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...principals are expected to retire within the next five years, their departure hastened by the pressures of the job. But Schnur, a former Clinton Administration education adviser, is not interested in addressing simply the shortfall. He aims to raise expectations for low-income children by attracting the best and brightest leaders. The program is selective: so far just 150 applicants--all with at least two years' teaching experience--have been accepted out of 2,600. The chosen few go through a summer of course work covering everything from leadership to finances, followed by a yearlong residency at a school...
...cast list is like a convocation of the Three Chinas: Taiwan's Kaneshiro, Hong Kong's Lau and the mainland's Zhang Ziyi. All are terrific, but the lady shines brightest. Fierce in a battle with eight soldiers, coquettish as she bathes before the enrapt Jin, Zhang is charisma incarnate. She is already nearing American stardom, playing the lead in Memoirs of a Geisha. You can bet she will reveal a new kind of star quality, even as the dazzling Daggers shows Hollywood how to make an action film with depth and pizazz. --By Richard Corliss
...Image Comics FLIGHT II By various artists A follow-up to last year's wildly successful FLIGHT, this full color anthology of short stories brings together some of the comic and animation world's brightest young talents...
...school full of “the best and the brightest,” some hard-working Harvardians recognize that competition in the inevitable job search will be fierce. These students hold high-ranking extracurricular positions that sizzle with the promise of money, renown and status...
...policy, eliminating parental contribution for families with annual incomes of less than $40,000 and reducing it for families with annual incomes of less than $60,000, to increased recruiting efforts directed at schools in lower-income neighborhoods, Harvard has made important strides to encourage the best and brightest low-income students to apply. The increased number of early applicants who requested to waive application fees suggests that those efforts are beginning...