Although the overall PMI slipped from 58.8 in February, the country is benefiting from sharp improvements in operating conditions across the value chain, including new orders and output. (usfunds.com)
The commonwealth's highest court, citing huge increases in spending since 1993 and sharp improvement on equity measures quite similar to those used by Education Trust, rejected the complaint earlier this year. (educationnext.org)
There is concern that school reform's bountiful harvest in the half decade since Katrina has been low - hanging fruit and that further gains — even with sharp improvement, the system remains subpar — will be much more difficult. (educationnext.org)