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While the Democratic front-runner, state Rep. Mark Roosevelt '78 (D-Beacon Hill), focuses on his family background and his candidacy, Barrett makes pointed jabs at Roosevelt. Former state Sen. George Bachrach takes on both of his Democratic opponents, distancing himself from their similar centrist beliefs...
Maybe because not even the front-runner, state Rep. Mark Roosevelt '78 (D-Beacon Hill), can boast much more than a quarter of the Democratic vote in the latest polls...
...youngsters read and spell; kids click on three-letter words to hear Reader Rabbit pronounce them aloud. Millie's Math House from Edmark has an animated talking cow that invites children into her home to learn about numbers, shapes and sizes. And just this month, Software Toolworks released Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! for Kids, a simplified version of a program for older children that has sold more than 3 million copies since 1986. Hit the letter M on the new program, for example, and Mavis' dog Dizzy turns into a mouse. Or press the letter T to see a refrigerator...
...schools have attempted to do just that. Beacon Day School, for example, a private school in Oakland, California, operates 240 days a year, with vacations scheduled at parents' leisure. More commonly, however, schools have simply reorganized the traditional 180-day schedule. At Park View, classes run for nine weeks, followed by a three-week break, a schedule known as a 45/15 calendar. Other schools, such as those in the Socorro Independent School District in El Paso County, Texas, use a 60/20 model: 60 days of school followed by 20 days of vacation...
Weld is advertising the strength of his record in the race against State Sen. Michael J. Barrett '70 (D-Cambridge), State Rep. Mark Roosevelt '78 (D-Beacon Hill) and former State Sen. George Bachrach (D-Watertown...