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...Europe is understandably furious, with Sweden - which currently holds the chair of the European Union - describing Bush's move as "appalling and provocative," and the EU vowing to send a top-level delegation to plead with Bush to reverse his decision. But the President is unlikely to be swayed by Scandinavian invective, or even by Europe's reasoned entreaties to take global warming more seriously, after essentially rejecting the same advice from his environment secretary, Christie Whitman. Bush made clear Thursday that he was willing to work with U.S. allies to address the question of global warming, but would...
Take Advanced Placement classes, the top-level high school courses sponsored by the College Board. APs can help kids earn college credit early, but many high schools can't afford the superqualified teachers and advanced books required for AP classrooms. A California study found that the availability of AP offerings in a school decreases as the percentage of minority and low-income students increases. In 1999, the A.C.L.U. sued the state of California, accusing U.C. schools of favoring applicants who have taken APs. Rasheda Daniel, a plaintiff, says she and her classmates didn't have an equal chance of getting...
...Take Advanced Placement classes, the top-level high school courses sponsored by the College Board. APs can help kids earn college credit early, but many high schools can't afford the superqualified teachers and advanced books required for AP classrooms. A California study found that the availability of AP offerings in a school decreases as the percentage of minority and low-income students increases. In 1999, the A.C.L.U. sued the state of California, accusing U.C. schools of favoring applicants who have taken APs. Rasheda Daniel, a plaintiff, says she and her classmates didn't have an equal chance of getting...
...little ignorance goes a long way. I wasn't in on the top-level pre-merger meetings; my editor wasn't worried about me spilling any secrets in this piece because I don't really know any. So my objectivity hasn't taken much of a beating...
...Nonrefundable application fee for new top-level domain names, seven of which were approved: .pro, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .aero and .name...