Word: reflections
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...This history reminds us that tests should be used to improve education, not ration it. Every child should have access to a high-quality education. Students should have full opportunity to learn what will be tested; otherwise their test scores will merely reflect whether they come from an educated family...
...blame any President for how the stock market moves during his tenure since so much is beyond his control. Can Clinton really claim responsibility for the Internet? Rightly or wrongly, though, Americans ascribe their fortunes to the party in the White House even if the times more accurately reflect initiatives flowing from a hostile Congress--or at least the gridlock that a hostile Congress sustains...
...fine print: Totals reflect pledges and proposals made beginning the week of May 29, 2000, when we first began tracking. This survey is not scientific
Both George W. Bush and Al Gore have staked out the "death tax" as a campaign issue. Bush wants to repeal it outright. Gore has reacted by proposing to double the exemption, to $5 million per family for a business left in an estate. Both positions reflect a sudden urge on the part of government to help family-owned businesses. Maybe it's because the unleashing of the Internet has put a spotlight on entrepreneurial pursuit and its value in an economy in which small businesses continue to provide the most jobs. Maybe it's because in flush times...
...fine print: totals reflect pledges and proposals made beginning the week of May 29, 2000, when we first began tracking. This survey is not scientific...