Word: fears
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There are other hopeful signs. Northwestern University professor Fred Hess, who studies the Chicago system, has found that the policy against social promotion has instilled a new commitment to learning among those kids who scored well enough to be promoted. Indeed, opponents of social promotion argue that the simple fear of getting held back will motivate slackers to shape up, and that the number of retainees will accordingly dwindle. "We're not out to flunk kids," says school-board president Gery Chico. "We're out to improve kids...
...page, 10-point agreement left key issues unresolved, including sensitive questions of command. For weeks Moscow not only insisted on participating in the peace force but tried to place its troops in charge of Kosovo's northern quadrant, where many Serbian holy sites lie. Washington refused for fear that would effectively partition the province. Now the diplomats are wrangling over just what role the Russian troops will play and who will command them. Russia's proud military men oppose the settlement, making it harder for Moscow's troops to be tucked comfortably under NATO's "unified" command...
...HUPD's rank and file initially had an overwhelmingly negative reaction to the layoffs--many refused to speak with The Crimson for fear they would lose their jobs...
...Clubs fear such legal action because if people drink at a club and then hurt themselves, the clubs' officers--both graduate and undergraduate--are legally responsible...
...continued violence against abortion clinics and abortion providers is a threat to Americans' constitutional rights. The intimidation and harassment of clinic workers has led to a decline in doctors willing to provide abortions as well as created a culture of fear for those who go to them...