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Administrators said haste in preparing thecourses was not the way to bolster the numbers offaculty teaching in the Core. But short of hiringmany more professors and lobbying those alreadyhere, they have found no answer to the dilemma,they said...
Barro also said the new policy will bolster student group accountability, because the system will enable the council to more accurately track the destination of grant money...
...tune of $300 billion—Bush remains stubbornly fixated on pleasing the wealthy. The President’s overly simplistic economic arguments called for a 10-year, $674 billion tax-cut plan that he believes will stimulate the economy. A central focus of his new tax cuts to bolster growth is the elimination of taxes on stock dividends paid to investors. But because stock owners are disproportionally wealthy, under this new proposal, the richest one percent of Americans would be granted more tax relief than the bottom 95 percent of taxpayers combined. Surely, making the first perogative...
...that time after 10 new members join in 2004 would require a diplomatic sprint no one could carry off. What's more, the appeal of getting six months in the driver's seat flattens considerably when the chance only comes around every 121/2 years. Still, the deal seems to bolster France's intergovernmental approach more than Germany's integrationist aims. Once campaigning for votes in the European Parliament becomes necessary, the Commission President will lose some of his austere aura. He gains political footing in exchange, but it will be increasingly up to the new president of the Council...
Mujeres' classes cover all major subjects. The faculty-student ratio is comparatively low, and teachers design rigorous instruction to help students bolster weak academic skills and pass standardized proficiency exams. "Nothing is watered down here," says Corella. Only students who get Cs or better, complete their after-school counseling programs and maintain good behavior and attendance records are allowed to apply for readmission to their school districts...