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...inspired, like the one by Princeton's Sara McLanahan that found that children of divorce drop out of high school, become teen mothers and are jobless far more frequently than their peers. Wallerstein insists that "I have never told people to stay together at all costs," and opposes tougher divorce laws for being of dubious value for the children. Nor is she charmed by premarital waiting periods: "Time by itself does nothing. They would need to do something with that waiting period. What, I don't know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRICE OF A BROKEN HOME | 2/27/1995 | See Source »

Forty years ago, former Harvard president James B. Conant '14 graced the covers of Time and Newsweek. He was seen not just as the president of a university but as a national spokesperson for education, lecturing around the country on topics as diverse as bright girls' studying science and tougher courses for high school students...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: National Voice Needed | 2/24/1995 | See Source »

Before the match began, the Harvard women ran in to trouble as number-two seeded junior Blair Clark came down with an intense flu. Had she not played, the entire team would have had to move up one spot making for a tougher match for each of her teammates...

Author: By Eric R. French, | Title: Yawn! Squashers Destroy Hapless Yalies | 2/23/1995 | See Source »

...House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt met with reporters to underscore concerns about the potential impact of GOP legislation on poor children. Gephardt said that GOP reform plans would gut the federal school lunch program. At the GOP rally, Speaker Newt Gingrich warned beaming supporters that the going is getting tougher: the remaining "Contract" provisions, which include welfare reform, term limits, tax relief, eliminating affirmative action laws and reforming the legal system, will spark heated congressional battles. On the House floor, Republicans pushed through a $3.2 billion defense spending increase coupled with $1.4 billion in cuts to numerous programs including...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOP HALFWAY TO THE FINISH LINE | 2/22/1995 | See Source »

...House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt met with reporters to underscore concerns about the potential impact of GOP legislation on poor children. Gephardt said that GOP reform plans would gut the federal school lunch program. At the GOP rally, Speaker Newt Gingrich warned beaming supporters that the going is getting tougher: the remaining "Contract" provisions, which include welfare reform, term limits, tax relief, eliminating affirmative action laws and reforming the legal system, will spark heated congressional battles. On the House floor, Republicans pushed through a $3.2 billion defense spending increase coupled with $1.4 billion in cuts to numerous programs including...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOP HALFWAY TO THE FINISH LINE | 2/21/1995 | See Source »

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