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...knows what to do about the 2,000 U.S. schools that have failed to make AYP five years in a row. "Research shows that the path most often chosen is 'other,'" which often means minor tinkering, says Kati Haycock, director of the nonprofit Education Trust. But school districts say the more radical federal options aren't always feasible or affordable. Nor is it clear that turning a school over to the state or making it a charter will raise its performance. "None of these remedies have any basis in reality or research," says Diane Ravitch, research professor of education...
...formal-dress official screenings at Cannes take place in the evening. Only a few "minor" films in competition for the Palme d'Or get their showings in the afternoon. But even on a hot May day, when a good movie connects with the audience, the vibe can still be triumphant...
...This is critical. So far, the trade relationship with China has been a minor issue on the political landscape, largely because U.S. unemployment is very low. But the economy is slowing, and an election year looms. If the U.S. economy stumbles, China will be the biggest, fattest target on which to pin the blame. Meanwhile, China will likely continue recycling its massive foreign reserves, possibly making itself an even bigger target by going on a buying spree similar to Japan's in the late 1980s and early '90s: Japan buys Hollywood! Japan buys Pebble Beach! Japan buys Rockefeller Center! Remember...
...more than 30 million legal immigrants to the U.S. since 1965 have been allowed in because they were related to legal residents; Kyl wants a system that chooses high- and low-skilled workers according to economic demand and limits those who can come with them to spouses and minor children. In exchange for Bush's commitment to that reform, Kyl and his allies would break with many of their fellow Republicans and back de facto amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants...
...giving Nicolas Sarkosy a clear-cut majority, the French have heard the Crimson (“Oui Are For Sarko,” oped, May 4). Now The Crimson should look more carefully at France. There are some (minor) factual errors in your stimulating piece in support of Sarkozy, but when you talk about “France’s demographic decline” you are making a serious mistake. France has actually the highest fertility rate of the European Union in 2005, even ahead of booming Ireland. Yet, Eurobarometer polls show that French are the most pessimistic...