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George Bush's ideas about school choice bear a strong resemblance to portions of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's 1988 Education Reform Act. Under this plan, England's education standards were unified under a national curriculum. District lines within the public system were eased to allow open enrollment at any of the 23,000 primary and secondary schools, and schools are assuming greater control over their own budgets, without interference from district authorities. Most pointedly, the government pledged that state money, an average of $2,550 per student annually, would follow pupils to their public school of choice...
Above a glistening ice pack in the Bering Sea, a helicopter stalks a polar bear, following paw prints in the snow. The bear suddenly appears as a hint of movement, white against white, padding its way across the ice. The helicopter descends, hovering over the frightened creature, and a shotgun slides out the window, firing a tranquilizer dart into the massive fur-covered rump. Minutes pass. The bear shows no effects. The helicopter drops for a second shot. This time the bear stands its ground, and the pilot, fearing the animal is about to lunge for the aircraft, abruptly noses...
...this time next year there will be hardly a branch of the University administration that has not had at least one major appointment by Rudenstine. From FAS to the Office for Affirmative, Action, this is Rudenstine's prime opportunity to determine the makeup of the administration that will bear his name...
...chief executive officer of the institution, and, as has been said, you bear responsibility when you have that job," Kennedy said at his press conference, according to Time...
...chief executive officer of the institution, and, as has been said, you bear responsibility when you have that job," Kennedy said at his press conference, according to Time...