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December 4, 2000
ACTA Urges Families to Consider a "Sampler" of Twelve Schools with Outstanding Liberal Arts Core Curricula
December 1, 2000
Appointment of de Russy to SUNY Board Hailed
ACTA Declares Governor George Pataki's Appointment of Dr. Candace de Russy to the board of the State University of New York a "Victory for the Students and Taxpayers of New York"
September 7, 2000
Lieberman & Cheney Have ACTA in Common
Lightning Struck at ACTA This Summer when Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman Were Picked for the Number Two Positions on the Presidential Ticket
July 11, 2000
Citing a Recent Survey by ACTA
June 27, 2000
Congressional Resolution Calling for Restoring America's Historical Memory
Senators Lieberman and Gorton and Representative Petri unveil Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Importance and Value of United States History, Citing Recent Survey by ACTA
May 22, 2000
Board Right, Faculty Wrong on American History and Western Civilization Requirements
ACTA Praises the Board of Trustees of George Mason University for Requiring Graduates to Take Courses in American History and Western Civilization
April 24, 2000
First Amendment Violated at St. Cloud State University
ACTA Declares Student Punished for "Innocent Comments" and Calls on St. Cloud President to Rescind Punishment and Apologize
April 17, 2000
Prominent Donors Call on Georgetown to Restore Curricular Quality
"Monsters" have equal billing with Shakespeare in Georgetown English Curriculum
February 17, 2000
Elite College Seniors Flunk Basic American History
ACTA Survey Reveals Beavis and Butthead Are More Familiar Than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
February 9, 2000
Guarantee First Amendment Freedoms Now
ACTA Demands University of Texas President Protect Students' First Amendment Rights After Cancellation of Scheduled Address of Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
February 7, 2000
Colleges Condemned for Using Legos in College Admissions
ACTA Condemns Nine Colleges and Universities for Agreeing to Admit College Students on the Basis of Their Ability to Work with Legos
February 4, 2000
Governor Gilmore's Commission Report Praised
ACTA Praises the Final Report of the Virginia Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education
January 6, 2000
ACTA Condemns Department of Education
The Department's Office of Civil Rights Guidelines on How Schools and Colleges Can Use Standardized Tests Still Hostile to Objective Standards