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As the Cambridge Public School Committee discussed the district’s emphasis on standardized tests during a roundtable meeting between school officials and community members last night, one committee member warned that overemphasizing test data could turn the school system into a “test prep factory.?...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Standardized Testing Assailed at Meeting of Cambridge Public School Committee | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

The Task Force’s turn against methodology may reflect a dissatisfaction with the Core, which, as I am urging, vaunted methods over facts. The Core’s approach to methodology, however, teaches methods via intensive exploration of a single, sometimes narrow topic. The scientific method�...

Author: By Edward L. Glaeser | Title: Methodology Matters | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

A major emphasis of the new project is on educating the public about the dangers of preterm labor--and reminding physicians that a vacation, for instance, isn't a good-enough reason to schedule an early delivery. The assumption: if mothers knew the real risks of prematurity, they would be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ahead Of Their Time | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

Patrick’s plan for strategic investment in key economic growth sectors, moreover, capitalizes on Massachusetts’ unique strengths to reinvigorate the state’s sagging economy. By advocating the use of state funds to drive the expansion of stem cell research in Boston and Cambridge, support...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Together We Did | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

The result will be a shift in emphasis toward the goal of seeking regional stability rather than rampant democracy. A consensus is forming, led by Baker and Gates, to bring the countries in the region, including Iran and Syria, into discussions about how to prevent Iraq from spinning further out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Return of the Realists | 11/12/2006 | See Source »

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