Word: grades
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stakes are rising quickly for Boston high-schoolers. This year for the first time, students who don't complete their course work--of which homework counts at least 20%--cannot advance to the next grade. And freshmen entering high school this fall will have to pass tough state exams to graduate...
...well you prepare-the academic success rate of pre-exam plastic wrap removal is far too great for that. It's not your grasp of the material or the quality of your breakfast or even how much sleep you got the night before. No, your final grade will be determined by a single unpredictable factor: your exam proctor...
...ninth grade, Osborn convinced her school administrators to explain their new sexual harassment policy to students in a full-day information session...
...only brings out the sadist in us. Don't (Cliffies) write offers to come over and read aloud to us your illegible remarks--we can (officially) read anything, and we may be married. Write on both sides of the page--single bluebook finals look like less work to grade and win points. This chic, shaded calligraphic script so many are affecting lately is handsome, and is probably worth a good extra five points if you can hack...
...outward appearances, Ashanthi ("Ashi") DeSilva is a normal, healthy 12-year-old who loves sports and would rather play basketball than do her seventh-grade homework. But Ashi holds a unique place in medical history: she is the first recipient of successful gene therapy...