Word: curriculums
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Simmons, who co-chaired a task force that released the final report on the recently-approved general education program that will replace the Core Curriculum, follows in the footsteps of Bass Professor of English Louis Menand, who announced earlier this month that he is taking next year...
...pleased and really happy that the faculty voted in favor of Gen Ed,” Simmons said. “I really hope my colleagues jump into it with enthusiasm, and I’m looking forward to coming back to the new curriculum...
...schools themselves is the key reason that parents leave, contradicting claims by many elected officials, who have blamed the high cost of Cambridge housing for pricing younger families out of the city. The 48-page study also found that parents who have left the system also favor a broader curriculum and less emphasis on testing, and that there is overwhelming opposition to expanding the school day from six to eight hours, as two elementary schools have recently done...
...SHORTER SCHOOL DAY, A BROADER CURRICULUM Parents of potential students opposed expanding the school day from six to eight hours, as the Martin Luther King, Jr. School and the Fletcher Maynard Academy—two schools that have historically performed near the bottom on standardized tests—have done recently...
...important issue facing” the schools, 10 percent of current parents pointed to standardized test scores, compared to only four percent of parents who withdrew. In contrast, twice the number of withdrawn parents—12 percent versus six percent—said that a better and broader curriculum, including more attention for gifted students, is a key concern...