Word: meritably
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...When the President's brother swept into office in 1998, the first thing he did was to radically change they way Florida's youngest students were taught by ending social promotion and demanding high-stakes achievement tests. He also eventually got a general merit pay system passed, but its implementation has long been stymied by bureacratic snafus, teacher opposition and a lack of funding. So with only nine months left in his term, the popular governor must now convince state lawmakers of a sweeping vision that includes the nation's first statewide program linking teacher pay directly with students' test...
...becomes a tired, nauseating series of in-jokes. No matter what arguments writers, producers, and directors come up with to stick to such “cult of theater” elements, it’s become increasingly clear that these tropes are not being included for their own merit, but to cover something else—mediocrity. So when the rare show comes along that aspires to break through the familiar mold, it’s usually a welcome surprise. “Spamalot”—the musical adaptation of the 1975 classic comedy film...
...partisan society," says Rebwar Ali, head of the Kurdistan Student's Development Organization. "The presidents of the universities, the university council, the deans and the heads of the departments should all be members of one of the main parties, KDP or PUK. Admissions aren't based on merit, they are based of membership in one of the two parties. Scholarships are only for party members." Big business contracts depend on connections and political affiliations as well, leading to a pandemic of corruption, according to Kurdish businessmen and anti-corruption groups...
...idea for such an issue from major publications like American Poetry Review and Poetry Magazine. Interested undergraduates looking to be the next big thing in poetry are asked to submit a 10-to-15 page manuscript of original work, which will then be judged for “artistic merit, evocative language, and innovative treatment of image,” according to Purkert. The mag is soliciting writers through ads posted around campus and such unlikely places as the Advocate e-mail list. It seems that there’s no real rivalry between the Gamut and The Advocate, despite...
...does not fund transportation costs, yet the UC’s website—as well as the UC’s communications with certain clubs—has relayed information to the contrary. Ultimately, its erratic application of vague rules amounts to a value judgment of the relative merit of organizations. More importantly, the guidelines’ uneven application is a disservice to groups who would have otherwise applied to the UC for transportation grants had they known such money was available...