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Students consider choice a privilege. For some, it marks the passage from the rigidity of elementary school to the freedoms and greater responsibilities of high school.
-This diverse mix will be achieved by replacing "house choice" with placement decisions made by the schools. Schools will consider gender, ethnicity, elementary school district of residence and past academic achievement of students. Parents will be asked to complete a questionnaire that addresses their child's particular needs.
In speeches, Levin likes to tell listeners about a game that H.G. Wells invented called Cheat the Prophet. Here's how to play: gather the smartest group of futurists you can find, ask them to describe the future, proceed to go out and undertake everything the futurists consider unthinkable or...
Why have the bond vigilantes lost their effectiveness? John Manley, a market analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, traces it to the stock market's wealth effect. "People have money," he says. "Why wouldn't they spend it?" If you're sitting on stock worth twice your dreams, it's unlikely...
As the old saying goes, Prevention is the best medicine. If you haven't already been vaccinated, you still have time to get a shot. Definitely consider it if you are over 65 or suffer from chronic diseases of the heart, lungs or kidneys; diabetes; a weakened immune system; or...