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...first-year students, 409 signed a letter to the dean praising the decision and urging its implementation in time to affect their class. Jonathan K. Bateman, a first-year student who organized the letter campaign, said he thought that many of the remaining students who did not sign the letter were simply apathetic...
...University of Chicago economist Tomas J. Philipson addressed the issues of high costs of health care, centralized versus privatized care, and the role that technology can play in improving health care outcomes. Both Cutler and Philipson cited affordability and accesibility as top priorities. Moderated by Petrie-Flom fellow Allison K. Hoffman, the event also featured two panelists: Chicago law professor Anup Malani, who is visiting at the Petrie-Flom center, and James B. Rebitzer, a professor of health care finance at Case Western Reserve University. Cutler and Philipson each made the case for his preferred candidate’s health...
...Fowler-Finn with presenting a set of recommendations to the school committee, based on feedback from administrators, teaching staff, and parents. On both nights, Fowler-Finn went over the pros and cons of four potential options for Cambridge’s middle schools, which include working with the current K-8 structure, establishing a 6-8 middle school, creating a 7-8 grade unit at the city’s high school, or enlarging the 6-8 units at current K-8 schools. He asked parents to submit their comments on each option in written form, which he said...
...done. Representatives surely heard the same message directly when they went home to their districts after Monday's debacle, as many of the same constituents who had been so angry about a bailout voiced their frustration at the real hit taken by their stock portfolios, mutual funds and 401(k...
...some speed bumps in the march toward health care reform. “I think it’s hard to tell today, without knowing what Congress will approve,” she said. “Feasibility depends on political will.” According to Howard K. Koh, a professor of Public Health and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health, Obama’s plan calls to mind some of the main facets of Massachusetts’ own 2006 reform. “Senator Obama’s plan resonates with many of the themes...