Word: rotberg
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...equally tough stricture against lending out more funds at any time than its entire capital plus reserves. By contrast, most commercial banks lend up to 17 times their capitalization. As a consequence of its conservative policies, the World Bank enjoys a triple-A credit rating. Says Treasurer Eugene Rotberg: "We are one of the rare institutions in Washington that have to meet a market test...
...Spanish-speaking homes drop out before the end of high school; of the ones who remain, 30% eventually score two or more years below their age group on standardized tests. But it is hard to demonstrate the value of any bilingual approach in aiding those students. In 1982 Iris Rotberg reported in the Harvard Education Review: "Research findings have shown that bilingual programs are neither better nor worse than other instructional methods." Indeed, the DOE's review found that of all methods for teaching bilingual students English and mathematics, only total immersion in English clearly worked...