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Wednesday, May 9, 2001
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As More States Adopt Mandatory High-Stakes Testing for All Public School Students, a Debateon Whether Testing Is Good for Kids and Schools
Students around the country are taking exams right now. These exams usually mean the difference between passing andfailing a class, but state governments around the country are trying institute what is called "mandatory, high-stakestesting." If students pass the tests, they move on to the next grade or graduate. If they fail, they are held back.
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Harvard Students End 19 Day Sit-in, Winning Wage Concessions for Workers From the Wealthiestuniversity in the Country; a Look at the Board of Harvard and the Corporatization of Universitiesacross the
In Cambridge, MA, 26 Harvard Students emerged yesterday from the office of the president after a nineteen day sit-into demand that Harvard University provide a living wage to its lowest paid workers.
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Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
