Word: idea
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...idea of the kind of day it was going to be when the Indians swam to a quick 20-5 lead after the first three events. But hope was still eternal...
...would study Exodus' effect on the children it carries and their parents. As part of the project, they planned to ask the Office of Education for enough money to support Exodus generously for the duration of the study -- at least a year. It seemed to be both a good idea and a politically feasible one. Though the support of the Boston School Committee wasn't necessary, it was won. The members of the committee favored the research part of the proposal and paid little attention to the rest...
...were far from normal operating expenses in a research proposal and, with little research money available anyway, they had to be cut. It was possible, he said, that some money could be provided for Exodus -- and it seemed clear that he was impressed by Exodus and not against the idea of federal support for private, citizen's education projects...
...idea would have been more impressive, though, had it been backed by the $160,000. The request was not unusually large; the gains from seeing what a group like Exodus can do when it is adequately financed would have been great. It was the wrong time for the Office of Education to refuse to make an exception...
...That's professional," he quipped. In addition, it has always been considered unprofessional to come to the bargaining table frankly concerned about an increase in teacher salaries. "Teachers have the right to be as selfish as any other group in our society. This doesn't conflict with the idea of public service...