Word: charters
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...HMI’s founders insist that the organization’s charter is far broader than education and research...
...very little buzz at the Hornets' hive. The team is averaging a dismal 12,645 fans per game, the second worst attendance figure in the NBA (only the Indiana Pacers have drawn fewer fans). A cable dispute between Cox Communications, which has exclusive rights to broadcast Hornets games, and Charter Communications, the cable provider for about 225,000 residents in suburban St. Tammany Parish, left many affluent fans unable to watch their team. To add to the Hornets' hard luck, the cash-strapped team was set to receive a much-needed $47 million loan from Societe Generale, the French bank...
...also have to look past administrative issues when improving school standards. If a school is deemed in need of improvement for 2 consecutive years or more, NCLB prescribes improvements ranging from better teachers to a massive restructuring of the school that may include reopening the school as a charter school and replacing most or all of the staff . However, NCLB does not include some provisions that are aimed directly at the task of fostering a learning environment. Where are the mandatory art programs and after school tutoring programs? Leaving this task up to the state alone without a mandate...
...Tourism on the coast has been brought to its knees," says Rose Kwena, public relations manager with the Kenya Tourist Board. Tourism is Kenya's biggest industry. Coastal tourism has been hit even harder than the country's famed wildlife attractions because the coast relies on charter flights from Europe for the bulk of its commerce. Several European countries, including the U.K. and France, have issued travel advisories discouraging their citizens from non-essential travel to Kenya. Foreign travel insurance companies have pulled coverage from the area...
...then brought his business skills to government. As Governor of Massachusetts, Romney cut spending, increased the number of charter schools, vetoed in-state tuition for illegal immigrants, fought for the traditional definition of marriage, and instituted universal health insurance—all without raising taxes...