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...effectiveness of state standardized testing in general. The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is a series of standardized tests designed to measure the competency of students and schools in Massachusetts. Scores are also reported to the federal government under No Child Left Behind. The tests measure competency in English, math, science and history. Since students are required to pass several tests to graduate, and are examined by local, state, and federal government to determine how well the school is performing, the tests will inevitably have a major effect on school curricula. Rather than dictating school curricula through centralized, standardized tests...
...size engineering school that MIT does,” Faust said, “but we see real opportunities for what an engineering school can be in the midst of a liberal arts university.” The SEAS currently comprises three concentrations—engineering sciences, applied math, and computer science—that presently enroll 310 undergraduates, according to the Harvard College Facebook. The move is the latest example of an increasing University focus on connections between disciplines, a theme that has led to the development of cross-campus planning committees in science and bioengineering...
...lasting emphasis on the message of the night, “that the real spirit of America is the spirit of the world,” according to Hancock.I am glad that after seeing “Cultural Rhythms,” I can refute my old high school math teacher’s claim that Harvard is an old boys' club, with little to no diversity and a lack of appreciation for the arts. Leaving the theater, I felt like a part of a greater whole, a collective community whose spirit came together not to celebrate our differences...
...Barack Obama, it will not be sufficient to simply play out the math, continuing to take his share of delegates as he loses high-profile contests. He may win the nomination that way, but he will lose his rationale: that he represents a dramatic, tidal wave of a movement for change. In fairness, Obama did raise his game in recent weeks. His pitch was more down-to-earth, substantive and specific in Texas and Ohio. But his TV cool requires a certain distance, and distance easily slides into remoteness. Sitting on a tractor in Texas on March 4, he didn...
...enough to overcome the mortal blow he suffered in South Carolina, where he narrowly lost the evangelical-rich state to McCain, who had the help of Fred Thompson splitting the conservative base. Nevertheless, he fought on, campaigning hard in Virginia, Wisconsin and Texas. The delegate math, and entreaties from various Republican leaders for him to drop out, was no matter. "Folks, I didn't major in math. I majored in miracles," he said, only half-joking. "And I still believe in those...