Word: nationalities
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...tests can be "reconstituted"--in other words, completely overhauled by the state, which demands the resignation and reapplication of each teacher and administrator. Such incentives have clearly changed both the expectations and the achievements in Texas schools. Scores on nationwide tests ranked Texas students among the top in the nation in math and writing...
While the Harvard faculty can claim a hand in the three most prominent presidential campaigns in the nation, some professors admit to having a less influential role than others...
Having chaired the National Performance Review in the Clinton White House, Kamarck has years of experience working with the Democratic candidate. She says that one of the most important aspects of the current campaign is deciding how to effect change without derailing the nation's economy...
...Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria described the path that led to his country's descent into an abyss of mass poverty and political tyranny that were nurtured by a sequence of treacherous military dictatorships. The democratically elected ex-military dictator also outlined his government's reform plans to rebuild the nation's international image by fighting corruption, mandating equal rights for all 70-plus ethnic groups, affirmative action programs for women and, perhaps, do a tiny bit for the environment in the troubled Niger Delta region...
During his 18-year term as city manager, he consolidated the city's debt, streamlined the payroll without firing employees, and, along with city finance director James D. Maloney, helped to make Cambridge one of the best-run cities in the nation...