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...against Prime Minister John Howard in 1998 and 2001. After trying to wrest the leadership during his wilderness years, Beazley finally regained it in 2005. Despite a more vigorous and disciplined approach-he lost weight and spoke more directly-Beazley 2.0 was unable to inspire his own caucus or switch voters onto an emerging platform of traditional social-democratic policies...
...Court on Monday - is whether or not a district can actively try to balance the racial composition at its schools. Fifty-two years after Brown v. Board of Education decreed an end to separate but equal schools, residential segregation persists, and with it a reluctance among many districts to switch to a neighborhood school system. Seattle and Jefferson County both allow parents to apply for their choice of school, and the vast majority of parents in these districts get what they want. But some don't. And since skin color is one of several factors - including which school the child...
...didn't want to fall back on the baby-switch story again." JULIE HANAN CARRUTHERS, executive producer of the ABC soap opera All My Children, explaining the decision to introduce the first pre-surgical transgendered character on daytime...
...achieve Harvard’s promise? To make Harvard more affordable, they support online coursepacks and the Course Cost Assistance Program. To improve Harvard’s educational experience, they will push for midterm FeedForward reviews for teaching fellows, a pass/fail first semester for freshmen (and the option to switch from pass/fail to graded courses before reading period for the rest of us). To promote student health and wellness, they believe there should be staggered dining hall hours and gyms in the Yard. To improve campus community, they advocate reducing room and equipment costs for student groups, investing in House...
Often accused of attempting to conquer the world, technological titans Google and Microsoft may be taking over a university Webmail interface near you. Both companies have started education sector initiatives aimed at convincing universities to switch over to their own Web-based products, such as e-mail hosting and calendars. Associate Dean for Internet Technology Larry M. Levine said that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) will be exploring outside e-mail hosting options in the coming months as FAS works to “refurbish and upgrade the central FAS e-mail system...