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...because they failed a single test wasn't fair. "You've got the conservative part of this down," he gibed. "Let me give you the compassionate part." Bush laughed. "Where you want to go with it?" Sadler outlined a plan for remediation, second chances, summer school and a grade-placement committee to catch mistakes. Bush was worried about diluting standards. "It was a very detailed discussion," says Sadler. "We talked about philosophy, and we talked about bricks and mortar. It was not just a vision thing--he knows his stuff...
...This diverse mix will be achieved by replacing "house choice" with placement decisions made by the schools. Schools will consider gender, ethnicity, elementary school district of residence and past academic achievement of students. Parents will be asked to complete a questionnaire that addresses their child's particular needs...
...uttered the phrase Just say no, Washington was putting out the word against drugs. Now it turns out Washington has also been slipping the word quietly into some popular TV shows. Last week the online magazine Salon reported that the Clinton Administration has accomplished a kind of ideological product placement. For more than a year, networks have submitted scripts for some of their shows to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. When that office was satisfied that effective antidrug messages had been written into episodes of ER, Chicago Hope and the Drew Carey Show, among others...
...they await a March 7 trial, the Kelsos are forbidden to have any contact with their son while authorities try to line up a suitable long-term placement. The hospital has been deluged with calls offering sympathy and support, as well as some from other parents of severely handicapped children urging that the Kelsos not be judged too harshly. Steven is medically stable, says hospital spokeswoman Terri Greenley, "but we'll keep him here to make sure he gets whatever he needs, whether it's medical care or a smile...
Darling then cried foul. Darling supporter Kyle D. Hawkins '02 sent a letter to the EC on behalf of Darling and several other candidates protesting the fliers' placement in mailboxes...