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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Harvard received nine votes in the latest Soccertimes.com Top-25 poll, placing it tied for No. 32 in the nation with Fairfield and Yale...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Edges West Virginia, 1-0 | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Both George W. Bush and Al Gore advocate statewide-testing regimens to boost academic standards. It's a message that resonates with voters, who consistently back testing in national polls, and with policy-makers, who use tests to gauge the success of other school reforms. Recent studies detailed soaring test scores among black students who used vouchers to enroll in private schools, and among California immigrants after that state required they be taught only in English. Despite noisy protest rallies in Massachusetts and Virginia last spring, support for high-stakes testing remains strong. In a new poll for the Business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Does Texas Make The Grade? | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Your coverage of "the Lieberman factor" is valuable to your readers. Your poll reveals that significantly more people in the Midwest, South and West said the fact that Lieberman is Jewish would make them less likely to vote for the ticket. Yes, anti-Semitism is alive and well and living in America. JUDY LEVINE Arlington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 11, 2000 | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

Maybe that's why, ever since Bush introduced his plan late last year, public reaction has been medium to cool. Poll after poll has shown that a large tax cut is not high on Americans' lists of priorities. Bush's response to the public's reluctance has not been to back away from his idea; instead he just keeps reiterating its benefits and feasibility. "Maybe I didn't explain what I was trying to explain very well," he said in New Orleans on Thursday, before trotting out a middle-class family that would profit from his plan. "Let me start...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Issues 2000: Have We Got A Tax Cut For You! | 9/4/2000 | See Source »

...Both George W. Bush and Al Gore advocate statewide-testing regimes to boost academic standards. It's a message that resonates with voters, who consistently back testing in national polls, and with policy makers, who use tests to gauge the success of other school reforms. Recent studies detailed the soaring test scores among black students who used vouchers to enroll in private schools, and among California immigrants after that state required they be taught only in English. Despite noisy protest rallies in Massachusetts and Virginia last spring, support for high-stakes testing remains strong. In a new poll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Texas Make the Grade? | 9/3/2000 | See Source »

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