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...them charters. By their nature, charters favor spreading decision-making authority away from central boards. That's roughly in accord with the philosophy growing out of an exercise conducted by the city to rethink the school system as it comes back to life. Under the direction of Scott Cowen, president of Tulane University, the BNOB education committee interviewed 20 national experts, examined school programs from New York City to Oakland, Calif., and called in the Rand Corp. for advice...
...committee's recommendations are adopted, the old district offices would be reborn as strategic centers, setting academic standards, analyzing data and imposing accountability for a network of schools. Cowen says schools would have more autonomy, with principals hiring teachers and controlling 80% of school dollars...
...goal is to release two movies a year; Pixar has done one every 18 months. A steering committee is supposed to protect Pixar's culture, and Cook says Jobs agreed to sell only after getting a guarantee that Pixar wouldn't be Disneyfied. But the price is steep. SG Cowen analyst Lowell Singer estimates that if Pixar doesn't produce four films every three years, Disney's profits will take a hit. Says Singer: "Disney is paying a price for Pixar that requires flawless execution...
...visiting Tulane freshman, wrote in an e-mail. “Unfortunately I won’t be able to compete after this school year.” But he added that he is still excited about going to Tulane this spring. Tulane’s president, Scott S. Cowen, wrote in a message on the university’s website that 86 percent of the students are expected to return when the school reopens in January. Housing facilities devastated by the floods have forced the school to host some students in cruise ships on the Mississippi River next semester...
...class of 2009 already having stated its intention to return to campus, Tulane is not worried about losing a handful of students to Harvard. Tulane is not interested in depriving students of their liberty and forcing them to return to New Orleans. Our applying to Harvard is sanctioned by Cowen, so any arguments opposing the transfer of Tulane freshmen must be rooted in the interests of Harvard and its student body...