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...these test areas except the 7th-grade English language arts exam, where the district lost 2.9 points, bringing the index to 79.8. Despite the overall improvement, some schools have failed to meet progress benchmarks for several consecutive years and remain designated for “corrective action?? and “restructuring” under the No Child Left Behind Act. After discussing several packets of testing data, some committee members questioned the validity of using MCAS tests to determine curricular changes for the schools. “I don’t mean to undermine the reality...
...should we give more weight to the risks of taking a positive action??in this case, consuming a potentially useful drug—than to the risks of inaction? Why is it scarier that a drug will cause us heart trouble than that not taking a targeted cancer-killer will result in our deaths? Rationally speaking, it’s not: A death from a heart attack is not much worse than a death from colon cancer. So, if I have cancer and Gleevec makes it 20 percent less likely that I will die from that cancer...
Proposal Two will take away the ability of state and educational institutions to use the valuable tool that is affirmative action??a tool which, in reality, allows these institutions to make wiser and more informed decisions and, thus, to do their jobs better. We are disappointed Michigan voters rejected this logic, choosing instead to sacrifice diversity on the altar of false equality...
...Interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles, responding to charges that he mismanaged the Shleifer case by not consulting with the seven-member Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC) and a three-member investigating subcommittee before reaching a decision, told The Crimson on Wednesday that “appropriate action?? had been taken in the case. He would not indicate whether that action included punishment. Knowles is not technically required to notify the committee or the public of his action. But some professors on the CPC and the investigating subcommittee believe it is Knowles’ obligation...
Interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles, responding to charges that he mismanaged the Shleifer case by not consulting with the seven-member Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC) and a three-member investigating subcommittee before reaching a decision, told The Crimson on Wednesday that “appropriate action?? had been taken in the case. He would not indicate whether that action included punishment...