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...school as part of a $10,500 package designed by Kaplan, the test-prep company that, for the past half-century or so, has taught students how to beat the SAT. From now on, his students will spend 50 minutes a week in his class and another 50 in math studying Kaplan's Test-Taking Strategies manual. The approach appeals to the coach in Camacho. "This class is my team, and this is the equipment they need to win this game," he explains. "What better strategy is there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Test Drive | 2/4/2002 | See Source »

...Most discussion on education is on math and reading scores. We didn’t create public schools for math and reading scores,” Orfield said. “Our study goes beyond math and reading scores. It is about life, about community, and about experiences...

Author: By Stephanie M. Skier, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Say Diversity Improves Education | 1/30/2002 | See Source »

...President insists Kennedy's idea would be a tax increase. Now, I have to confess I'm not so good at math, but how is repealing a tax cut before it goes into effect a tax hike? Bush argues that people are planning on having that extra money, so taking it away would effectively be a hike. Anyone else smell fuzzy math...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Jeb Envies About George | 1/25/2002 | See Source »

...angry at young people with no notion of what poverty is treating the whole matter as an intellectual exercise. Fact: Full-time custodians at Harvard earn such a low wage they are eligible for food stamps. How much more basic does the math have...

Author: By Andree Pages, | Title: Show Compassion for Harvard's Workers | 1/23/2002 | See Source »

Sorry for the old moral outrage. Just do the math. And remember that the people who serve your food and clean your toilets are not animals, but human beings like...

Author: By Andree Pages, | Title: Show Compassion for Harvard's Workers | 1/23/2002 | See Source »

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