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...parties that have each so consistently disappointed that neither has been able to hold a parliamentary majority for two consecutive terms since 1969. If all the talk of change turns out to have been no more than empty campaign rhetoric, the trust that's been broken will be broad, and so will be the disillusionment that follows...
Given the importance of this coming weekend’s Mather Lather to the undergraduate community’s social well-being, nearly everyone expected broad community support for the Lather. The Undergraduate Council’s (UC) daft refusal to pay (even partly) for one of the two requisite foam machines, therefore, struck a chord of disappointment among already socially disenchanted students. With this final straw on Mather’s back, the Mather House Committee has decided to declare its independence from the UC—effective 11:59 April 28 (i.e. the midpoint of this weekend?...
...campaign, announced Wednesday afternoon in Columbia, S.C., on the eve of the first debate among Democratic Presidential candidates, is the joint project of two of the biggest education philanthropies in the nation: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Each is putting up $30 million to promote a grassroots, multimedia campaign - creating probably the biggest single-issue war chest in American campaign history. Once the world leader in high school graduation rates, the U.S. now ranks 19th, according to one study. "The future of this country is dependent on kids getting a great education...
...getting the Presidential candidates to engage in more than platitudes about education and photo ops with school kids will be a challenge. Through a new organization called Strong American Schools and chaired by former Colorado Governor Roy Romer, the Gates and Broad foundations will press each candidate to specifically address three key issues...
...print ads, a website and on-the-ground volunteers. It's counting on parents, who are increasingly anxious about whether their kids can compete with the studious youth of India and China, to press reluctant candidates for concrete plans. The fate of other top domestic issues, observes philanthropist Eli Broad, ultimately depends on educating the next generation. "If we want to maintain our standard of living, pay for health care, protect the environment and have the resources to take care of the elderly, we will need a far better educated workforce," Broad told TIME. "We need to get the public...