Re "Bilingual and Beyond for Young Tongues" [Nov. 24]: There has never been a special program that some educators did not praise.

And educators still praise the publisher.

At a large memorial service last week, educators and others praised her for her devotion to students, while saying they disagreed with her final decision.

Many educators have praised M.I.T.'s tough stance, which they see as standing up to a kind of Government persecution.

Other educators defended and praised Clark.

Some educators praise the standards' nonintrusiveness, saying the standards will let states and local school districts make the critical curriculum decisions.

Some Florida lawmakers and educators praised many of the governor's recommendations, saying they provided flexibility for districts trying to deal with overcrowding.

"Most charters were started for the wrong reason - to make money - and most of them are mediocre," said Ron Caya, founder of the New School for the Arts in Scottsdale, Ariz., a charter that educators have praised as a model.

Several community leaders and educators praised Mr. Kinsey for introducing them to business people who they said had been of great help.

Yesterday, educators around the city praised the city's goal but questioned the idea of using private evaluators unfamiliar with the children and the schools.