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...notably, Klein has incorporated a pay-for-performance model that rewards schools for increased student achievement. While this incentive-based plan represents a step in the right direction, more must be done in the way of individual merit pay for teachers to truly improve teaching in every classroom. Under Klein??s model, rather than appropriate bonus pay to individual teachers, schools that have made progress on their report cards over the last year will receive lump sums of money to distribute however they see fit. The bonuses—which total $14.2 million overall—amount...
...response to Klein??s criticisms, President and Director of Harvard Hillel Bernie Steinberg issued an open letter to Klein last Friday. The letter stated Harvard Hillel’s intent to not support the exhibit—which the Progressive Jewish Alliance hosted and sponsored—but rather to provide a venue in which it could be freely discussed...
...Steinberg criticized Klein??s statements as inflammatory and divisive. “Don’t we Jews have enough enemies? Don’t you think it’s time that we stopped making enemies of each other?” the letter read...
...Franklin M. Fisher—an MIT economics professor and chair of Americans for Peace Now, which advocates for peace in the Middle East and sponsors “Breaking the Silence”—said he disagreed with Klein??s view. Fisher said the exhibit does not constitute criticism of Israel, adding that “not all criticism of Israel is hostile...
...deserve. The problem behind this behavior is not student boredom, especially with some of the aforementioned stellar professors. This isn’t high school: We choose our own classes and we choose our own schedules. While a high school student has no choice but to endure Mrs. Klein??s expert insights into the structure of mushrooms, it’s assumed that a Harvard undergrad enrolled in “Biology of the Fungi” just can’t wait to learn about smuts and molds. While you may feel trapped in an occasional Core...