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...Reuters poll of economists does not offer much hope for an improvement in the nation's financial condition. Many see unemployment topping 10%. The news service reports that "Median forecasts now assume gross domestic product will shrink an annualized 5.3% this quarter, following a brutal 6.2% decline...
...economic strength tomorrow depends on the quality of education American children receive today. President Obama’s proposals represent a courageous effort to put the needs of the next generation ahead of the demands of a special-interest group. We hope that Congress will share his enthusiasm for reform and back the president’s commendable proposals. Though teachers’ unions may sulk, the Obama education plan has the potential to erase the culture of complacency that pervades too many of our schools. For that, it deserves a gold star...
...visual and environmental studies, stood with arms akimbo at the podium and sought to allay Lewis’ concerns. “‘Art is born of constraint, and it dies of liberty,’” Conley recited in French. “I hope that this will soften...your remarks to some extent.” —Staff writer Bonnie J. Kavoussi can be reached at kavoussi@fas.harvard.edu —Staff writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...wonder? / Why will we never get enough?” Like 2004’s spirited “Jerusalem,” this track addresses the heavy subject of Middle Eastern politics. But unlike that uplifting peace anthem, this seems a forlorn meditation, full of loss rather than hope. Melancholy pervades the album’s love songs as well. Sexiness and whimsy have faded in favor of mournful strains and cooing. On “Education” Mirah sounds more jaded, and a little less fun than in the past. On “The River?...
...audience that the district already has two programs, Responsive Classroom and Developmental Design, which provide teachers with a curriculum to help students learn how to behave respectfully. According to school committee member Alfred B. Fantini, use of these programs is up to the jurisdiction of individual principals, but the hope is that all schools will implement some kind of effort to address the issue. Marc C. McGovern, who chairs the subcommittee, said that there would be many more discussions on the issue, but that he and the other school committee members felt it was important to hear directly from...