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...TESTSDespite criticisms, Fowler-Finn’s approach to running the schools may be working.In a recent letter, a representative from the Governor’s Office of Educational Accountability, a state agency that audits the school system, said that Cambridge Public Schools have shown a “broad and high degree of improvement.”“I think it’s important to know that there are objective sources that have indicated that we’ve made substantial progress,” Fowler-Finn said. The district also has the resources for progress...
...Afghan war had broad public support in Canada in 2002, but is now seen as one front in George W. Bush's hugely unpopular "war on terror." The discontent also has deeper roots. Since World War II, when Canada sent more than a million troops to fight (and lost 45,000 lives), the country has stuck mainly to U.N. peacekeeping missions--a practice invented (as Canadians are fond of reminding visitors) in 1956 by Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson. Having taken few casualties in the past half-century, Canadians have found it jarring to watch flag-draped coffins return...
...only goes so far. He mimics these styles in jest but also, just slightly, in earnest. Adam Green can pretty much do it all, and on “Sixes & Sevens,” he proves it. His heterogeneous musical stylings are replete with tinges of influence from a broad pool of influences. But while this can lend to a broader appeal, it is not conducive to appreciating the album as a coherent whole...
...parliament who arrived in the United States in 1976, and his daughter, author Rebecca Haile. Dr. Haile asserted that a close-knit Ethiopian immigrant community is essential to preserving his country’s traditions, but his daughter felt that traditionalist attitudes must adapt to globalization. She highlighted the broad spectrum of unconventional Ethiopian American identities that have flourished as immigrants encounter new cultures and take advantage of recent communications technology.This tension between preserving traditional Ethiopian culture and adapting to the demands of globalization was thoroughly discussed in the various panels and lectures, but it was perhaps most clearly articulated...
...graduating class. “Being in the Junior 24 is traditionally and historically perhaps the highest academic award or honor that we have,” Coakley said. Students are first selected for candidacy based on their GPA, according to Coakley. Students are divided into one of three broad areas—social sciences, humanities, or natural sciences—based on their concentration, and a GPA cutoff is then established for each area. Coakley said the committe looks at grades, difficulty of courses on the transcript, and evidence of other outstanding achievements. Students accepted into the society said...