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In the hallway, she muttered about teachers who spend too much time cutting out elaborate bulletin-board decorations or chitchatting at "morning meetings" with their third-graders before the real work begins. "We're in Washington, D.C., in the nation's capital," she said later. "And yet the children of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

President-elect Obama did not list education among the top three priorities of his new Administration. Certainly, the economy is job No. 1, but to make the economy grow again and to sustain America's leadership in the world, education must become a major focus. A good education has been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Focal Points | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

Several committees have been formed to judge the need for further measures, and the capital budget is being reviewed to determine which construction plans can be deferred.

Author: By Michael Y. Sun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivy League Universities Issue Statements Concerning Their Responses to the Economic Downturn | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Columbia has not yet announced any specific measures, although school officials have constituted several review committees to review vacant and new staff positions and capital plans. CORNELL UNIVERSITY Cornell suspended all construction projects for 90 days, starting Nov. 3, and instituted a hiring pause through March 31 of...

Author: By Michael Y. Sun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivy League Universities Issue Statements Concerning Their Responses to the Economic Downturn | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton recently scaled back its decade-long, $3.9 billion capital spending plan, slashing the total outlay by $300 million. The $300 million cut will mostly affect construction projects. At the same time, Princeton’s financial aid office plans an additional $3 to $4 million in spending...

Author: By Michael Y. Sun, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivy League Universities Issue Statements Concerning Their Responses to the Economic Downturn | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

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