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...crucial difference with KIPP is the direct leverage that principals have over their budgets. As the Thernstroms write, “Even with private contributions, KIPP-Bronx is still short-changed by regular New York Public Schools standards.” But its leaders are empowered to spend their allotted money as they see fit, which allows KIPP-Bronx to pay its teachers more and avoid the bureaucratic waste that plagues so many urban schools. All the KIPP representatives I contacted stressed the vital importance of such fiscal, and personnel, control...
...solidly based. One group that could easily file a great suit is gay and lesbian students at HLS—they are direct victims of this...
Holography works like photography in that it records light wave patterns on chemically sensitive film or glass. The convergence of direct and indirect laser beams creates the 3-D effect...
...Students for Humane and Responsible Economics, along with some of the others (like PBHA) mentioned in Larson’s column. Larson describes such groups as “female-friendly” (as opposed to gender-neutral?) because they are largely led by women and address issues of direct concern to women. The real division here is not between engaged, thoughtful men and their stifled, listless female counterparts but between politicos and activists, and while men and women flourish in both camps, Larson is right to note the gender imbalance is marked...
...this shouldn’t be such a mystery after all. The style of political engagement women seem to prefer is characterized by direct, project-based advocacy or service provision, which appeals to those who feel directly affected, implicated or otherwise impelled to action on particular issues of social justice. By contrast, the more traditional (and apparently more legitimate) political activities favored more by campus men emphasize pro-con debate, pizza and prominent guest speakers. It sounds like fun, but this organized head-scratching is a luxury afforded to those whose political concerns are less urgent...