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...doubt there is a correlation between socioeconomic status and SAT scores. A survey of SAT-takers in 2003 revealed that only 14 percent of students who scored over 1420 were from families in the bottom 40 percent of income brackets. Moreover, 46 percent of those test-takers scoring over 1420 came from families in the top quintile in income level. Critics of the current SAT believe this demonstrates the degree to which test scores are determined by background and preparation. In fact, this does not actually explain the numbers. A 2005 College Board survey found that, on average, SAT tutoring...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Speaking Truth To Test Scores | 10/7/2008 | See Source »

...street cleaning, public safety, fire safety, education could all be affected.” Both Galluccio and Kale, as well as city councillor Sam Seidel, discussed the possibility of communities being forced to increase property taxes to ensure that local programs remain solvent. “I have no doubt that we would look at [hiking property taxes], I don’t know if we would do it or not,” said Seidel. “The credit freeze on Wall Street along with Question 1 don’t paint a very pretty picture going into...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mass. Voters To Consider Income Tax | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

...whom she describes as “a woman who knows everything”—by making her believe she is insane. Olive decides to steal articles of clothing from her daughter-in-law knowing that “there will be moments now when Susan will doubt herself, calling out Christopher, are you sure you haven’t seen my shoe?” While Olive’s actions may be shocking, they make the reader admire her for creating a unique way to find joy and amusement from her shear disappointment of losing...

Author: By Kerry A. Goodenow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Olive Kitteridge’ Explores the Same Thing Over and Over Again | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...Like Gibson’s character, Ludacris has the useful ability to “know what women are thinking—at all times.” But Mel wouldn’t have a chance at being at this video’s party—I doubt that he can dance, and, more importantly, he’s just not cool enough. These guys are so fly they even made me jealous of the way they clap. In the video, Ludacris and his friends, Sean Garrett (S.G. to his homies) and Chris “Breezy?...

Author: By Matthew H. Coogan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Ludacris | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...thing India does not doubt is that the 123 Agreement will transform the way the country is viewed in the eyes of world. According to strategic affairs analyst Manoj Joshi, without access to international nuclear trade, India "could boast of our bomb, our BPO prowess, economic growth, invites to the G-8 meetings and candidacy for the UN Security Council seat? But we were firmly at a different level from, say, China. They could import powerful computers, uranium, sensitive machine tools, software and components for satellites that were denied to us." Today, that changed, as did the international community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US-India Nuclear Deal Goes Through | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

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