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Admittedly, some charter schools do have their success stories. Yet even the state which created the first charter schools, Minnesota, has called states to create an oversight institution. Results of such charter schools as an institution are uncertain. As Paul T. Hill, a professor at the University of Washington, told The Times, “Only if there’s a sexual harassment case do the states know something’s wrong, but as for are students doing worse or better, they haven’t got a clue.” Charter schools do not, then, operate...
...indicted war criminals to the Hague. Both men too had troubling records of their own. Kostunica, hailed as an improvement on Milosevic, was seen in in 1998 before the election waving an AK-47 in Kosovo with an eerie glee. An improvement over Milosevic, perhaps, but the West was uncertain how much of one he represented...
...authority to carry out such projects without promoting rivalries between central administration and the schools' administrators. If Summers does appoint a new provost, he should clearly define and delineate the office's powers so as to minimize the potential for conflict with the schools. Rather than acting as an uncertain shadow president, the provost could carry out Summers' plans with confidence that the power of the presidency is behind...
...pressure on Beijing makes it all the more difficult to simply cave in to Washington's demands. And yet, from a U.S. perspective, a new president who has been doing his best to cultivate a tough and resolute image in international affairs is being made to look anxious and uncertain - and he, too, can't afford to project weakness, which probably rules out an apology...
...final day of shooting, Nonzee arrives spot on time, taking small steps in his prissy, dancerish walk. Dressed in cuffed chinos, Abercrombie sweatshirt and red bandana, the director comes across as half-ballerina, half-bad boy. Then he does a tricky little act: he claims to be uncertain as to how to film the lesbian scene. His two actresses are uncertain too, and they sit down with the director to discuss the angles, the actions, what they're expected to perform. Pataravarin Timkul, 23, televison star and daughter of one of Thailand's most famous actresses, is definitely nervous...