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Instead of allowing problems like illiteracy to fester and remain a life-long stumbling block to disadvantaged students, Bush will hold schools accountable to meet certain basic standards. As part of a comprehensive plan to "leave no child behind," his policy ensures that every child will learn to read by the third grade. In continuing his commitment to low-income families and disadvantaged minorities in inner city schools, Bush proposes testing done on a disaggregated basis, allowing for tallying scores on the basis of race and income. Under these grids we can be sure that the achievement gap is eliminated...
...report was requested by Bill Clinton more than a year ago, in the aftermath of the Columbine school massacre, when raw pop culture was blamed for furnishing some of the mental climate in which the killers let their grievances fester. Sidestepping the interminable question of what role song lyrics and movies play in real violence, Clinton asked the FTC just to determine whether the movies, pop music and video games that manufacturers themselves label as questionable for kids were being marketed to kids anyway. The report concluded that "the answers are plainly...
...author of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap (Basic) questions the value of papering over conflicts for the kids' sake. Sure, some parents can pull it off, but how many and for how long? "For many couples," Coontz says, "things only get worse and fester, and eventually, five years down the road, they end up getting divorced anyway, after years of contempt for each other and outside affairs...
...report was requested by Bill Clinton more than a year ago, in the aftermath of the Columbine school massacre, when raw pop culture was blamed for furnishing some of the mental climate in which the killers let their grievances fester. Sidestepping the interminable question of what role song lyrics and movies play in real violence, Clinton asked the FTC just to determine whether the movies, pop music and video games that manufacturers themselves label as questionable for kids were being marketed to kids anyway. The report concluded that "the answers are plainly...
...they've got an important post just waiting for a permanent appointment. Even if Smith is eventually exonerated, the Army can't afford to sit around and wait for him, Thompson says. "Smith will appeal the investigation's findings, and the Army knows they can't allow this to fester while the case drags...