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...been underfunded. In 1997 and 1998 it received a total of only $32 million from the state, enough to help just a small fraction of Texas' 1,050 school districts. Now Bush is asking for an additional $203 million for reading, enough to extend the program and pave the way for Bush's other big goal: doing away with the "social promotion" of children who fail the statewide reading tests yet are moved along to the next grade level. It is a controversial plan that few other states are even considering, because holding back tens of thousands of children would...
...Massachusetts, neither the 160-member House of Representatives nor the 40-member Senate has a single Latino. There is no active statewide Latino political organization, nor do Latinos frequent the fund-raisers which pave the way to political access--the access which is necessary to secure allies in power...
...that are delicatelyblended into a funky, slamming, jazzy, high-energyswirling tornado of techno genius. The eleventracks do not amount to sixty minutes of monotonyand repetition, but instead boldly explores newavenues of music by using the roots of almostevery other pop musical genre. The result is arevolutionary album that will pave the way for awhole new outlook on synthetic and cyber mixing.The leader of the Big Beat movement has created inYou've Come a Long Way, Baby an album thatwill be imitated by those who wish to bring theparty like only Fatboy Slim...
Conceivably, the FCC could step in and pave over some of these potholes, but chairman William E. Kennard has been careful to let the marketplace steer the bus. He concedes that the trip could be both bumpy and lengthy but insists the government's role should be limited to cajoling the parties when needed. "These decisions should be made by consumers, not government agencies," says Kennard...
...means who ask themselves, Why not? What was once unimaginable could become routine--and the link between the sex act and reproduction will no longer be seen as sacred. Ultimately, this may prove to be the real significance of sex selection: by breaching a powerful psychological barrier, it will pave the way for true designer babies, who could really turn society upside down...