Word: grades
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Education in my town has become so much better," said Jessica A. Burdick, a North Adams fourth-grade teacher. "In the Dukakis years, I had 29 kids in my class; now I have...
...also in affluent and well-integrated suburbs like Shaker Heights, Ohio. According to the Washington Post, though blacks make up just over half of Shaker Heights' student body, they account for 84% of those who get Ds or Fs in at least one major subject after the fifth grade. Most black students in Shaker Heights enjoy at least middle-class status. The school system has created special programs to boost black students' test-taking skills. Counseling is available for those with strong potential but low test scores. So far, nothing has worked very well--because some black folks...
...some staunch fans out there, but the rest of us know Depeche Mode in passing, if at all. But trust me, we've all heard Depeche Mode. Yes, even you. Get your hands on the single "Enjoy the Silence." That's right! They played them at the eighth grade dance...
...this weird fire door exchange thinggoing on where we were passing notes back andforth--it was very grade school," Steinbergersays...
...perpetrator? A mild-mannered sixth-grade girl. The weapon? Dave's Insanity Gourmet Hot Sauce. According to school officials, the offending student offered the sauce to her unsuspecting classmates during morning snack time. After the sauce worked its gastrointestinal magic, paramedics were called to the scene. Six pupils went home to convalesce and watch cartoons. One girl was treated by the school nurse. Eight others reported stomachaches but decided to tough it out and stay in school...