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Despite hailing President Barack Obama’s move to lift restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, scientists at Harvard note a potential negative impact of the decision: a decrease in philanthropic and state support for their projects...
...address to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he proposed increased spending for the hiring of new teachers as well as greater funding for Head Start and other early childhood education programs. Especially promising, his plan would institute merit pay for teachers in up to 150 school districts, lift the limits on charter schools that exist in some states, and make it easier for schools to fire underperforming teachers. We are encouraged by President Obama’s commitment to the innovative policies he proposed during his campaign and are pleased to see his willingness to challenge teachers’ unions?...
...education methods. Many large cities, including New York and Los Angeles, have seen significant improvement in education quality thanks to the proliferation of charter schools. Illogically, 26 states cap the number of charter schools that can be operated within their borders. President Obama’s plan would lift these limits, which, in his words, are “not good for our children, our economy, or our country...
...urban wastelands" that have become breeding grounds for the drug market. Along with trying to motivate UN member states into action on this initiative, the paper is a veiled effort to silence pro-drug lobbyists that have used the increase in organized crime as ammunition for their campaigns to lift controls on drug use - a measure that Costa considers a "cynical resignation of the state's responsibility to protect the heath of its citizens...
Harvard stem cell researchers hailed President Obama’s reported intention to lift restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research today as a decision that will change the landscape of biomedical research. The decision coincides with the recent passage of Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package, potentially making stem cell researchers nationwide eligible for some of the $10.4 billion earmarked for the National Institutes of Health, an unrivaled source of federal funding for biomedical research that gave Harvard researchers $351 million last fiscal year. Until today, federal funding for embryonic research—which...