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Decades of research show that two main factors result in better educational outcomes for poor and minority children: intensive, individualized early preschooling and small elementary-school classes. Yet for the past decade, the focus has been entirely on teacher quality. Why? It's cheaper and more palatable politically. Of course, it's better to have a good teacher than a poor one. But if you put the best teacher in a rundown school with a class of 35 students, most of them below grade level and some with developmental and discipline problems, that teacher is not likely to be able...
...exciting to see my old alma mater, which used to be called Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music, in Time [Dec. 8]. I only wish you had mentioned something about other programs it offers. The school has come a long way since 1976, when the focus was on the four-year music school, with a nursing-degree program and other degrees offered as well. Shenandoah is not all about religion and spirituality. It's a great place for an education in many fields. Sandra L. Van Dam, BROOMFIELD, COLO...
...this may have less impact on short-term goals, most of which focus on soliciting input from the Harvard community...
This piece ran as part of our focus on Harvard's endowment...
While it is very important to help set College priorities, it is unclear what role students will have in keeping a focus on the undergraduate experience in light of fiscal challenges. A major criticism of the UC is its inability to effect change via the bureaucratic channels of University Hall. While this is a fair critique that likely won’t be remedied until the implementation of Dowling II’s Report on College Governance, the perception that we are therefore incapable of improving student life is both defeatist and false. As the sole arbiter...