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...pitch like his may soon be on its way to a classroom near you. So- called abstinence-only-until-marriage education was born of a little-noticed provision of the 1996 GOP welfare-reform legislation that set aside $50 million over five years for states that exhort kids to save sex until marriage. To snap up the funds, schools and community groups must agree to teach of the "harmful psychological and physical effects" of intercourse and only mention contraception in the context of its shortcomings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mixed Reviews for Abstinence-Only Programs | 8/10/2001 | See Source »

Although Gyorffy is done with her NCAA eligibilty, she must still complete one more semester at Harvard to earn her college degree, due to her sabbatical from school during the Sydney Olympics. But before returning to the classroom, Gyorffy will face a more formidable challenge—the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, which begin tonight in Edmonton...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gyorffy Sets Hungarian High Jump Record | 8/3/2001 | See Source »

...before he had a chance to say goodbyes to teenager Dinora Rosales, his first serious girlfriend who only six days earlier had given him his first kiss. Fuming, he went home, got a gun belonging to his grandfather and returned to the school, where he stood outside Grunow?s classroom and demanded to see his girlfriend. Grunow did not take him seriously enough, so he cocked the gun. Then he fired one bullet, which struck Grunow in the head. As his favorite teacher lay dying, Nate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nate Brazill, Sentenced to Grow Up in Prison | 7/27/2001 | See Source »

During his tenure as TIME's managing editor, Levin added, Walter "directed a renewal of our flagship publication and instilled in it new purpose and energy that will help ensure its leadership far into the future. He also oversaw TIME's growing franchises, including a classroom publication called TIME FOR KIDS; a successful technology magazine, ON Magazine; and the TIME.com online site...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talent On The Move | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

...wouldn't be overly critical of Ellis' confabulations in his classroom when he taught about the Vietnam War. I would suspect that he merely animated his topic a bit. True, it's embarrassing for Ellis--and he ought not to have done it--but as a mark of scholastic duplicity, it gets a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. DOUG URBANUS Ben Lomond, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 23, 2001 | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

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