The disturbing survey was conducted for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, as part of a study on school readiness, the first of six goals in President Bush’s education strategy. Ernest Boyer, president of the foundation, says that largely because of poverty, too many children “are already shockingly restricted even before their first formal lesson.” The foundation recommends better health care, quality preschools and programs to educate parents....

But moving to all-mail elections would be dangerous. Ironically, it would likely disenfranchise many voters—the opposite outcome of what proponents of such a change desire. Absentee ballots are the form of voting most vulnerable to being stolen, altered or forced. In past elections, hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects. Millions more have been undelivered, misdelivered or reported missing. Absentee ballots are cast outside the supervision of election officials and outside the presence of election observers....

Quite a lot–but the power isn’t theirs just yet. In February, President Ernesto Zedillo proposed a constitutional amendment to allow private investors to build power plants to compete with the two state electric companies, which would eventually be sold off. But after two months of protests by the country’s 105,000 electric workers and angry denunciations from the opposition Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), the proposal is now all but dead....

This truth can be tickled from numbers provided by Philip Rosenberg in Science magazine. The numbers show that even good news about the epidemic is infected with alarming connotations. His good news has two parts, one of which is that previous estimates of the prevalence of HIV–the virus that is the precursor of AIDS–among Americans were too high. Rather than 800,000 to 1.2 million infected persons, there probably were 630,000 to 900,000 as of Jan....

The fundamental problem of American democracy in the 21st century is the problem of “structural racism”: the deep patterns of socioeconomic inequality and accumulated disadvantage that are coded by race, and constantly justified in public discourse by both racist stereotypes and white indifference. Do Americans have the capacity and vision to dismantle these structural barriers that deny democratic rights and opportunities to millions of their fellow citizens? This country has previously witnessed two great struggles to achieve a truly multicultural democracy....

The point isn’t to make laggards look like scholars. College Board officials say they’re simply “recentering” the SAT scale to correct for decades of declining scores. When the test was established in 1941, 500 was the average score among the 10,000 kids who took it. But as the college-bound population expanded beyond a small elite to include 1.2 million people of varied backgrounds, test scores changed for the worse. Today, the average math score is 478, the average verbal score just 424....

UPDATE, 11:45 p.m: Just arrived in Boca Raton, Fla. (I’m down here to cover Tuesday’s Republican primary). As you all know by now, Obama whooped, whipped and/or whumped Clinton in South Carolina, more than doubling the margin the polls predicted (11.8 percent) to win by 27 points. The other thing he doubled? Clinton’s vote total. As top strategist David Axelrod put it, tonight was “a good, old-fashioned butt-kicking.” Earlier I wrote that Obama, who had long led in the polls, faced impossible odds in the expectations game: “If the Illinois Democrat hits that dozen-digit mark, it’s what everyone was anticipating–i....

Symptoms While GBM typically occurs after age 50, it may occur in younger people as well, causing headaches, seizures, and focal neurological problems such as speech difficulty or cognitive changes. Other symptoms of glioblastoma include weakness, numbness, vision changes, and personality changes. These symptoms vary depending on the tumor size and location. How Quickly Does GBM Progress? The cancerous cells of GBM spread quickly. The tumor spreads insidiously through the brain without a clear border, making it difficult if not impossible to completely remove surgically....

Trump Jr. had tweeted that it was “time for a national conversation” about the dangers of COVID-19 and obesity after Friday’s episode of The View was interrupted when Navarro and co-host Sunny Hostin tested positive for COVID-19. The pair were told to step off the set live on air, delaying a planned interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. “Given the Ana Navarro news, I think it’s time for a national conversation about the dangers of Covid-19 & obesity,” Trump Jr....

Some of the benefits of anaerobic exercise are increased endurance, fat loss, and strengthened bones and muscles. This article will describe the benefits of anaerobic exercise, examples of it, and ways to incorporate it into your routine. What Is Anaerobic Exercise? Anaerobic exercise is any exercise that occurs in the absence of oxygen. Unlike aerobic exercise, which uses oxygen for energy, anaerobic exercise involves intense, powerful muscle contractions that require energy faster than oxygen can be supplied....

Bayern fell 1-0 behind early on when Marco Reus made the most of a mistake from Javi Martinez, but the Spanish defender then levelled the scoring, while Mats Hummels handed the Bavarians the lead shortly before the interval. Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben spurned gilt-edged chances to add a third and Bayern were made to pay for their profligacy when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang restored parity, with Ousmane Dembele eventually ending their dreams of retaining the DFB-Pokal....

“If you look at the past three Bayern managers each of them has introduced something a bit different without their approach affecting the success of the team,” Bale says of Ancelotti and his predecessors Pep Guardiola and Jupp Heynckes. “Ancelotti has probably made them a bit harder to beat but they are still deadly going forward. He’s a great manager so you expect him to make an impact and be successful wherever he goes....

The former Bayern winger claims to have been informed by a reliable source that the Italian coach has a pre-contract agreement in place with a CSL club. That deal could be pushed through in the New Year, ahead of the 2018 campaign in the Far East. Basler told German talk show Sport1: “Some days ago I heard that Carlo Ancelotti has already signed a contract for a club abroad starting in the winter....

Named Thalassotitan atrox, this giant sea reptile was a mosasaur, and lived around 66 million years ago, near to the explosive asteroid-triggered end to the Cretaceous period. According to the authors of the study announcing the discovery of the fossil published on August 24 in the journal Cretaceous Research, Thalassotitans were apex predators in the oceans, growing up to 40 feet in length and hunting a variety of other marine-dwellers....

According to the late May survey, an all-time high of 50 percent of Americans rate the “overall state of moral values” in the United States as “poor,” with 78 percent expecting the situation to deteriorate even further in the years ahead. Only 12 percent view the moral state of the union as positive, while those who choose the lowest characterization (“poor”) outnumber the lonely few who consider our situation “excellent” by a ratio of 50 to 1....

The tree is located in an olive garden in the Muğla’s Milas district, western Turkey. It has a 41 foot circumference—about the same size as the world’s oldest known olive tree, the Ano Vouves, which is found in Crete, Greece. Ano Vouves is thought to be at least 3,000 years old and potentially up to 4,000 years old. In a statement posted to Facebook, ATA Agac—which runs the olive garden where the tree is found—said dating the oldest olive trees is difficult because they are “mostly empty inside....

And now, here’s … Dennis, Whoopi, Rush and Jane. With talk-show maestro Johnny Carson about to pass the torch to Jay Leno next May, the line of late-night wanna-bes is growing longer than a Carson monologue on a bad night. By next fall, a half dozen talkfests–from an interview show with Whoopi Goldberg to TV commentary by radio reactionary Rush Limbaugh–could be served up to late-night viewers. “The Tonight Show” also faces new challenges from nontalk ventures, ranging from CBS’s “Crime Time After Prime Time” to “Studs,” a “Dating Game” knockoff....

WATCH: Anderlecht start with win over Arsenal The three-day Under-17 tournament, which brings together promising talents from some of Europe’s biggest sides, commenced with hosts Ajax taking on the J-League selection while fellow Group A contenders Benfica and Juventus faced each other. As Ajax and the J-League side shared the spoils in a goalless draw, Benfica recovered from Alessandro Lombardi’s early goal to win 3-1. Juve failed to get going against the Japanese opponents, who ran out 3-0 winners, and in the other game Ajax reaped the benefits of a good display with a 1-0 win over Benfica thanks to a goal from Giovanni de la Vega....