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...Most School Committee members said they expect that Young’s first priority will be improving the district’s middle school education...
...think it’s a terrible mistake for a superintendent to come into a job and expect to change a whole system according to his or her own preferences,” he said. “The right approach is to take some time to learn about the culture of the schools and the community. It’s not about tearing things down and creating something brand...
...government transparency over the last several months. Citizens are supposed to have access to information on where their tax dollars are going and what the benefits are for the economy. There is , however, no place for people to go to see the entire "portfolio" of US government investments with expectations of what they will yield and when. It is easy to say that predictions for individual companies across such a broad spectrum of industries are impossible. When the Treasury or Fed put capital into individual companies or into the purchase of securities in the open market, they use internal models...
...percent tax on university assets valued at over $1 billion. If the state of Washington taxes Microsoft, they argue, why should Massachusetts not tax Harvard? The answer is that we do not want Harvard to act exactly like a business, so we should not treat it like one. We expect Harvard to think of Cambridge and Allston residents and Harvard workers even in times of stress, and the tax breaks are to help Harvard meet those expectations. If they are not met, then Harvard’s status as a nonprofit needs to be reconsidered...
...expect it? You know, no. [Laughter.] I guess. [Laughter.] But I don't think I knew what to expect, right. There's no way. [Laughter...