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...that explain why more black students in other districts—including Milton, Stoughton, and Waltham—scored proficient on last year’s exam.“It’s NOT terrific...It’s NOT a record of high expectations, of meeting our children??s potential, of commendable progress,” the report notes. “It’s NOT good enough.” Shreefter also said that she thinks the gap is a result of low school expectations, rather than a difference in inherent ability...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Minding the Achievement Gap | 4/18/2008 | See Source »

...makes a rash cancellation. “Jezebel James” was a traditional three-camera sitcom created and written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, best known as the creator of “Gilmore Girls.” It starred two terrific actresses, indie darling Parker Posey (as neurotic children??s-book editor Sarah) and “Six Feet Under” daughter Lauren Ambrose (as her free-spirited sister Coco). It had an interesting premise: Sarah, who wants a child and can’t get pregnant, enlists Coco to be a surrogate mother; hilarity...

Author: By Allie T. Pape, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Lady Lazarus: The End of ‘Jezebel James’ | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...featured on various tracks. BJM also culls their lyrics from a diverse linguistic spectrum, even composing and naming a song in an Icelandic tongue (“Ljósmyndir”). Just as Newcombe promises his soul will bring “many… presents for the children?? in the album opener, the record features delightful pieces that make you want to sit on the floor of your room and mellow out. When the haunting sounds and incessant beats on “Who Cares Why?” or the African drum and sitar-fueled...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Brian Jonestown Massacre | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...Current initiatives to help Pakistani and Bangladeshis in Britain have had limited success. Before these initiatives can be expanded to include new waves of immigrants, they need to be overhauled and consolidated. In combination with existing anti-discrimination laws, community programs focused on bolstering British Pakistani and Bangladeshi children??s chances for educational success and opportunities for professional networking in combination could be the solution to the challenges they currently face...

Author: By Emily C. Ingram | Title: Stirring the Pot | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...Boston Police Department have witnessed them. The roster of experts assembled to comment on “The Wire” and on the American drug trade included Boston Police Department deputy superintendent Nora Baston, Columbia sociologist Sudhir A. Venkatesh, and Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of Harlem Children??s Zone. But the star of the panel was Simon himself, the creator and executive producer of “The Wire”.Simon began by speaking about the production and critical issues of the show, including economics, the policies of the drug war, and the harsh realities...

Author: By Alec E Jones, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'The Wire' Conducts Discussion | 4/8/2008 | See Source »

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