Word: turnings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...found liable, Deforges could be required to turn over the profits of all French and English editions of Bicyclette, estimated at about $16 million before taxes. Mon Dieu! With so much money at stake, even Rhett Butler might have given a damn...
...Governors, in turn, pledged to promote two of Bush's favorite nostrums: freedom for parents to choose which public schools their children attend, and "alternative certification" for career switchers who move into teaching. Bush and the Governors also agreed on the need for school "restructuring," which generally means letting individual schools be run by teachers, principals and parents rather than by bureaucrats in district headquarters or state capitals...
...ultimate test, the council appears to have made gains where few would have predicted: This fall, the body has forced students to have a stake in their government. A rise in candicacy declarations and voter turn-out clearly testifies to students' support of an active council, if not indeed an activist...
...determined to turn Sanders into a professional venue, and the unfortunate consequence may be a squeezing out of student performers who rely on the building--one of the few on campus available for large events--for their livelihood...
...return to the National Governors Conference in February with a refined set of educational goals and proposals. If they can create a "national consensus" on education, they may be able to prod Bush into real action. Governors must try to force Bush to take the extra step, and turn political pointscoring into public policy...