Governors jockey for political advantage at national meetings
Governors from both parties gather in Providence to project bipartisanship while privately planning campaigns. Democrats push toward reversing 1994-style gains and building voter files. Republicans defend numerous seats in 2002 as they tout GOP dominance.
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Teens favor smaller class sizes to improve schools
A Horatio Alger Association survey of 1,014 teens aged 13 to 18 finds 64 percent favor reducing class sizes as the best path to better schools, with 56 percent supporting more computer and Internet access and 46 percent backing higher teacher pay. The poll also notes 52 percent support tutoring or transferring to a better school if local results lag.
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What students said on safety and values survey
Three fourths of students say teachers and administrators took steps to make them feel safe and about two thirds are not very worried about safety. A quarter cite lack of parental involvement as a major cause of school violence, second to bullying. Nearly half view a family member as their role model with 84 percent linking future success to close family relationships.
International panel to discuss human cloning ethics
The National Academy of Sciences will host an international panel Tuesday to discuss human cloning, its ethics, and future direction as researchers including Antinori Zavos and Boisselier plan embryo cloning amid regulatory pushback. The FDA has banned human cloning in the United States.
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