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...mechanics, encouraged by the Bush Department of Education, is helping in early years, but something different is needed to take students beyond an elementary level. "Substantial improvement in reading achievement is still eluding us as a nation," said Amanda Avallone, a member of the NAEP governing board, at a press conference carried live on the Internet. Avallone teaches 8th grade English in Colorado...
...Israel's September 6 bombing of Syria has further incited Hizballah. "They hit something, but, come on, it wasn't nuclear," a Hizballah source said, refuting rumors in the press the Israelis had hit some sort of North Korean nuclear shipment going to Syria...
...moment, the official focus is job security. "It's about investment in new products and its about economic issues that affect our membership," said UAW President Ron Gettelfinger at a press conference at union headquarters in Detroit. Gettelfinger said talks would resume immediately, but after nearly 10 days of intense negotiations he did not sound optimistic about the prospects for a quick settlement. "It was going to be General Motors' way at the expense of the workers," Gettelfinger said. "The company walked right up to the deadline like they really didn't care." He added, "You can only be pushed...
...first raised suspicions when she approached a MassPort employee working in Terminal C to ask about the status of an arriving flight. After briefly meandering through the terminal, Simpson exited and was confronted by Massachusetts State Police troopers wielding submachine guns, State Police Major Scott Pare said in a press conference Friday morning. “She followed instructions as was required by the State Police and within minutes the Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit found that it was an innocuous device and we took her into custody,” Pare said according to MIT’s student paper...
...long-time publisher of the Let’s Go travel guide series will end its partnership with the Harvard student-run organization after their contract expires in 2009. The decision ends a 25-year relationship with St. Martin’s Press and comes as Let’s Go faces increasing competition from tourism Web sites and newer travel guides such as Lonely Planet. The leaders of Let’s Go said they have not decided on how the series will proceed after 2009. “We don’t consider it a loss...