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...Shoemaker was considered one of Philadelphia's most troubled schools. Fewer than a third of its eighth-graders exhibited proficiency on the state math exam. Fewer than half were proficient in reading. Violence was common, and students had full run of the hallways. Most of the bulletin boards had been torched, and the principal's office had metal bars on the windows. One teacher says even the UPS guy was hesitant to go inside. (See pictures of the college dorm's evolution...
...pictures of eighth-graders being recruited for college basketball...
Coming off of her Olympic debut and an eighth place finish at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, Hughes went through yet another grueling test of her abilities—the college application process...
Colgate and Harvard ranked sixth and eighth in the ECAC, respectively, before Saturday’s meeting. After the Raiders and Dartmouth battled to a 6-6 tie on Friday night, Colgate heads into the final week of the regular season on a solid 1-0-1 weekend. Only the top eight teams in the ECAC earn home-ice advantage for the upcoming tournament, so next week’s away games are must-wins for the Crimson...
...Tancy wonders, "Why would anybody want to be a Democrat when we have all the fun?" (But doesn't winning the party nomination assure Bill election in an overwhelmingly Republican state? Not exactly: eight of the 12 Salt Lake City seats in the real Utah State Senate, including the eighth district Bill is running in, are held by Democrats...