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...math and reading is a big factor in the drive to reshape schools in Philadelphia, where reform has come from the top down. A 2002 study found that eighth-graders at the city's K-8 schools typically score 50 points higher on state tests than peers who attend middle schools. Under Paul Vallas, the energetic CEO of Philadelphia's schools, the district is pruning the number of middle schools from 46 in 2003 to eight by 2008, while upping K-8s from 10 to 120. "I haven't seen anything to support the creation of middle schools, especially...
...tracked John Paul II for sainthood and appointed San Francisco Archbishop William Levada as his own replacement to head the Vatican office on doctrine. The first announcement may run counter to Benedict's natural inclinations: he appears to frown on mass-market saintmaking (he has said he will not attend beatifications, which are a step before canonization). However, he clearly regards John Paul as a special case for sainthood and not just because of his own admiration. In the days before his election, the then Cardinal not only heard the cries of "Santo Giovanni Paolo" ringing over St. Peter...
...join. He feels an obligation to his parents to do well in college. A native of Westminster, Calif., he has only been to the East Coast a few times and can’t predict how he’ll react to moving 3,000 miles from home to attend Harvard...
...thought Alyssa was cute,” he says of two of the other contestants. Alyssa is the only other Scholar who will attend Harvard next year, while Max will matriculate to Columbia...
...music instructor is leaving this year, so band won't be the same. All of my teachers are great and appreciate my humor and hard work. After school, I practice piano, sing in a chorus, and go to my church's after school program. Sometimes, on Friday nights, I attend PYC, which is a babysitting bonanza where I help sit for groups of up to 20 kids. I don't do it for the money; I do it because I like spending time with Lilliputians. For those of you who have seen Jurassic Park II: think about the scene where...