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...that adolescents have other important privileges and that student voting would allow them to become involved in the political process at an earlier age. However, the most important reason to allow students to vote in school committee elections has nothing to do with civics or encouraging people to become life-long voters. That goal might be equally reached by student council elections or a mock presidential vote. Students should have a voice on the school committee because they are directly affected by the committee's decisions and have a perspective on the school atmosphere that neither teachers nor administrators...
Isaacs, a life-long Democrat, currently commutes from her home in Washington D.C. to teach a course on the 2000 presidential election at the John F. Kennedy School of Government...
Instead of allowing problems like illiteracy to fester and remain a life-long stumbling block to disadvantaged students, Bush will hold schools accountable to meet certain basic standards. As part of a comprehensive plan to "leave no child behind," his policy ensures that every child will learn to read by the third grade. In continuing his commitment to low-income families and disadvantaged minorities in inner city schools, Bush proposes testing done on a disaggregated basis, allowing for tallying scores on the basis of race and income. Under these grids we can be sure that the achievement gap is eliminated...
...responsibility that the Corporation takes very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that the body is best known for the secrecy permeating all of its activities. The Corporation selects its own members for life-long terms. It publishes no minutes of its meetings and most of its members never speak to the press...
...husband on the first day of school, at their first proctor group meeting. They sent the dean flowers when they got married. Her current best friend is her first-year roommate. In general, however, it is a mistake to eye those living in your immediate vicinity as your definite life-long friends. If you have six roommates, odds are that you will love one of them. If you have more than four, it is almost certain that you will grow to despise at least one of them. Take it all as a learning experience and trust the randomization process...