Word: mathes
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...Chicago the Nation operates the Muhammad University of Islam, actually an elementary and secondary school run by Shelby Muhammad, a former Chicago public-school teacher who converted in the early '80s. Along with religious training, the school emphasizes math, science -- and discipline. Children are searched on arrival, not only for weapons but for candy and gum as well. This rigor is so popular, Muhammad says, that she has had to stop accepting applications from non-Muslim parents...
Difficulty learning the alphabet, math, words of songs or rhymes...
Equally distressing is how Clinton has shortchanged the drug-education budget. The White House claims that its $191 million increase will ensure that "all children" will receive the antidrug message "effectively." The math is goofy. Only half the nation's 47 million schoolchildren are exposed to any form of drug education today; Clinton's new funds will move that figure to 60%, at best...
That's not cheating, many students say, Professors encourage cooperation on assignments, especially in science, math and economic courses...
...exam currently consists of three half-hour math sections. There is also an additional half-hour experimental section which does not count towards student scores...