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WISCONSIN Amid parent protests, the state dropped its graduation test requirement; it now also considers grades, classwork and teacher evaluations
...left the assembly lines in the hands of unskilled replacement workers, who had few veterans to train under, and the labor dispute wasn't finally resolved until 1996. When the strike was settled, many of the old hands did not return to their jobs, and Firestone's Japanese parent, Bridgestone, shifted supervisors around and instituted a 12-hr. workday. It was around this time, according to the depositions given by former employees at the plant, that quality was sacrificed for quantity. Inspections, they charged, lasted as little as 10 sec.; solvent was rubbed on outdated and dried-out rubber...
Firestone engineers advocated the use of nylon caps in the '70s to head off the infamous tread-separation scandal on Firestone 500 radials. In this latest scandal, however, Firestone's replacement tires in the U.S. do not have nylon caps, except for a few Bridgestones shipped in from the parent company in Japan. Firestone argues that its tire problems are specific to one factory and not a matter of technology. Bridgestone, however, does sell the nylon cap Dueler for SUVs in the U.S. Like other nylon-fitted tires, they are higher-grade and cost $103 each, compared with just about...
Then there are the tax benefits. Taxes on the earnings in 529 accounts are deferred until the money is withdrawn. When you take out money to pay for college, the earnings are taxed at the student's ordinary income tax rate, which is often lower than the parent's. (If your child skips college, there is a 10% penalty on the earnings.) Another advantage is that the person who sets up the account decides when withdrawals may be made. That differs from a custodial account, whose rules could cause parents to be concerned that their prospective student will...
...what's a parent to do as kids zip back to school atop the latest craze? Think safety: Due to their small size and insubstantial weight, the scooters are hard to handle. Bumps or rocks on the pavement can cause small fry to lose their balance and fall, which means anything from scraped knees to fractured skulls. Tuesday's report advises parents to wrap protective gear around their kids' limbs and to insist on helmets. Of course, the extra padding may not add to the all-important "cool" factor, but it could be the difference between a fall...