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...overseen the nation's third-largest school district and its more than 400,000 students for the past seven years. He's considered by most to be a quiet consensus builder. In Chicago, his knack for forging alliances can be seen in his strong relationship with the local teachers' union despite his embrace of reforms the union is leery of, including school choice, pay for performance and a willingness to close down failing schools. "Duncan mirrors the President-elect's style of governing - get all sides around the table, listen carefully and experiment with meaningful reforms," says Bruce Fuller...
...schools have opened. Duncan has spearheaded merit-pay incentives for both teachers and students as well, and suggested opening the country's first gay-friendly high school. In each of these endeavors, he has tried to get the backing of Chicago's often recalcitrant teachers' union. This effort has earned him praise from both of the nation's largest teachers' unions. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
Beyond safety, Hayward said that the choice of the Credit Union has several advantages, including that the company will install the ATM for free. In addition, the Credit Union offers special accounts for official student groups, many of which have offices in the nearby Student Organization Center at Hilles...
...that the fact that the two last forces to offer anything approaching a stabilizing presence in Somalia - the Ethiopian army and a small African Union peacekeeping force - are expected to withdraw in the next few weeks. (In the case of the Ethiopians, who invaded in late 2006 to topple an Islamist government and who have been accused of atrocities during their stay, whether they have been a force for or against stabilization is hotly debated...
...mayor of Mogadishu and the pair could not agree on new Cabinet appointments. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who ordered his troops into Somalia two years ago to prop up the transitional government, called the squabbling a "never-ending saga" that must end. The Council of the European Union declared the same, saying it was time for the transitional government's leaders "to end these conflicts and to concentrate on the real challenges faced by the Somali people, notably peace, stability and reconciliation...