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Chicago's school-reform movement has been gaining momentum for more than a decade. The late Mayor Harold Washington began planting the seeds of reform in the mid-1980s, but it wasn't until 1988 that the Illinois legislature passed a school-reform act that parceled authority to newly elected boards for each public school and granted them power to hire and fire principals. Even that reform movement didn't gain significant traction until 1995, when state Republicans turned control over to Daley. "Everybody knew things had to change, but they felt powerless to do anything about it," Daley says...
Coach Joe Walsh has used the beginning of the season to feel out his deep array of rookies. As they gain experience throughout the season, they could be the key to the Crimson's success...
...Sunday, Cornell visits Cambridge in an effort to gain respect among Ivy League critics. The Big Red (2-15, 1-3 Ivy) have been nothing short of awful this season. Losers of 13 of their last 14, the beleaguered squad hopes to add to its lone Ivy League win against Brown last Saturday...
...looking through the Congressional Record for things related to the Bureau of Patent and Trade. It was work in name only because it was fun," Chen says. She helped out only while observing Lourie in action. "My assignment was to talk to people and gain insight on their lives...
...Stad puts it, the various programs allow for students to gain an experience which he calls "stepping back from the theoretical and getting into the practical...