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...proportion of the country. Since the removal of the last vestiges of the White Australia Policy in 1973, Australia has become markedly multiracial. The 2006 census showed that of a 20 million - strong population, over 40% were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas. After English, the most common languages spoken are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic and Mandarin...
...hours or longer, and five clocked in near two and a half hours, the top honors went to a pair of these epic-length dramas. Austrian and French films received the top two prizes; an Austrian actor and a French actress took the awards for best performances, in English-language films. No American won anything. (See pictures of the red carpet at Cannes...
...high expectations for Young reflect his previous successes leading school districts in Newton, Lexington, and Lynnfield. But in Cambridge, the Harvard-trained educator with a passion for English literature will be confronted with challenges unlike those he has seen in his three decade career: how to educate an extraordinarily diverse student population while simultaneously navigating the politics of an urban school district...
...Instead, the Brandeis English major hoped to pursue his passion for writing. But after a short-lived career that involved working as a ghostwriter, textbook contributor, and greeting card composer, Young decided that he “probably wasn’t going to make it” and decided to go back to school...
...After completing a master’s degree from Tufts, Young began teaching English at Brookline High School, a period he recalls as the “the happiest days of my life.” After working on a curriculum assignment at a Brookline elementary and middle school, Young became drawn to the work he could do as a district administrator...