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...White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, informally known as the regulatory czar. Under the new administration, Sunstein will have the task of supervising regulations from health care to the environment. From the moment that Sunstein entered the Middlesex School, a preparatory school in Concord, Mass., in eighth grade, he seemed destined to excel in all aspects of student life. By his senior year, he was co-editor of the student newspaper, The Anvil, editor-in-chief of the yearbook, and a national-caliber squash player, having learned to play while at the school.Middlesex classmate Robert E. Harvey recalls...
While few Harvard professors will give their pupils below a C-, the National Council on Teacher Quality was not afraid to give Massachusetts a near-failing grade in its latest state survey on education policy. According to the report, Massachusetts received an overall grade of D, which was below the national average of D+. South Carolina received the highest overall score, with a B-. The council evaluated each state in terms of 15 goals, broken up into three sub-areas. Massachusetts state policy received a D- for identifying effective teachers, a D+ for retaining effective teachers...
...just 15% of BofA's $1 billion imaginary bond portfolio, which are real bonds just not necessarily owned by BofA, goes bad, then 100% of the investment in Strata is toast. Because of that, Moody's rated the bond the equivalent of BBB-, which is the lowest investment grade rating the firm...
...born with jaundice. 13. I was born pigeon-toed. 14. I was born with an extra kidney. I wish I could have sold it on the black market and made some money, but it was underdeveloped and did nothing but cause me to wet the bed until the third grade. 15. I like to tape my thumbs to my hands to see what it would be like to be a dinosaur. 16. A horse once fell over while I was riding it. 17. I don't believe in democracy. 18. I cried when Spock died in Star Trek...
...Nolan said that the “irony of Cambridge” is that the high school “celebrates” the fact that its range of classes caters to students of all math abilities, but such opportunities are not as available at lower grade levels. Nolan also said that parents recognize that the fault is not necessarily with the teachers. She noted that math presents unique obstacles for teachers trying to accommodate students of varying levels in the same class. The discussion, which will address these and other difficulties, is slated to occur before the start...