Word: spiriting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been raised on inspiring stories of educational localism--of parents and teachers in modest, out-of-the-way places who somehow, through spirit and hard work, maintain schools whose graduates can perform in a world economy. These stories are true, but they mislead somewhat: American education is not quite so decentralized as it looks...
There was a time when liberals, at least, believed that the way to fix bad local schools, especially in poor areas with low tax bases, was to give them federal money. In 1965 Congress passed, in a spirit of great hope, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which for the first time created a federal program (now known as Title I) to fund local schools. The program is still going, but the overall cause lost a lot of momentum when a big government study came out in 1966 contending that student achievement is not very closely related to school spending...
...doesn't seem to me that it's in the spirit of statutory limits that a graduate student would not have access to full statutory limits if they have underutilized as an undergraduate," she added...
Later that year, Hancock read about a local triathlon--swimming, biking and running--in the newspaper. With little swimming experience but an adventurous spirit, he decided to enter the competition. After only a couple hours of preparation in the pool, he showcased his raw talent by taking first place in the race...
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