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...Standards Board (FASB), a private group based in Norwalk, Conn., that sets accounting rules in the U.S., to look into the matter. FASB spokesman Neal McGarity says his organization is doing that, but the banking industry is skeptical and wants more pressure from the SEC. "SEC is refusing to act further on this issue," says Scott Talbott, a top bank lobbyist. (See the top 10 financial-crisis buzzwords...
...After two remarkable seasons that carried the Harvard skaters through such a wide emotional spectrum, this current Crimson group had a tough act to follow...
...Charter schools are another important tool in fostering higher levels of academic achievement. They offer smaller class sizes, more rigorous course loads, and provide students with a viable alternative to failing public schools—placing additional pressure on these schools to improve in response. They also act as “laboratories of innovation,” according to President Obama, in turning out new education methods. Many large cities, including New York and Los Angeles, have seen significant improvement in education quality thanks to the proliferation of charter schools. Illogically, 26 states cap the number of charter schools...
...Harvard’s funding for financial aid comes mostly from the endowment and other private sources, with only around five percent coming from the federal government, according to Fitzsimmons. The increase in applications is concurrent with additional education funding from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The ARRA will provide an additional $17 billion for Pell Grants in fiscal years 2009 and 2010; funding for the current fiscal year is $16.2 billion, with 6.1 million students participating. The stimulus package is also providing nearly $14 billion in tuition tax credits for middle-class families, raising the current...
...position for an eventual return to the table - is in play right now. If in the next few weeks the North launches what it terms a "satellite intended for peaceful purposes" - in truth, a long-range missile capable of reaching Alaska - it will be the North's most provocative act since it tested a nuke in the autumn of 2006. Bosworth and, earlier, his boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have already beseeched the Chinese to intervene with the North, and diplomats in Seoul say that Beijing has done so. If Pyongyang ignores that counsel, says Victor Cha, former director...