Word: biannual
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...biannual convention of the American Federation of Teachers, president Sandra Feldman called for the universal enrollment in pre-school of every child aged three or older - regardless of whether their parents are able to pay for the classes. The AFT plan would charge parents on a sliding scale, asking wealthier parents to spend a bit more in order to finance part of another, needier child?s tuition. Feldman puts the estimated tab of such a program at $41 billion, the bulk of which would continue to be bankrolled by state and federal funds...
...Meanwhile, Mars is in its biannual "opposition" to the earth, when it is lined up opposite the Sun, with Earth in between. This year, the Red Planet is a mere 42 million miles from Earth, the closest since 1988. For the next two weeks, it will glow orange-gold, brighter than anything in the night sky except the moon...
...Berg’s famous fare. Inevitably, a few were turned down, but the dining hall still reached fire-hazard capacity. It was a joy to see Annenberg full of so many young and old smiling faces. Similar student-faculty dinners are held on a biannual basis in the houses...
...Harvard continues its tradition as a leading institution of higher education because of its human resources. Though Harvard will never be able to establish the close-knit community of a small liberal arts college like Williams, it can make faculty openness to student interaction a higher priority. Biannual arranged dinners should not be the climax of student-faculty interaction for those who would appreciate more...
This past Monday, the board came to the Kennedy School for their biannual meeting. According to students and staff members who attended this semester's meeting, it was an unusual success because of the progress that the Institute had made this semester...