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...declaration of an emergency; under the constitution, we were called in as a nonparty caretaker government ... While we are focused on establishing a level playing field, we are also taking measures for economic reforms to increase economic growth and alleviate poverty-we cannot forget that ... [But] our core objective remains holding a free, fair and credible election. To do that will require carrying out fundamental reforms so that the will of the people will be reflected truly in the outcome of the election...
...might be said about public-school courses on the Bible nationwide. There aren't that many. But they're rising in popularity. Last year Georgia became the first state in memory to offer funds for high school electives on the Old and New Testaments using the Bible as the core text. Similar funding was discussed in several other legislatures, although the initiatives did not become law. Meanwhile, two privately produced curriculums crafted specifically to pass church-state muster are competing for use in individual schools nationwide. Combined, they are employed in 460 districts in at least 37 states. The numbers...
...court system. But even if he's wrong, this shouldn't stop schools from making some effort to teach the Bible. The study doesn't have to be mandatory. In a national school system overscheduled with basic skills, other topics such as history and literature deserve core status more than Scripture--provided that these classes address it themselves, where appropriate. But if an elective is offered, it should be twinned mandatorily with a world religions course, even if that would mean just a semester of each. Within that period students could be expected to read and discuss Genesis, the Gospel...
...BUSINESSWhen he took office last July, Bok said that his top priority was bringing the Faculty of Arts and Sciences curricular review to a close. Bok “is no foreigner to curricular revision,” Mendelsohn said, given that he oversaw the creation of the current Core Curriculum in 1979 and 1980. He has also penned six books on higher education, and said he hopes to write one or two more in his retirement. But instead of playing an active role in drafting the new curriculum, Bok’s strategy has been to consult with...
Picked to threaten Princeton for the division title last season, the Big Red instead sank to the bottom of the standings with a 6-14 mark in Ivy play. The same youthful core that sank a year ago now looks to swim with junior Brian Kaufman in the lifeguard role. Kaufman had nine home runs and 11 steals...