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...even further from Bush's stated goals, by dropping a requirement that states measure their progress against other states through the use of the relatively rigorous test known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). This dilution of such accountability, which was a central part of Bush's platform during the presidential campaign, comes as the latest round of NAEP reading scores, released Friday, showed the average American fourth grader is reading no better than eight years ago, and, even more worrisome, that that there has been no improvement in the gap between whites and blacks, whites and Hispanics...
MEXICO Zapatistas to Talk Zapatista rebels postponed their return to the southern state of Chiapas after Congress agreed to hear their case. Earlier in the week the rebel group prepared to leave Mexico City after being refused a platform in the capital's legislative chambers. Congress then invited the rebels to speak from the podium. "The door to dialogue is beginning to open," said rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos. But he rejected an offer to meet with President Vicente Fox, saying the government had not met demands for peace talks, including the release of prisoners and the closure of miltary bases...
...file, is an uncompromising conservationist and anti-militarist, the first target of her criticism has not been the political opposition but the top brass of her own party, whom she feels have betrayed the ideals of the past. "Green politics no longer has anything in common with the original platform," she complains...
...long run, though, Palm's biggest threat may come from Microsoft, which makes the Pocket PC software platform for PDAs sold by Compaq, Casio and Hewlett-Packard. "Microsoft has tremendously deep pockets, and it seems to stick to things until it gets them right," says Palm CEO Carl Yankowski...
...change the weekly headlines. More and more schools around the country are implementing antibullying policies. New laws in Georgia, New Hampshire and Vermont require them, and Colorado, home to the Columbine school massacre, is debating a measure. Skeptics say such legislation is fruitless and serves merely as a platform for politicians to display their practiced empathy. But some innovative programs around the country are showing concrete results that challenge the laissez-faire mentality that, after all, kids will be kids...