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It’s a routine Brady’s been accustomed to since the seventh grade, when he first got into track and field...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brady Throws His Way Into Stardom | 2/4/2010 | See Source »

...decades, the committee has expressed a concern about the quality of education 6th-8th grade students receive in the city’s K-8 schools. Critics say that the system, which lacks a traditional 6-8 “middle school” environment, does not meet the needs of students in early adolescence...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Proposes Creation of Middle School | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

...Grade deflation that stays true to its word, the return of the Westboro Baptists, and a few more scintillating tidbits from around the Ancient Eight (and some other schools...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivies Plus | 1/30/2010 | See Source »

Ever get annoyed when your friends at Princeton try to convince you that they work twice as hard for half the grade? Well, apparently, the school’s grade deflation policy—which has long served as a mark of unique academic intensity among Princetonians, not to mention a chief source of that smugness we all know and love—isn’t working quite as well as everyone had hoped. In fact, it seems like it’s taken Princeton students six years to realize that their special grading policy translates into lower GPAs...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivies Plus | 1/30/2010 | See Source »

...wobbly as he talked about trying to fall in love with his wife again, but North Carolina's former Senator always lavished his wife with praise and compliments. (This alone, by the way, should have tipped people off.) It seemed plausible that he had made a mistake of weapons-grade stupidity and was prepared to make amends for it. Particularly since he'd torpedoed his career and couldn't possibly sink any lower in the public's eyes. All this, and yet the marriage couldn't be saved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Can't Celebrate the Edwards Split | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

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