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...promising method is Success for All, a tightly scripted reading program that has spread to 1,551 elementary schools in 48 states. The brainchild of husband-and-wife researchers at Johns Hopkins University more than a decade ago, the program aims to get at-risk kids academically up to speed with 90 minutes of daily intensive reading. The founders specify that 80% of a school's teachers must vote to adopt the program by secret ballot. Once they do, Success for All micromanages everything down to telling teachers to write questions for the class on Post-it notes to themselves...
Then again, maybe not. Since when do American territories exert influence in Presidential nominations? If we rebelled against England in 1776 for taxation without representation, since when do we offer representation without taxation? You are telling us that these people live in their various paradises without even the speed bump of federal taxes? Sign us up. At least we can comfort ourselves that they don't get any say in the fall, when it matters--what will they, sitting on their beaches, say then...
...boys' suite... When I asked a friend what's trendy this week, she proclaimed without hesitation, "Ghungroo!" Since when is Ghungroo trendy? In any case, I hear that the show is spectacular though I've never seen it. Shows run Thursday through Saturday and tickets are selling at the speed of light so act quickly..."Your column reminds me of Liz Smith," said a friend the other day. "That's a terrible thing to say. Liz Smith is a total idiot," I replied. "Yeah, but you come off as an airhead. I mean, that's cool though. That...
With each passing day, Weinstein only gets stronger as a skater. He has a distinct size advantage which affords him power, explosive speed, and a commanding presence in the lane...
...make the reservation "authentic." Festooned with American Indian cultural paraphernalia--the casino's version of frequent flyer miles is referred to as "wampum"--there is even a sleek new museum of Pequot history and culture in one corner of the reservation. The tribe's spiffy new high speed ferry is painted an earthy mauve tone and named after Sassacus, the sachem who lead the tribe against the English during the disastrou...