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No parent kept informed

No parent kept informed

by Lynn Vincent

Cover Story | Public-school obstinacy may be keeping a highly touted education reform from making 'adequate yearly progress'

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/no_parent_kept_informed]

History of 'No Child Left Behind'

by Lynn Vincent

Cover Story Sidebar | NCLB is the seventh reauthorization of President Lyndon Johnson's Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/history_of_no_child_left_behind]

In this issue: "Education: Sick schools," Sept. 18, 2004

Features

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Unscientific methods

by Lynn Vincent

Back to School 2004 |  Does freedom of speech end at the classroom door?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/unscientific_methods]

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Quiet time

by Lynn Vincent

Back to School 2004 |  Fear of litigation muzzles expressions of faith

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/quiet_time]

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Kitchen-sink unionism

by Lynn Vincent

Back to School 2004 |  Annual teacher gatherings focus on everything except students

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/kitchen_sink_unionism]

Storm warning
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Storm warning

by Bob Jones

Election |  ELECTION: With costs estimated at $10 billion and counting, Hurricanes Charley and Frances were two of the worst natural disasters to strike Florida in more…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/storm_warning]

Block the vote
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Block the vote

by Jamie Dean

Church/State |  Politics ends at the narthex door, says liberal Midwest watchdog group, but what about voter registration?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/block_the_vote]

A time for anger
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A time for anger

by Priya Abraham

Terrorism |  Small Russian community lacked enough tractors to dig graves for its dead children, but how will the government contend with the abundance of grief, anger,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/a_time_for_anger]

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Fight or flight?

by Susan Olasky

Politics |  A sudden Bush bounce in the polls throws a scare into Democrats

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/fight_or_flight]

Numbers game
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Numbers game

by John Dawson, Marvin Olasky

Economy |  What census figures on poverty say-and don't say

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/numbers_game]

Dispatches

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The Buzz

by The Editors

WALKING THE WALK Weather As Hurricane Ivan flattened the island of Grenada with 140-mph winds, Floridians focused on cleaning up after a weaker-but…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/the_buzz_1]

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Quick Takes

by The Editors

Ashes, ashes, we all fall down A stranger dropped in unannounced at the Forest Grove, Ore., home of Barbara Vreeland on Aug. 31. Ms. Vreeland was in her…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/quick_takes_1]

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Quotables

by The Editors

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/quotables_1]

Reviews

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Best-selling books

by The Editors

Notable Books |  The top five best-selling nonfiction hardbacks as measured by their rankings on the lists of Barnes & Noble, USA Today, The New York Times, and American…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/best_selling_books_0]

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The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis

by Gene Edward Veith

Television |  A PBS miniseries on the differing worldviews of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/the_question_of_god_sigmund_freud_c_s_lewis]

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Paparazzi

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  There is a good movie in the concept, but this film isn't it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/paparazzi]

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Wicker Park

by Andrew Coffin

Movies |  The muddled Wicker Park is a remake of the 1996 French film L'Appartement. Set in snowy Chicago, the film has atmosphere to spare, but flat performances…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/wicker_park]

Notebook

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Outpacing Europe

by Dan Perkins

Business |  Manufacturers across the European Union have cut payrolls for 39 consecutive months

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/outpacing_europe]

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Tarnished dome

by John Dawson

Sports |  Some think the Fighting Irish might be headed for an abyss

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/tarnished_dome]

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Easily bugged

by Chris Stamper

Technology |  The Bugmenot site says it's a protest against sites that give away news content in exchange for users' demographic data

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/easily_bugged]

Voices

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Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/mailbag_1]

Hostile takeover
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Hostile takeover

by Marvin Olasky

Liberal dominance in academia and media was not inevitable

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/hostile_takeover]

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Bicycle built for two

by Noel Piper

Learning about marriage is a tandem sport

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/bicycle_built_for_two]

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Bohemian rhapsody

by Gene Edward Veith

A fashionable disdain for middle-class values animates liberalism

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/bohemian_rhapsody]

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Judgment call

by Joel Belz

The most important issue in this year's election has nothing to do with the economy or the war

[http://www.worldmag.com/2004/09/judgment_call]

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