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Despite the difficulties, the act is in many ways producing the results Bush intended. At Pepper Elementary School in Oak Park, Mich., listed as failing because only 33% of kids are reading at grade level, former students are volunteering to work with those who need help. The school has hired six retired teachers to give students additional help and is using federal money to set up a summer tutoring program. "You don't feel good about working in a failing school," says fourth-grade teacher Maureen Line. "But since we were labeled as such, people have really pulled together...
...other bidder, Cambridge-based Oak Tree Developers, met the monetary requirement in its plan to build condominium units—but failed to send in a deposit, as required...
...Oak Tree is now looking into working with Lesley to develop housing that could become part of Lesley’s campus...
...vice president of Varian Medical Systems in Palo Alto, Calif. Varian produces high-energy X-ray systems that the company says can penetrate 17 inches of steel, giving customs inspectors a view of what's hidden behind the thick walls of a cargo container. Another company, NucSafe, in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is producing radiation sensors that determine whether suspicious items within a cargo container might be dangerous. The scanners irradiate the cargo, and NucSafe's sensors read the "signature" that is sent back...
...Lesley’s bid is only about half of the $4 million minimum set by the MBTA, and Oak Tree’s bid included several conditions that did not meet the MBTA’s requirements...