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...think ordinary Danish people just think it's a little odd," explained Bang. "People are living in houses worth $5 million, the land has big recreational possibilities - so why should they be allowed to govern [themselves] outside Danish society...
...teacher and parent, I give No Child Left Behind (NCLB) a failing grade [June 4]. There is no way to fix a law that operates under the flawed assumption that tests rather than teachers should govern curriculum. Testing is simply a tool for measuring learning in the same way that a thermometer is an instrument for reading temperature. What would happen to the health of a nation if lawmakers tried to force doctors to spend a large portion of their time taking patients' temperatures instead of practicing medicine? The reality of NCLB is that it allows few children...
Building on a series of reforms that began two years ago, a University-wide committee recently completed a comprehensive review of the policies that govern how scientists here patent their research. Provost Steven E. Hyman says the current policies are “outdated...
...revisions and numerous iterations, right up to the present—when some of the key figures behind its development appear to be wondering if it might be time for a change—the evolution of the council represents an ongoing process in determining how students can best govern their own. That process may well continue for some time...
...roots go back to John F. Kennedy's famous speech to the Protestant ministers of Houston, in which Kennedy essentially offered voters a deal: If you won't allow my religion to affect the way you vote, I won't allow my religion to affect the way I govern. Giuliani and Romney both want that deal...