Word: groupings
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...hope there'll be a large group of students interested in running for the offices," Pryor said. "People must remember that it's only for one semester. There will be a task force, partially elected, partially appointed, to come forward with a more permanent system of student governance...
...numerous student groups, particularly ones just getting off the ground, the council is the primary source of financing. Although it is not the only source of student group funding, the council's fund is important because it is the only source entirely controlled by students. This is valuable as a matter of principle--students, through their elected representatives, should be in charge of deciding which groups get what money. But student-controlled funding also insures the greatest diversity of student organization on campus. When a particular group does not qualify for funding from, for example, the Office of the Arts...
...term bill fee that funds a plethora of student groups has not been changed since 1983. Because of inflation, the purchasing power of this term bill fund has eroded. Furthermore, incoming class sizes have remained relatively constant while the number of on-campus student groups has rapidly increased. This has meant that money is spread across the campus more thinly than ever. Only raising the term bill fee will enable the council to allocate student group money effectively...
...particular, the Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education (CARE), a state-wide parent group centered in Cambridge, opposes the test as a high-pressure test...
Ward is a member of CARE and, like other members of the group, he says MCAS tests are unfair and too high-stakes...