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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

...That appears to be changing. On Oct. 28, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings issued new rules that will force states to adopt a common system to monitor dropouts. Critics of No Child Left Behind have long accused the federal legislation not only of leading more schools to teach to the test, but of letting - or perhaps even encouraging - struggling students to drop out before they can lower average test scores. But Spellings is trying to address this problem with new regulations that will set a uniform graduation rate so that a high school's annual progress will now be measured both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Dropouts Left Behind: New Rules on Grad Rates | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

...possibility that the uptick in high-profile crime will jeopardize Croatia's effort to become a full member of the E.U., for which it is currently a candidate. "This is a clear step back for Croatia's quest towards membership," said Hanes Svoboda, the European Parliament's Croatia monitor. "Either the government would impose some stability and order, or Croatia will not be able to join the E.U. anytime soon," Svoboda said in a radio interview...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime Wave Clouds Croatia's Future | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

USAGE: "Afghanicide--the killing of Afghanistan--must be stopped," says Israir Ahmed Karimizai, a leader of Awakened Youth of Afghanistan, a prominent antiwar group --CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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