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Teachers in schools with economically and ethnically diverse populations face a different set of challenges in working with parents. In less affluent districts, many parents don't have computers at home, so schools go to some lengths to make contact easier. Even 20 minutes twice a year for a conference can be hard for families if parents are working long hours at multiple jobs or have to take three buses to get to the school. Some teachers visit a parent's workplace on a Saturday or help arrange language classes for parents to help with communication. Particularly since a great...
Southworth was a Tennessee boy from an affluent physician’s family. He was passionate about religious studies. Xanthakos, whose father was a factory worker, spent many hours in the Carpenter Center. Because Southworth worked at the Quincy Grille, he would see Xanthakos walk in and out. But since she went by two names—Kay and “Peachy”—he wasn’t quite sure if she was one person...
...Tale of Two Indias Your article on India's new breed of billionaires [Dec. 6] gave a good account of the country today. The media and the wealthy ?lite want to believe the real India is affluent and mainly concerned with the good things in life. But the true India consists of millions who are deprived of life's basic necessities. The country's rich have shirked their responsibility to the poor. The wealthy still find ways to avoid paying taxes, evidenced by the number of income-tax cases against well-known citizens. The affluent are also failing the country...
...become a skilled political adversary, leading meticulously planned demonstrations and framing the election in stark, eloquent terms. "Our choice is very simple," he said just before the runoff. "Either we live according to the code of ethics of the criminal underworld, or we live like free and affluent people." --By Daniel Eisenberg
...dislike the mullahs are showing pride in the idea of Iran becoming an atomic power. "If the West has nuclear weapons, we need them as well," says accountant Amir Taheri, 25, as he and two female friends sip milk shakes at a U.S.-style shopping-center food court in affluent north Tehran...