Word: access
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...colleges move to raise standards, they "should not lose sight of the need for increased access and equity for minorities and the poor," said Melendez, who earned a doctorate at the Graduate School of Education...
There is little that can be done about the secrecy in which the CRR's recent hearings were conducted; it is too late to call for public-access transcripts only because testimony before the committee was given with the understanding that it would remain confidential. However, the committee could certainly demonstrate good faith and avoidance of whitewash by requesting the permission of those who testified to release their testimony. Making the transcripts public with the names of the principles deleted would not compromise anyone's right to privacy and would certainly help lift the pall of doubt and uncertainty that...
...next six hours, the U.S., according to Washington sources, demanded access to the Achille Lauro to make sure all the Americans aboard were safe. Meanwhile, rumors flew that one or more U.S. citizens had been killed. Washington also wanted to know where the terrorists were. Administration officials feared that Egypt was, in the words of one, "trying to get rid of them" as quickly as possible...
...that were once lightly guarded are now fortified camps. Embassies in many capitals look like urban redoubts. As a result, terrorists are looking elsewhere for targets. In the case of the Achille Lauro, for example, it appears that the hijackers chose the cruise liner because the usual avenues of access to Israel--by land and air--have been blocked by Israeli security measures. There is also what Brian Jenkins, a Rand Corp. terrorist expert, describes as a kind of novelty factor. Says Jenkins: "If you want to stay in the headlines and exercise coercive power over governments, you have...
Within the next year project members will begin studying the factors that limit a child's access to education and how effectively schools use available materials and the environmental resources, McGinn said. Members will also focus on the best size, organization, and physical layout for schools in underdeveloped countries...