Maryland school funding case urged equal access in history
Judge David Ross ruled in favor of Baltimore City and three counties in a dispute over state aid for education. The opinion relied on a broad reading of the 1867 constitution’s goal of a thorough and efficient system, sparking debate over historical intent and the limits of constitutional interpretation. The article notes Reconstruction era conflicts and prior attempts to create a unified public school system amid political shifts and resistance to funding for Black students.
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Caroline
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Attorney General's
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Libertus van Bekkelen
Oe Pans Coast Lion
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Fromters
Two Journalism Errors Highlight Bias in Affirmative Action Coverage
Julian Bond notes how Janet Cooke's fabricated heroin tale and Michael Daly's unsubstantiated Belfast column prompted differing responses to affirmative action. He argues both are talented writers who faced consequences, yet public outrage varied by race and presumed merit, urging a measured view of newsroom diversity debates.
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Janet Cooke
Miss Cooke
Michael Daly
New York Daily News
Pailiga Academy
Issioyee
Yale University
The
Daily News
Daly
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Er Daily A
Daly Cing
Yale
America
Clifford Irving
Shakespearean Gardens and the Flowers of His Time
Julia Etchison Hanna surveys Shakespearean gardens from his Stratford home to Ann Hathaway cottage and quotes plants adored by the bard. The piece traces primrose cowslip violet rose daffodil and other blooms, their symbolic meanings, and notes early gardens, Elizabethan plant exchanges, and the enduring garden culture.
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Wiliam Shakespeare
Stratford
Shottery
Ann Hathaway
Stratford-on-Avon
Royal Gardens
Windsor Castle
Elizabeth
Hampton Court
Tudor Garden
Hampton
Wilton
James
Charlecote
Lucys
Shakespeare
Glamis
Cawdor
East End
Globe
New World
Henry VI
Temple Garden
London
York
Lancaster
Cymbeline
Ophelia
Juliet
Alana
Opes
Bush declines to express personal views on Reagan program cuts
In a White House interview, Vice President Bush refuses to detail opinions on specific programs to be abolished or transferred, insisting he supports the president's program but will not wade into individual cuts. He emphasizes loyalty, team play, and avoiding publicizing personal stances on policy dismantling.
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George Bush
House
Tip O'Neill
Reagan
White House
Bush
Js Bush
VISTA
Community Services Administration
John
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
War of words marks rightward shift in Congress
In Washington, a partisan clash over language surfaces as Republicans and conservative Democrats curb Democratic leadership. Rep. Ashbrook challenges the word solidarity in a Soviet Jewry resolution, while Dor man riffs on naming nations in foreign aid discussions. Waxman notes GOP absences backstage tightening House dynamics.
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House
Soviet Union
John M. Ashbrook
Ashbrook
Robert K. Dornan
R-Calif
el Snade
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