Word: homework
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...from a survey of 58,728 sophomores and seniors in 1,016 high schools. Public school sophomores appear twice as likely to disobey, fight or commit acts of vandalism in schools. Only a quarter of the public school sophomores said they spent more than five hours a week on homework, in contrast with nearly half in Catholic and other private schools...
...cash abatements and lower property tax assessments while claiming that it was raising rent to cover higher property taxes. This discrepency amounts to about half a million dollars," Turk said. "Part of the responsibility for this scandal also lies with the rent control board for not properly doing its homework," he added...
Although he has dabbled elegantly in many literary forms, Author Gore Vidal is probably most impressive as a historical novelist. Not only does he do his homework, but he can make old facts look like contemporary gossip. And he takes wicked pleasure in turning accepted notions about the past upside down. Julian (1964) strikes a blow for paganism and the Roman Emperor who tried to halt the spread of Christianity. Both Burr (1973) and 1876 (1976) portray the U.S. founding fathers and their successors in distinctly unheroic postures. Creation opens on a similarly iconoclastic note. Vidal's target this...
...chance, you expect to get some sleep or--God forbid--do some homework, you've got another thing coming. You'll quickly learn that studying and sleeping are impossible when a dozen nocturnal proctees are playing ultimate frisbee in the halls till sunrise...
...other Academics Plus elementary schools in Philadelphia have a similar academic plan. But Fitler follows through. Students are not promoted unless they receive at least a C in math and reading. Parents must come in person to pick up report cards. Parents and teachers must sign the one-hour homework lessons assigned to pupils four times a week. Says one teach er: "What we do here, they complement at home." Adds a parent: "The kids don't have to be told it's time for them to do then-homework." Children, teachers say, are proud of their achievement...