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...Rio Rancho, N.M. POINTING THE WAY TOWARD A PRACTICAL FUTURE...
...seem like idle banter, but Rio Rancho High School's Pathfinder course, modeled after similar ones in Florida and Illinois, is all business. Chalked on the blackboard are criteria for a debate on careers, including salary, benefits and required training. Later in the semester the teens will log on to Internet chat groups to discuss different occupations, and they will shadow adults during their workday. Before they go on to 10th grade, students must present portfolios on a possible career, explore their own strengths in detailed resumes and outline a study program for three years and beyond. "This...
...Relevant" may be one of the biggest cliches in education. But it was the watchword in working-class Rio Rancho (pop. 50,000) when, nearly three years ago, faced with a dropout rate of 28%, the town set out to build a model high school. A committee of 300 citizens, ranging from students to business leaders, split into groups to delve into curriculum, architecture, teaching methods, scheduling, technology, dress and behavior codes. They plumbed research from educational institutes and visited 30 innovative campuses from California to Maine. The common theme: students are bored in "shopping-mall high schools," where they...
...that's the politically explosive part. The U.S. agreed at the 1992 environmental conference in Rio de Janeiro to voluntarily cut greenhouse gases back to 1990 levels by 2000, but the booming economy Clinton rode to re-election has caused the actual trend to move in the opposite direction. Ten percent more carbon is streaming out of American smokestacks and tailpipes this year than in 1990. Last year Under Secretary of State Timothy Wirth surprised negotiators by pledging the U.S. would agree to meet future reductions by setting legally binding targets. These are supposed to be determined at a December...
Renno's talents will be tested as he faces the looming share sell-off. Nationalism runs high in Brazil, and many citizens oppose any auction of national patrimony. Government oversight is another perennial issue. Many important decisions about Petrobras are made not at corporate headquarters in Rio de Janeiro but at government ministries in Brasilia. In the past this has led to overstaffing and inefficiencies that could hinder the pace of future growth. "There has to be a change of mentality from being big to being more profitable," notes Ana Siqueira, an energy analyst with Icatu, a Rio de Janeiro...