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...larger cities are starting or expanding such programs in an effort to engage parents who are otherwise uninvolved in their child's education. Philadelphia has invested heavily in this year's launch of a comprehensive and wide-ranging program for parents. Boston is reviving its Parent University following an earlier version's demise due to budget cuts. And Miami's Parent Academy, now in its fifth year, offers more than 100 workshops that range from Help Your Child Succeed in Math to Teaching Behavior Skills...
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...Cambodian government didn't back down. Earlier this week, the Cambodian Ambassador to Thailand wrote an angry letter to the Nation, after the Thai daily published an editorial criticizing Hun's Sen's offer of refuge. The Cambodia emissary accused the Nation of having become a "vulgar newspaper [that has] lost its value as a newspaper of a civilized country." Just when tensions looked set to dissipate, Hun Sen announced on Nov. 4 that he was appointing a certain Thai as his economic advisor. Thaksin's conviction by a Thai court, opined Cambodian state T.V., was "politically motivated." The former...
...Mediation by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ended the violence. Months later, in October 2008, a Kenyan commission investigated the attacks and gave Annan an envelope containing the names of several of the top suspects. Once it became clear earlier this year that Kenya would not go after the suspects itself, Annan turned the envelope over to Moreno-Ocampo. Tensions have simmered since then - partially because the government has never dealt with the suspects or helped the tribes to reconcile their differences...
...Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, announced with much fanfare three months ago, disclosed Thursday that it had not received any government funding to start its work. And earlier in 2009, the Kenyan parliament rejected a bill that would have created a special tribunal to try the suspects. Lawmakers said it could have been subject to political pressure, but many Kenyans saw it as a classic dodge to avoid responsibility. (Read: "In Kenya, Can War Games Coexist with Wildlife...