Word: trended
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...former Harvard lecturer Martin Peretz, the editor-in-chief of The New Republic and a prominent supporter of Israel, defended Summers, saying that he "is absolutely right," and that "he was one of the first people to recognize this trend in the American academy...
...officials and disputes over the cause of the decline. But all present agreed that the decline in enrollment is real—not a “temporary dip” as has been asserted in the past—and that steps should be taken to reverse the trend. According to numbers provided by the Massachusetts Department of Education, Cambridge Public School enrollment decreased from 6,927 students in 2002 to 5,746 in 2006, a four-year decline of more than 17 percent. Over the past 11 years, the district has lost over 27 percent of its students...
Hirshberg's passion for organics as a way to health and a better environment led him to start the company. Now he can't keep pace with the trend. "Organic demand has gone absolutely bonkers," he says. To keep up, Groupe Danone recently approved $66 million over three years for Stonyfield to expand its New Hampshire plant, built...
...increasing the number of border agents, get more than 60% support from all Americans, and at the same time appease the Republican base. Which is why House members, who supported President Bush's position on other issues even when they doubted the wisdom of it, may buck that trend when it comes time to bargain with the Senate over immigration later this summer...
Child-welfare advocates applaud the trend. Young people who "age out" of foster care because they fail to get adopted by the time they turn 18 are especially at risk for homelessness, unemployment and incarceration. "When you grow up in foster care, you just don't get the skills it takes to develop a successful adulthood," says Brenda McCreight, author of Parenting Your Older Adopted Child...