educators and members of Educare, a university alumni organization that supports the School of Education.
Odden said his results indicated that the bill, which is geared toward the improvement of the state's elementary and secondary school systems, can improve the quality of education in public schools.
Elements within the bill mandate the purchase of new textbooks, increased graduation requirements and standardized testing programs to monitor how students perform. The bill also calls for schools to adopt longer school days and academic years.
Odden said he conducted the study with David Marsh, a fellow School of Education professor, in association with a research organization. Policy Analysis for California Education. PACE is made up
of faculty members from USC, Stanford University and UC Berkeley.
Odden said the study examined 12 high schools and five junior high schools. He collected data during three separate visits to each school during the 1986-87 school year, spending about 11 days at each school.
"Across the country in '83, '84 and '85, several states enacted comprehensive state education reform bills similar to California's/' Odden said. "This is the first study in the country that's looked at the
impact of the bill. It's the first local impact of these comprehensive state education reform programs."
Odden said PACE, which is made up of experts in school finance and education policy, has been working with government officials and legislative leaders for about four years, informing them of any findings from PACE's research activities. "We did the study for the Legislature," he said.
Odden spoke in the Garden Room of Commons.
The Daily Trojan has learned that the Duke and Duchess of York, Prince Andrew and Sarah, will visit the 32nd Street Magnet School on Saturday as part of their nine-day visit to Southern California, which coincides with the "UK / LA Festival."
The royal couple, who will arrive in Los Angeles at 4 p.m. today, will officially start their tour of the Southern California area on Saturday in the Los Angeles City Council chambers.
After the official greetings at City Hall, the Trojan Marching Band will briefly perform outside before the royal couple take a walking tour of the downtown area.
"We're looking forward to this civic affair. We were contacted by the protocol office, and they asked us if we wanted to do it," said Tony Fox, assistant band director.
Saturday afternoon, Prince Andrew and Duchess of York Sarah will visit the 32nd Street Magnet School. The school's curricula emphasize the fine arts, school administrators said, and students from all over Los Angeles who excel in the arts attend to take advantage of its proximity to the university campus.
During the royal couple's visit to the school, a group of students will perform an ethnic dance. Others will present a class project and participate in a discussion.
All of the 898 students who attend the school were invited to see the royal couple.
On Monday morning, Prince Andrew and Sarah will travel to
THE ROYAL VISIT
This marks the first official visit to the United States by the Duke and Duchess of York. Security will be tight, leaving little opportunity for a glimpse of the royal couple. The Daily Trojan has confirmed the following stops around the university area:
Saturday: Trojan Marching Band at City Hall; visit with children at 32nd Street School.
Monday: UK / LA Festival at Exposition Park.
Exposition Park and have a private tour of the California Museum of Science and Industry. While at the museum, the royal couple will look at two exhibits connected with the "UK / LA Festival," one titled "Anglophilia" and the other an exhibition of British science and technology.
Prince Andrew and Sarah will stay on the royal yacht Britannia during their stay. The visit will be their first to the United States together.
The royal couple will depart Los Angeles on Sunday, March 6.
—	Gary Caffey
Blacky History Month
Former war pilot faced racial battles at home
By Chris Eftychiou
Staff Writer
A former black fighter pilot who served during World War II told a small audience Thursday that black soldiers had to wage two battles during the war years
—	one against the Axis Powers and another against bigoted countrymen.
Retired Col. Edward Gleed, speaking in Bovard Auditorium, recalled many barriers he faced while serving in an all-black squadron in the early '40s. He said black pilots had to overcome discrimination while fighting for their country.
"The United States of America was a very different country than it is now," he said, adding that "the Negro was considered by most Americans as inferior."
Gleed said that World War II, while causing international suffering, did allow black soldiers the chance to prove themselves and gain acceptance in an antagonistic, white-dominated military.
"I'm totally convinced that each Mack was imbued with the idea that here was an opportunity to break down the barriers," he said.
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National conference to focus on changing image of women
By Yumi Wilson
Staff Writer
A national potpourri of media personalities and television stars will meet in Bovard Auditorium beginning Sunday to assess how far the women's movement has come since the revolutionary book The Feminine Mystique first raised women's awareness 25 years ago.
The book's author, Betty Friedan, is chairwoman of the university's Women, Men and Media Conference, which will run from Feb. 28 to March 1. It is expected to highlight accomplishments of women and discuss new barriers in women's efforts for equality in the workplace.
The book ignited the message that "you didn't have to follow the tradition of being a happy homemaker," said Marcy Rothenberg, a university journalism professor, who is helping coordinate the conference.
Although Friedan's book served as a catalyst for the modem women's movement and helped erase the images of happy homemaker and sex symbol, new barriers have taken their place, Rothenberg said.
She said women now face the challenge of fighting the new "Superwoman" standard of womanhood — being able to cook, clean, work and take care of the home simultaneously.
"I believe that there should be equal share in child rearing and housework, as well as supporting the family," she continued. "I think men lose out for not being a part of the home."
Some of the most influential women in the media will be at Bovard Auditorium on Sunday at 3 p.m. Guests include Esther Shapiro, the producer of "Dynasty" and "The Women's Room," and Barbara Corday, the creator and producer of "Cagney and Lacey."
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