Word: cutoffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some parents criticized this cutoff, which is just above the "failing" level, as too low a standard. However, judging from last year's eighth grade test results, many students will not be able to raise their scores enough over the next three years even to reach the "needs improvement" level. Last year, 40 percent of students scored in the "failing" category on the math section, while 13 percent failed the English portion. If these same students took the test tomorrow, they would not receive their diplomas...
What's more, you don't have to be a Clinton hater to believe there are problems with how the test ban was constructed in the first place. For one thing, it had no cutoff date. Even some former Clinton Administration officials fear there is no way to ensure the effectiveness of U.S. weapons forever without testing them occasionally. A computer program that would monitor weapons in lieu of testing isn't ready, though treaty supporters argue that future Presidents could have pulled out of the treaty if the technology proved faulty...
...primary indicator of the economy?s health - the fewer people under it, the better - and also establishes which families are eligible for government aid, like food stamps and Medicaid. As might be expected, the current administration is not too keen on pushing up the income requirements, since a higher cutoff would mean millions more people eligible for aid programs; White House officials are advocating extensive additional studies prior to any changes...
...system wherein convenient dining halls close down to interhouse visitors on an alternating basis. Or perhaps student groups could be allowed to eat wherever they pleased, but only until a certain time. Before this set time--6 p.m., for example, students could eat wherever they wanted, but after the cutoff we could return to restrictions. Dining halls could take a break from the hustle and bustle, house communities could enjoy a regular shelter from outsiders, while at the same time hungry students could be assured that there would always be a few convenient places to eat willing to welcome them...
...Darren was the best performer of the weekend," Ciollo said. "I think he is just going to miss the cutoff to go to Nationals...