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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Ignoring the fact that NCLB was under funded by 12 billion in 2006, one of the biggest problems with the program is that it does not put enough emphasis on rehabilitating schools once they have been deemed in need of improvement. Instead of allowing states complete freedom to fix failing...

Author: By Ronald K. Kamdem | Title: Better Planning for Education | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

Adams House has had a swimming pool since 1907, but for a few hours last night, Winthrop House got one too. Backed-up drains and rainfall inundated the House’s dining hall, gym, basement, and several entryways with sewage, forcing some students to flee to other Houses for...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Winthrop Wages War With Waves | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

But the fix may be less than meets the eye. Some outside observers say immunity is based not on current legal arrangements, but on the unwillingness of the U.S. to prosecute the contractors. Human Rights First argues that the initial rule that provided immunity to the contractors expired when the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Contractors Lose Iraq Immunity? | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

The motion before the FAS in support of open access to scholarly articles concerns openness in general. It is meant to promote the free communication of knowledge. By retaining rights for the widest possible dissemination of the faculty’s work, it would make scholarship by members of the...

Author: By Robert Darnton | Title: The Case for Open Access | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

The recent subprime mortgage crisis has closed the doors to American homes and hedge funds alike. The most commonly cited explanation for this is that an unforeseeable collapse in home prices forced homeowners to refinance their adjustable-rate mortgages at unrealistic rates, resulting in payment delinquency and outright default.

Author: By Jeffrey D. Nanney | Title: Greed Is Not Good | 2/11/2008 | See Source »

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