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...other women mentioned for the position, Donna E. Shalala and Condoleezza Rice, are both well known in the political and academic arena...
...coaching, like that at Woodrow Wilson, can lead to short-term spikes in test scores but that later on kids tend to forget much of what they've crammed. "Instead of reading novels, kids are skimming three-paragraph passages for key words," says Linda McNeil, an education professor at Rice University, who this year co-authored a report critical of the Texas exam for Harvard University's Civil Rights Project. Texas' lackluster performance on other national exams bolsters her case. Even as TAAS scores have skyrocketed, SAT marks have lagged. According to figures released last week by the College Board...
...Third World does not curb its exploding population growth, no amount of genetically altered food will save it. Family planning that will result in fewer children will improve the standard of living far more effectively than enriched rice. EDWARD ROBB Vancouver...
...coaching, like that at Woodrow Wilson, can lead to short-term spikes in test scores, but that later on kids tend to forget much of what they've crammed. "Instead of reading novels, kids are skimming three-paragraph passages for key words," says Linda McNeil, an education professor at Rice University, who this year co-authored a report critical of the Texas exam for Harvard University's Civil Rights Project. Texas' lackluster performance on other national exams bolsters her case. Even as TAAS scores have skyrocketed, those on the SAT have lagged. According to figures released last week...
...issue is far larger than simply allowing or not allowing GM foods. It is about control of the world's seeds and the distribution of wealth. Nature has already blessed us with abundant plants that supply vitamin A. We don't need to mix the genes of daffodils and rice. PAT SIEBER Revelstoke...