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...first-year, Gates enrolled in Math 55, the most advanced introductory mathematics course Harvard had to offer...
...spring semester of his sophomore year, Gates took Math 250, which Sethna and many of his friends had completed that fall...
...MATH Bill compiling isn't an exact science, so it pays to check for errors. If you find a mistake, or even if you think you've found one, call and be firm. If you stick to the matter at hand (and don't raise your voice), you'll probably get a break...
Eighth-graders at Renaissance perform below state and district averages--69% failed the statewide math test, compared with 54% in the Boston school district and 31% in the state; in English, 22% of Renaissance eighth-graders failed, compared with 20% citywide and 8% statewide. Edison spokesman Adam Tucker concedes that "none of us felt test scores were improving as quickly as they should" at Renaissance, but he says that a dual-management structure in which the school principal reported to both Edison and a local charter-school board was restricting. He says that Renaissance is an anomaly for Edison, which...
...went to Afghanistan, where he spent the next few weeks bored, terrified and enraged with the corruption and cynicism he witnessed. Rall's "graphic travelogue" is a gritty mix of photos, prose and his distinctive cartoons, which look as if they were drawn on the back of a math notebook. Though his perpetual jadedness can be infuriating, it's an astringent alternative to government press releases and the network news. --By Lev Grossman