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...typical city of Fenghua, rural hukou-holders pay almost three times more for education than hukou-holders from the city. Compounded with discrimination that makes college admission harder for rural hukou-holders, Chinese laws are indefinitely perpetuating a divide that can only spell further economic and social unrest...
...middle schools, which were ushered in with such fanfare 25 years ago, fall into such disrepute? The answer, many educators say, has less to do with the philosophy behind the middle school movement and more to do with how it was executed. Coming after a period of youth unrest, when juvenile crime and drug use were rising, middle school proponents argued that old-fashioned junior highs, which usually served Grades 7 and 8 and sometimes 9, were not meeting kids' social and developmental needs. Instead, they were providing a watered-down version of high school, literally a junior high. Reformers...
...they want unrest in the street, I will enforce the law. I will stop any violence. If they want to subvert the constitution, I will fight them every step of the way." GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO, embattled Philippine President, in a radio address, challenging opponents seeking to force her from office...
...Your story encapsulated what the President is facing right now: dipping popularity, growing military and civil unrest, simmering corruption charges and worsening economic problems. Although she says "faith and trust in divine providence" are what keeps her going during difficult times, that's not enough to save the nation. She has to maintain the integrity of her office. President Arroyo and her family have to shape up or she may have to tread the same path as her disgraced predecessor. Jingo Badillo Manila...
...apparent effort to allay white fears, the government proposed a new public-safety amendment to widen the extensive powers of the police in controlling political unrest. The new measure will give Law-and-Order Minister Louis Le Grange the authority, currently reserved for the President, to declare a state of emergency in troubled areas. At the same time, Pretoria has promised to ease construction regulations and make more land available for black housing...