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...contrast to math, where kids of all levels seem to be gaining fairly evenly, there are bigger gains in reading at the bottom and middle of the class than at the top. The better students are not improving...
...raspberries, and blueberries are all grown on nearby farms. In the coming weeks, Berry Line will also begin serving smoothies and coffee drinks. While the two partners do not rule out expansion, Yang said Saturday that their first priority is getting “things perfect here before getting bigger.” For now, the two scientists will do what they have often done in their research: wait for the results. —Staff writer Alexander B. Cohn can be reached at abcohn@fas.harvard...
...Cutting the minimum in half, from .75% to .375%, sounds like real progress, right? But it turns out that, while the new formula reduces the percentage, it starts with a much bigger pool. The minimum percentage, as written into the law, is now a percentage of state grants plus something called the Urban-Area Security Initiative, a separate program dedicated to high-risk cities. That program accounted for $747 million in 2007. So the impact of the lower percentage is undercut by the use of a much bigger denominator, notes the report, authored by CRS employees Shawn Reese and Steven...
Throughout the preseason, no bigger question swirled around the 2007 edition of Harvard football than how the Crimson would run the football—a natural question, no doubt, with the departure of Clifton Dawson ’07, the most prolific running back in Ivy League history...
Harvard’s deep receiving corps will look to pick up the slack from the departure of Clifton Dawson ’07. The running game looked fine in the season opener, aided by the scrambling ability of Liam O’Hagan. A bigger question is on defense, where two starters from the defensive line must be replaced for a unit that averaged 4.3 sacks per game last season. The secondary will be strong, led by preseason All-American Andrew Berry and All-Ivy pick Steve Williams...