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...achievement gaps in the city are larger than they are in Massachusetts as a whole. Particularly distressing was the staggering 44-point achievement gap between white and black students on the seventh-grade math test. The disappointing results come in the face of natural advantages that most cities would kill for: notably, a blank check from taxpayers—at last count, an extraordinary $25,000 per pupil—and the commitment of a significant middle-class population...
...Crimson was 1-for-5 on the power play and a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill...
...We’re playing a little bit more of a pro style on the penalty kill,” Stone said. “And with a small squad, I think it saves us a little...
...final two sets were a story of Yale runs, as Yale turned a 4-4 tie into a 10-5 lead and responded to the Crimson’s rally that tied the score at 11 with five consecutive points to lead 16-11. Ingersoll’s kill late in the set brought Harvard to a 20-18 deficit, but Yale responded with four kills and an ace to close...
...opportunities because people can no longer work in Israel. We used to have 100 small boats in use for fishing. Now we have 400." The new fishermen are putting added strain on an ecosystem already in peril, with some resorting to unconventional methods, such as dynamite or poison to kill the fish. "This is even more dangerous than the sewage," says al-Hissi...