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...each school between 15% and 50%. After 30 years of school integration, or what Gordon calls "the jelly bean approach" of throwing together children of different colors, the school district has still not been able to close the achievement gap between black and white students. Hence Gordon's motto: "Let's try something different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An End to Racial Balancing? | 12/4/2006 | See Source »

...future event) and wishes to take effective action, we need to listen to voices other than those who insist that economic activity must be curtailed. The way forward lies in increased wealth, better standards of living and less taxation. If we seek economic sustainability, we should adopt the motto "If an economy can't make a decent profit, it's not sustainable." Terry Milton Guildford, England

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...future event) and wishes to take effective action, we need to listen to voices other than those who insist that economic activity must be curtailed. The way forward lies in increased wealth, better standards of living and less taxation. If we seek economic sustainability, we should adopt the motto "If an economy can't make a decent profit, it's not sustainable." Terry Milton Guildford, England Pack Up for Provence Film director Ridley Scott was right on target when he stated, "There is a very strong regard for 'living' in France" [Nov. 13]. My husband and I packed up when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outstanding European Individuals | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...Principal Dr. Intaj Ali stresses Malek Fahd's motto: Knowledge is Light & Work is Worship. He reads out the four items from the previous week's school newsletter: a student has won a state-wide competition for her Harmony Day poster, a local newspaper's front page features Malek Fahd's Remembrance Day ceremony, blood was donated and there's a bicycle safety message. "These are normal Aussie kids, doing normal things," says Dr. Ali, whose staff is 40% non-Muslim. "We don't have the ghetto mentality here. We want the students to experience the full gamut of life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Middle Australian Appearance | 11/27/2006 | See Source »

...sharp turns without even a glance behind them. The most important rule of the road, according to Mai, a 28-year-old translator, is simple: Never look back. "Here," Mai explained, "you're only responsible for the things in front of you." That could just as well be a motto for Vietnam's new generation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vietnam Bush Will See | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

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