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...Things We Can Learn from China" between the educational systems in China and the U.S. is off base [Nov. 23]. Unlike in China, in the U.S., every child is entitled to an education regardless of background or learning ability. Early tracking of students in China ensures that only the best and brightest can receive college-prep education; others are put into vocational schools or the workforce. If I taught only students who had parental support and spent hours on homework, I certainly could show higher test scores. But I believe that anyone can achieve his dream. The surly teen...
David Von Drehle picked the right guy to top your 10 Best College Presidents list [Nov. 23]. As you disclose, Gee took a pay cut to return to Ohio State University, but not reported is that he earned more than $220,000 in bonuses this year--all of which he gave back for student scholarships. Gee leads academics by inspiration. Buckeyes and the nation can now cheer for an OSU academic team that impacts the world with innovation...
...several schools have sent Frank requests to delete comments or even to remove a college from his site. For example, Washington and Lee University asked him in October to delete almost all threads about the school, but Frank refused. "I am not looking out for the school's best interests," he says. "I'm looking out for the students' best interests...
...rumblings over the mammography message provide a useful window into why U.S. health policy does not always dovetail with the best available medical evidence, and certainly not with the best available data on costs. By and large, American patients (not to mention politicians and cancer advocacy groups) still subscribe to the view that every life is worth saving, no matter the cost, and that when it comes to prevention, screening is always good and more is always better. For decades, patients have been steeped in the notion that frequent screening is not just beneficial but also essential to the early...
...North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a member of the task force, points out, breast cancer occurs less frequently in younger women, and not every cancer is the same. Some tumors are indolent and slow-growing; others are aggressively malignant and blanket a body within months. Mammography is best at spotting the slowest-growing tumors, which are most common and generally do not spread beyond the breast or require treatment. Although these tumors are malignant, they rarely go on to cause clinical symptoms. But when detected, they are still treated as if they were potentially faster-growing--with a combination...