Lashawnda Walker is an industrious, C-average eighth-grader with an impeccable attendance record at Doolittle East middle school in Chicago. But a little over a year ago she faltered at crunch time, and she has paid a stinging price ever since. In the spring of 1998 Walker scored well below her grade level on the reading section of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. Chicago’s widely hailed policy aimed at ending social promotion–the practice of automatically passing students to the next grade–required her to attend summer school. Read More...
Rose to fame alongside Mehmet Oz on the popular talk show The Dr. Oz Show.
Before Fame He studied at the University of Massachusetts Medical School before opening his own practice.
Trivia He founded the New York medical office Cure Urgent Care.
Family Life He gained media attention when he began a relationship with fashion designer Brian Atwood.
Associated With He has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, like Jennifer Arnold and Laura Berman.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7p63MqKysmpmnwamwwLKqZ5ufonyxsc6po55nmpa4pnnDnqytq5Ode6nAzKU%3D
Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo alleged on February 14 that Goodluck Jonathan plotted to scuttle the elections as he fears the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Specifically, Jonathan's fear is that the ex military head of state will send him to jail if elected.
He made this known while briefing journalists yesterday at his Hilltop presidential residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Punch reports.
"I believe the President’s fear is particularly motivated by whom he sees as his likely successor, that is, Gen. Read More...
