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...three years, teachers and politicians have wailed about No Child, which requires rigid reform and testing regimens in exchange for federal money for low-income students. Critics say the policy is underfunded, overbearing and unfair. Now they are taking action. And the law may not survive intact, despite the Administration's vow to fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Revolt Over Bush's School Rules | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

While some are attracted by the promise of an guaranteed Ivy date, others view education filters as unfair...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Choosing Dates With Diplomas | 4/28/2005 | See Source »

Nevertheless, the application process remains unpredictable and, some students claim, unfair...

Author: By Allison A. Frost and Anton S. Troianovski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: English May Add Writing Faculty | 4/26/2005 | See Source »

...does not mean anything to black America, which is still under assault from the social practices of this society." Bill Cosby's criticisms of black parenting? "A billionaire attacking poor people for being poor. Bill Cosby is a clown. What do you expect? I thought it was unfair of him." His modest, soft-spoken manner belies what is obviously a deep sense of grievance. He describes sitting down at a counter not long ago and watching a white man next to him snatch $2 off the table. "He thinks I'm going to steal his $2. That's reality; that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 100 Years in One Life | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...just about anything when multiplied by a billion becomes a very large number. The fact of the matter is that the average American still emits nearly 10 times as much carbon as the average Chinese and over 20 times as much as the average Indian. It is both unfair and absurd to demand that we in the U.S. cannot restrict our emissions until the Chinese and Indians take on “equitable” responsibilities. In fairness, not everyone making this argument is seeking similar restrictions on the Chinese and Indians that are being asked of Americans. However, they...

Author: By Adil Najam, | Title: FOCUS: Imagining a Post-Kyoto Climate Regime | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

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