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...leader, teachers and parents find themselves stuck in a system that changes course more often than most kids change book bags. Says Arlene Ackerman, superintendent in Washington: "Teachers understandably are not willing to invest in a reform when they know it won't even have a chance to take root...
...began with great enthusiasm for Harvard's more visibly political organizations, but says he soon found that "essentially, students were just doing administrative stuff. All these organizations were not getting to the root of political issues or the root of international relations enough for my taste...
...without having to campaign. "The nation appears to be more stable for now," says TIME Latin America bureau chief Tim McGirk, reporting from Quito. McGirk, who interviewed Noboa Tuesday morning, reports that Ecuador's indigenous leaders agreed to suspend protests for a few months to allow reforms to take root. "Considering that the recent presidents have either been grandstanders or have shut themselves off from the public, Noboa seems to be good news. From what we hear from his students, he has a social conscience. He's not beholden to the political parties and he's made it clear that...
...encourage you to pick a team to root for in the Super Bowl, even if you don't live in that city. Pick it based on whether you've visited the city, or based on the team's colors, or based on a particular affection, or hatred for a player...
...matter how you do it, having a team to root for will give you a stake in the game, which gives you a reason to watch the game other than for the commercials...