March 22, 1985 (vol. 95, iss. 135) • Page Image 3
…Arkansas - , first state to test Steachers LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Despite protests by more than 3,000 teachers that closed some schools last month, Arkansas becomes the first state in the nation Saturday to make its teachers prove their competence in basic skills. Teachers who fail the 100-question exam will have as many as four chan- ces to take it again; however, any teacher who has not passed the exam :by June 1, 1987, cannot be recertifi...…