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...past several years, scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests have improved??in some cases substantially. But because of the way progress is measured, many schools still find themselves on the federal watch list due to disparities in performance among subgroups: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students, as well as low-income, special education, and limited English students. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, school progress is measured by overall improvement in both English and Math, and reducing the gap among subgroups in both English and Math. A school that fails to make...
...only way for the situation to be improved??it is not capable of being perfectly “fixed” since it exists in the decidedly imperfect real world—is to shine a great deal of sunlight on a process that is now quite secretive. If universities want to make “holistic” admissions decisions, that is certainly their prerogative. In fact it is probably the only way to build a campus that doesn’t stink of depression as a quick visit to Caltech or MIT will attest...
...season. While the Crimson finished reliably ninth and generally near the bottom of the pack, the team noticed improvement over the course of the season that wasn’t necessarily reflected in the rankings. “I’m really pleased the way the technique has improved??the way the knowledge of tactics have improved,” Graves said. “We, as a core group, even as early as next year, are going to really produce some much-improved results.” —Staff writer Daniel J. Rubin-Wills...
...combined time of 2:14.81. Harvard also took three of the four places from 57 to 60 in the giant slalom with performances from freshman Jake Segal and sophomores Matthew Basilico and Alex Levin. “I’m really pleased the way the technique has improved??the way the knowledge of tactics have improved,” Graves said. “We as a core group, I think even as early as next year, are going to really produce some much-improved results.” —Staff writer Madeleine Shapiro...
Stone called the Big Red, who jumped out to a surprising early lead, “much improved?? from last year...