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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nation's public schools, which these days stress cooperation over competition among their students, will take a giant step closer to the open marketplace this week when Florida's legislature approves the country's first statewide voucher system. It's an idea that in one form or another may be coming to states such as Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania -- and proponents are waiting to see if it will stand up to federal scrutiny. "State courts have upheld the idea of using vouchers in parochial schools," notes TIME's Adam Cohen, "but when it gets to the Supreme Court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida Votes for School Vouchers. Who's Next? | 4/28/1999 | See Source »

After several hours rest, the Crimson returned to the pool to take on the Maryland Terrapins. On April 10, Harvard lost to Maryland 12-2. This time, the result, although still a defeat, was much closer...

Author: By Amy E. Ooten, CRIMSON STAFF WARITER | Title: W. Water Polo Fourth at Easterns | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson host Dartmouth on Wednesday at 2 p.m. for the Ivy closer...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Gets By Brown, Conquers Yale | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

After several hours rest, the Crimson returned to the pool to take on the Maryland Terrapins. On April 10, Harvard lost to Maryland 12-2. This time, the result, although still a defeat, was much closer...

Author: By Amy E. Ooten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Water Polo Takes Fourth at Easterns | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...defenses been crippled, the pilot could have flown closer to that target, seen it was civilian and aborted the strike and the resulting global horror it provoked. A fellow F-16 pilot, from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano, call sign "Buster," was frustrated by the snafu. "The last thing we want to do," the major says, "is help Milosevic do his job." But mixing Serbian troops with Albanian civilians has been part of Milosevic's strategy. Buster says he has seen "truck, truck, tractor, military, military, bus" convoys. "They're using Albanians as shields," he says, "and that makes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Military: How We Fight | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

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