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Spring 2005 — Vol. 29, No. 1 |
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COVER STORYUltimate TestWho Is Accountable for Education If Everybody Fails?
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On the Cover:
Andrew, a dropout from Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, waits for friends outside his former campus on March 23. In California, fewer than two-thirds of all students graduate from high school in central city districts and in communities with high levels of racial and socioeconomic segregation, according to the Urban Institute. Education experts have called for greater accountability for the dropout rate instead of the current national emphasis on test scores.
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Contents:
- Making Muslim friends
- Influencing the course of MANPADS
- Hooked on short-term drug fixes
- Sold on VA health
Perspectives
Suburban Sprawl, Body Sprawl
Are Land-Use Patterns Driven by Choice or by the Market?Features:
Encore!
Arts Policy Should Leave Audiences Demanding More
By Kevin F. McCarthy, Melissa K. Rowe, and Julia F. LowellNation-Building
UN Surpasses U.S. on Learning Curve
By James DobbinsCommentary
Businesses Need Explicit Policies for Using Data from Access Control Cards
By Edward Balkovich
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