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...that in most cases, there are no regular music classes. Sixty percent of students in grades K through 12 in the U.S. get no music at all in school, according to the Music Education Coalition, a group made up of instrument makers and music teachers. There are several for-profit programs that give lessons in rock music, including one that claims to have inspired the Jack Black movie. But Little Kids Rock's national scope and nonprofit status make it unique. Wish, more pedagogue than punk when class is out, makes the case for his approach to music education...
...dead, the victim of cost overruns and audience apathy. The shiny plastic toys of computer cartoons enchant the world--Finding Nemo is still the year's top-grossing film--while Disney and DreamWorks can't wait to junk a grand cinematic form that stretches, in glory and profit, from Snow White to The Lion King and beyond...
...automakers - General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler - reached trade agreements with China that will allow the export of thousands of vehicles over the next two years to the world's fastest-growing car market Strike Up The Broadband T-Online, Europe 's largest Internet service provider, posted a quarterly net profit of -3 million - the first since it floated in April 2000 - thanks to a rapid increase in the number of its broadband subscribers. Candid Camera Phones South Korea 's government called on cell-phone manufacturers to fit picture phones with an audible beep that would sound each time an image...
...loss of diversity in student bodies nationwide, as fewer resources are available to recruit foreign talent. What is worse, an independent consulting firm projected the cost per student at $54, indicating that the DHS plans not only to charge the students for the maintenance of the project, but to profit from them as well...
...while Frumin’s fees are paid by the venues, most Harvard parties he runs don’t make money. “Ninety percent of the students I deal with do not turn a profit,” Frumin says. “Most choose not to. They charge a minimal amount.” Generally, a group will charge a base price for admission, which Frumin says fluctuates constantly depending on the venue, the night and the event, and sell well in excess of the break even point, which generally hovers around 100 to 200 people...