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...members of the search committee. The committee comprises the six members of the Harvard Corporation—other than the president—and three members of the Board of Overseers.“We’ve just really begun our activities,” the search committee??s chair, Corporation Senior Fellow James R. Houghton ’58, writes in an e-mail. “I think the year ahead will be a very full one.”But in an unprecedented move for Harvard, two formal advisory groups—one composed...
Mehta said that the committee considered a wide range of speakers. He said that he and other members discussed MacFarlane early on as a good choice for a speaker, but the committee??s final list of options did not only include comedians...
...Nolan strongly opposes private-school vouchers out of concern for the separation of church and state, but she does support charter schools. Though the position puts her squarely in the minority on the School Committee??she was the only pro-charter school candidate this past year—Nolan points out that her stance “must not have hurt me too much” since she did win the seat...
...Because charter schools are outside of the purview of the School Committee??charters are granted by the state—Nolan says that Cambridge should be taking other “bold steps” that have proven successful in addressing under-performance in cities across the country. Among them is increased tutoring for failing students, the hiring of more math and literacy coaches, and more teacher mentoring programs within the classroom...
...Although her proposal was defeated after garnering only two votes in support—Nolan’s own, as well as that of Schuster, the other newcomer to the School Committee??she vows that she will renew her push to send money to the schools again next year...