Word: cutoffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...With kids coming from unequal backgrounds. I don't know how fair it would be to use this rule as the only criteria," he says. Jackson adds that the 700 cutoff mark would be especially detrimental to Black student athletes since "their national median is 707," about 100 points lower than that of whites. He adds, "What makes reports interesting to me is that an issue like the NCAA rule is applicable to public policy decisions like affirmative action, teacher entrance exams, and busing...
...bill. The House version would cost $11.5 billion over five years, $8 billion more than the Senate bill and too much for the budget cutters at the White House. While the Senate would declare amnesty for illegals who arrived before 1980, the House sponsors wanted to move the cutoff date up to 1982, thereby making millions more immigrants eligible for Government programs...
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...separate action, the committee agreed to study whether a proposal SAT cutoff score of 700 was a fair standard for allowing freshmen to play varsity sports...
However upsetting, the IEA exercise undoubtedly served as a reminder that while the U.S. may be in substantially better shape today to deal with an oil boycott or cutoff, more planning must be done to ensure balanced distribution of reserves and to meet emergency needs for fuel. It also reminded state officials that they cannot leave all that to the Federal Government. Said Christianson: "We've learned that it is very important for the states to have their own internal plans...