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...second half of Gore's plan, reconstitution, has been called the neutron bomb of school reform, and most states, including North Carolina, have been too skittish to try it. The only real success stories have come in New York City, which has "redesigned" about 65 schools in the past five years. One example: three years ago, the Bronx's P.S. 3 ranked 672nd among New York City schools--fourth from the bottom. The city fired the principal, replaced two-thirds of the teachers, extended the school day and switched from a touchy-feely "real life" curriculum to one emphasizing basic...
...second half of Gore's plan, reconstitution, has been called the neutron bomb of school reform, and most states, including North Carolina, have been too skittish to try it. The only real success stories have come in New York City, which has "redesigned" about 65 schools in the past five years. One example: three years ago, the Bronx's P.S. 3 ranked 672nd among New York City schools - fourth from the bottom. The city fired the principal, replaced two thirds of the teachers, extended the school day and switched from a touchy-feely "real life" curriculum to one emphasizing basic...
...come by his scars? Why, long ago, his evil father dumped a can of gasoline on him and lit a match. Why is Arlene a drunk? Well, you see, her mother was a bag lady and her former husband a wife beater. Why is Trevor such a shy and skittish little do-gooder? Because he's afraid his nasty dad will return--can you guess whether he does or not?--and start hitting...
...field, which she did easily. But she knew coming into the Games that the long jump posed her big challenge, and on Friday she could not harness her speed, crashing out with four fouls in six jumps. Germany's Heike Drechsler took honors, Jones a consolation bronze. On Saturday, skittish baton passes yielded another bronze in the 4 x 100-m relay, but Jones' own sensational leg in the 4 x 400 brought her a third gold...
...come out of the pileup dented by a few hundred million dollars, the 100-year-old Firestone brand could be completely totaled. Thanks to a generally dreadful crisis management, marked primarily by silence and denials, the Firestone brand has very little credibility left. The public is becoming increasingly skittish about any of Firestone's tires - the vast majority of which are safe...