Word: jumped
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...prospect of being penalized by having the federal money rerouted directly to parents "gets the attention of educators and the bureaucracy," says Ray Cortines, a Democrat and former schools chief in New York City and San Francisco. If states feel pressured to avoid such embarrassment, Bush's plan could jump-start reforms at troubled schools. And while the left loathes the idea of vouchers, some experts think Bush's notion that dollars should follow poor kids could be the first step toward better targeting Title I cash, which now gets unfairly diverted via political horse trading to schools in more...
...second only to the President's. "Leakey is recognized as a man of determination and integrity," Moi said in his announcement. "These are attributes which are greatly needed." Leakey, a white third-generation Kenyan, is given the job of overhauling Kenya's corrupt and inefficient public service and jump-starting the country's economy. Moi also hopes Leakey will have better luck loosening the purse strings of foreign donors. Already there is evidence of change, at least on the surface. Last week Moi stated that the number of ministries would be cut from 27 to 15. "What we are trying...
...example, Caltech's jump from number four to number one can largely be attributed to change in the way school spending per student was evaluated. Rather than using a numerical ranking for a school's per capita expenditure, the survey now considers the actual dollar amount spent by the school on each student...
...would like to be the starter, but it's not my decision to make," Linden said. "I'm looking forward to taking advantage of any opportunities I get. Obviously I'm disappointed, but I'm not ready to jump off a bridge or anything like that. There's not a lot you can do, I competed like hell...
...customary with science, the experts are loath to jump to conclusions until all the data is in and all the causes and effects are connected. Scientists almost universally agree that the earth has warmed by about one degree Fahrenheit in this century. Some attribute that to the so-called greenhouse effect, caused by man-made gases that trap the sun's heat on the earth's surface, raising water and air temperatures. Some believe that the warming may be linked to the natural hot and cold cycles that have affected the earth since prehistory, causing, for instance, the ice ages...