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McGovern added that he is not convinced that the district is unable to close the achievement gap with a K-8 system...
Young advocated accelerating the improvement of under-performing groups while continuing to support white and Asian students, as well as expanding the student body to close the achievement gap. Currently, eight of the 11 K-8 public schools in Cambridge have fewer than 400 students...
...competition,” said UC President Johnny F. Bowman ’11. “The point is not to see who can raise the most amount of money, but simply for students to donate on behalf of something they feel very close...
...Translation: The CBO may not always be accurate, but it's as close as Washington is ever likely...
...relaxed Secretary sat in jeans, loafers and a pressed button-down, on the way back home from Afghanistan and Iraq. We'd been talking about the stress of congressional hearings, the burden of sending young men and women to war, and just as our conversation was drawing to a close, he said, "I always used to tell people that Texas A&M football caused me more stress than any job I've ever had. And they always thought I was exaggerating." I expressed disbelief, but he stood by the statement...