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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...caption "Prince of the Conservatives," graces the cover of the current issue of Harvard Magazine. The New York Times is writing a profile of the outspoken professor, who over the years has been repeatedly vilified by students and fellow Faculty members for his views on everything from homosexuality to grade inflation. Cultural conservatism, it would seem, is suddenly en vogue at Harvard...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, | Title: Bleeding-Heart Conservatives | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

...lost more teacher support as he tries to evaluate individual schools by standardized test scores--which teachers also say are relatively new and untested. Other states have taken similar measures, and the state Board of Education already announced that it would grade school districts, but that hasn't won Cellucci any friends among teachers...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A More Turbulent New England Schoolhouse | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

...Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Monday its list of top 25 Division I academic teams based on team grade point averages. Harvard placed 18th on the list with a G.P.A...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Basketball Team Earns Academic Honor | 9/22/1999 | See Source »

Some parents also connect money to household chores or grade performance, which I think is a mistake. Your child should help at home because he is a member of the family and should work hard at school without a financial incentive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Piggy-Bank Blues | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...computers at all in teaching, and only 61 percent use the Internet. And the educational software that's out there doesn't provide much promise: 70 percent of high school teachers said finding useful products is nearly impossible, and the software-savvy give materials that are usable a grade C or lower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teachers Are Lagging Behind in Logging On | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

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