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Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Well do You Know America? | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...hone their persuasive writing skills. “It makes the work they’re doing in school relevant to their futures—that’s why apprenticeship learning for this age group is so powerful,” Rimer says. AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGHAt this year’s Citizen Schools Gala in May, 8GA alumnus Hugo D. Desius said he aspired to be a doctor and that the program was key in developing his ambitions.“In Haiti they say ‘Dye mon, gen mon?...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Citizen Schools Livens Up Learning | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...districts tests that were riddled with errors or had missing or duplicate pages. Some boxes arrived at schools containing no tests at all, requiring last-minute scrambling (and planes chartered by Harcourt) to distribute the exams in time. While the testing itself appeared to proceed without many problems, a mountain of mistakes ensued afterward during the largely automated scoring phase that delayed the processing. Illinois officials have also conceded to contributing to further hitches in the state's new student identification system. Designed to streamline the scoring process by assigning each student a number that included demographic and school data...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Some Children Left Behind | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

...options, but securing onward bookings can be difficult. Visit www.vr.com.vn for details. BEIJING-LHASA: One of the literal highs of a journey to the Middle Kingdom is the new Qinghai-Tibet railway, making it possible to go from the Chinese capital through to Lhasa. In places, like the Danggula Mountain pass (elevation: 5,072 m), you'll be traveling at altitudes used by commuter jets. If that leaves you breathless, don't worry - compartments are oxygenated, and each passenger has their own oxygen mask. The one-way trip from Beijing takes 48 hours. See www.chinatibettrain.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fine Lines | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...game,” said captain guard Jim Goffredo. The 31 minutes he played against Holy Cross was more than he played all last year, when he was on the floor for only 24 minutes. He wouldn’t match the minutes played or steals against the Mountain Hawks, but he would set new marks in scoring and rebounding. Pusar went 5-of-6 from the field to finish with 10 points. The 6’2 guard grabbed five rebounds as well, with four of them on the offensive end. Three of those he put right back...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Breaking Out: A Guard’s Journey to the Starting Lineup | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

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