Word: ownerships
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...city to achieve racial balances. Given that most of Boston’s neighborhoods are far more diverse than they were in the 1970s, this system could potentially reflect the city’s diversity more accurately. It would also allow parents and community members to take more ownership of schools and exert political muscle that could bring increased funding and resources to the most needy of the BPS. The recent growth of charter schools shows that parents and community members are willing to take ownership of schools if given the chance...
...Boston—should guide the council toward this new solution. Clearly, the plan must be crafted with significant input from parents and community groups. It must account for the potential influx of students returning to the BPS from private or parochial institutions if residents have more confidence and ownership in neighborhood schools. Such a dramatic increase in enrollment could put a strain on a system already reeling from budget cuts and teacher shortages. The plan must also ensure that schools in highly minority areas do not suffer from a lack of political empowerment—a possible result...
...head race] was more consistent and powerful,” Lambert said. “The sprint piece was tough. It was a hard race. We didn’t have the sense of control or ownership we had with the head piece...
Ennis and 19 have market research on their side. As Davis suggests, avid music fans expect their stars to evolve. But the Idol audience, which has an unprecedented ownership stake in Aiken's career, is not made up of avid music fans. A disproportionate number of copies of This Is the Night were sold at Wal-Mart and Target stores, and a large number of those discs were picked up in the check-out lane, where Sanders positioned Idol merchandise to catch the eye of people who wouldn't think of stopping in the music section. "Our consumer...
...disdain for the Ben Stiller vehicle Zoolander. If pressed, I would define our stage of development as mid-adolescence. Being a grown-up, I’ve long thought, is something different, something removed and complicated—a state involving mortgages and full-time jobs and the ownership of a china service for twelve. But the friend-of-a-friend was affronted: “We are grown up,” he said...