Word: favorable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remains to be seen whether David P. Illingworth, appointed Wednesday to replace Epps in the fall, will be in favor of a new building...
...June 16, members of the Massachusetts Association of Teachers and the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers will rally on Boston Common. According to the Massachusetts Association of Teachers' Web site, the teachers will be turning out in favor of "smaller class sizes, safe and healthy schools, alternative programs for disruptive students, more early childhood education and mentor programs for new teachers." Although the rally's goals are certainly laudable, the organizations conspicuously ignore the one measure that could truly improve public schools: raising teachers' salaries so that they are comparable with those of similar professions...
Yesterday's hearing saw supporters from bothsides arguing in favor of and against the bill...
...mass exodus of junior faculty from the English department; the seeming failure, if not iniquity, of the tenure system in the cases of government professors Bonnie Honig and Peter Berkowitz, and a huge missed opportunity in a periodic review of the Core to fully abandon the tired program in favor of distribution requirements. There has been no real progress on ethnic studies, and little to nothing has changed in such vital areas as section size, teaching fellow quality and academic advising. Verdict: Even to worse...
...world economy for years to come, and profitable tech companies remain solid long-term holdings. But if you must lighten up on tech to broaden your portfolio, do it. Companies that build tractors, equipment, highways and skyscrapers--left for dead until a few weeks ago--may be in favor for a year or longer. The biggest cyclical names, like Caterpillar, International Paper and DuPont, have already had huge moves but probably still have room to run. Consider also an investment in a Wilshire 5000 or Russell 2000 stock-index fund. Both have a heavy slug of small- and middle-size...