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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Given that the follow-up study of the program was disrupted as the schools struggled to rebuild enrollment and facilities in the wake of Katrina, it's difficult to draw any long-term conclusions about the effects that cash incentives will have on community-college students. However, there could soon be more data to parse: with a grant from the Gates Foundation, MDRC plans to test cash incentives at community and state colleges in California, New Mexico, New York and Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Students Be Paid for Good Grades? | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

...coalition of clan warlords the Ethiopians were meant to install as a government is in disarray. By ending their occupation, the Ethiopians are hoping to deprive the insurgency of one of the grievances around which it rallies support, but it's uncertain who will wield power in their wake. (See pictures of Ethiopia's harvest of hunger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Ethiopia Exit, What Next for Somalia? | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

There's a limit, however, to our ability to adapt to climate change. We need to reduce carbon emissions sharply and soon. If we fail, a warmer future won't just be uncomfortable; it will be downright frightening. "We need to wake up and take care of this," says Naylor. "We won't have enough food to feed the world today, let alone tomorrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Global Warming Portends a Food Crisis | 1/13/2009 | See Source »

...addiction. Still, he ends on a thought-provoking note. Again, the words come from Jody, the afflicted, conflicted addiction counselor. "We don't have nearly enough people out there screaming until something changes, until we start devoting real money and resources to fighting this disease ... When will we wake up and flip the f___ing script...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Many Faces of Addiction | 1/12/2009 | See Source »

...pressure,” he said. “The information was given to us at a very late date. Exams are stressful enough.” Alli Chandra ’10, another morning exam-taker, had a different take. While she expressed irritation at having to wake up 45 minutes earlier, she also said that the change didn’t “make that much of a difference” and added that she thought it would be nice to watch the inauguration live. The issue of inauguration-day exams has been a point of contention...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE NEWS IN BRIEF | 1/11/2009 | See Source »

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