Word: misguidedness
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For the past eight years, the Higher Education Act’s Aid Elimination Provision (AEP) stipulated that students convicted of drug offenses—whether in high school or in college—would become ineligible for federal financial aid for college. While Congress acted prudently last Februray when...
The Cambridge resolution charges that this bill contains “counterproductive, misguided measures, including...erosion of cherished legal traditions such as due process.”
Under pressure from advocacy groups, school boards, and state legislatures, the three largest soft-drink companies announced last week that they would stop selling soft drinks and other sugary beverages in U.S. schools. The agreement, brought about by negotiations between the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the beverage companies...
But these citizens say their role as gadflies is necessary for sustaining democracy in Cambridge. Council meetings are broadcast on Cambridge Community Television, and the entirety of public comment is preserved in official records. This opportunity to bear witness and object to what they see as Cambridge’s...
Podgers regularly speaks to draw attention to the needs of citizens with disabilities. She says the city is fundamentally misguided because it approaches disabilities as a health care issue rather than a civil rights issue.