Word: gapping
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...though Bloom praised the school’s faculty for finding stop-gap solutions, he said they could never achieve a centralized community to foster cross-departmental and interdisciplinary work in their current settings...
...been given a chance elsewhere. At Savannah State, the figure hovers around 35%. A bigger problem is money: HBCUs are chronically underfunded, and Savannah State--with an endowment of just $3.4 million, compared with Armstrong's $7.9 million--is no exception. Harp expects the merger to help close that gap, an aspect of the plan that is winning over some critics. Emanuel Jones, chairman of Georgia's Legislative Black Caucus, says his "ears perked up" at talk of funding disparities, and he is co-sponsoring a resolution to study the merger's impact in detail. For now, the proposal...
...help bridge this gap, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed shorting schools $2.1 billion during the rest of this academic year and $3.1 billion the next. He wants to save an additional $1.1 billion by reducing the number of school days, from 180 to 175. Though the extra time off might cheer students, California school superintendent Jack O'Connell strenuously opposes the move. Best sound bite: "To close the achievement gap and prepare all students for success in the competitive global economy, we should be offering more time in class, not less...
...last few weeks, the red-bricked walls of Harvard Square—along with its shiny metal surfaces—have been hit. Plastered within an archway on an outside wall of The Garage, a Muslim woman totes a gun with a flower in its barrel. Next to The Gap on Brattle Street, a woman decked in roses stares. Variously themed red, white, and black stickers have also been cropping up in the Square, all adorned with Fairey’s signature image of Andre the Giant and all with the same imperative: Obey...
...sophomore season. This year, West has improved upon last year’s 8-3 record in the top spot. “It’s been a big season for me,” West admitted. “Last year, there was still a big gap between me and the top guys. This year, its finally closing, and I feel like I’m right up there with them.”Interpret “big gap” however you like, but West was ranked #6 in the nation last year.Even before arriving...