Word: 10th
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...information before they go to the cineplex. It seems odd that parents who caution their children to avoid sex, drugs and violence don' t mind exposing them to these themes on the big screen. There are too few "magic " years for children; maybe watching Finding Nemo for the 10th time or reading The Secret Garden out loud can prolong them a bit. If nothing else, they ' ll sleep a little better...
...gap—the national disparity between test scores of white and minority students, which usually falls along class lines—affects CRLS and has proved difficult to fix. Only 25 percent of low-income students at CRLS scored at either the advanced or proficient level on the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) English exam last school year. Twenty-eight percent scored at advanced or proficient levels on the Mathematics exam.“If you look at our city, it’s broken up into different classes,” said Krishana House, a CRLS...
This is Karl Rove's worst nightmare: a large crowd has gathered in a restaurant in the small town of Montrose, Pa., on a sunny Sunday afternoon in February to listen to the Democratic candidate running in the 10th Congressional District, a rural conservative bastion considered "safe" for Republicans. The candidate, Chris Carney, is soft-spoken and well informed. The audience is enthusiastic and predominantly Democratic, but peppered with Republicans who seem every bit as angry about the Bush Administration as do the Democrats. One man, dressed in a jacket and tie, stands up and confesses he's a lifelong...
...behind Brown’s Jessica Larson, trailing 254.15 to 252.75 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. In the second round, however, she tallied 249.65 points to defeat Larson by a small margin. Larson finished second with 498.05 points. On the second day of competition, Papadakis finished 10th in the 3-meter diving competition, which was won by Kristin Caiazzo of Pittsburg, Pa. With the victory, Papadakis automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships, which will take place March 16-18 in Athens, Ga. The first four competitors qualify for the NCAA championships. Sophomore Alison Pipitone donned her swimsuit...
...Treasurer Peter Costello knows the issue isn't just on the minds of parents. Last week, on the Liberal-led government's 10th anniversary, and in the run-up to the May Budget, he raised many families' pulses by promising to make Australia "the most female-friendly environment in the world," and hinted at increased spending on child care and more flexible work practices. If he delivers, there'll be ovations from families whose frustrated calls for fresh approaches to the issue - such as making fees tax deductible and giving tax breaks to employers who help provide care - are rapidly...