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...committee’s data demonstrates not only that service wages are falling, but also that inequality at the University is rising. In the past seven years, the income gap between custodians and professors has increased by 50 percent. Today, in terms of inequality, Harvard eclipses most universities in the area and even its Ivy League peers. This reflects the quantitative and qualitative dissolution of our community...
...their campaigns, candidates have focused on familiar themes, with many saying they aim to close the achievement gap along racial and socio-economic lines, they oppose the MCAS test as a high-stakes graduation requirement, and they will focus on the city’s high school as its restructuring program continues...
...messages when they are within, say, a mile or two of a store. Then users can pull in and pay with their Nokia phones, which will be hiding an RFID tag inside their SmartCover. "The next round of pilots will test alerts from stores like Blockbuster, Starbucks or the Gap telling you about specials," says Zalewski. "Or maybe a theater will message you with a coupon for a free movie on a slow...
...income communities. She represents the best chance for Cambridge’s Area 4 neighborhood to have an advocate on the council, which it has lacked for many years. Her efforts on the city’s School Committee show a commitment to closing the gap in student achievement across socioeconomic and racial divides. Simmons’ emphasis on setting priorities and following through on them in a concerted and systematic way will be an important asset to a council that often lacks the discipline to stick to a focused agenda. She has also resisted the Harvard-bashing that...
Harvard lost to Queens, 10-5, in its third match of the tournament. In the Saturday afternoon game, the Crimson came out flat and never recovered from its bad start. Despite the early gap, the Crimson fought fiercely for the rest of the game, setting the tone for the UMass game...