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...funding formula for charter schools in general. For every student that goes to a charter school, money that would otherwise go to the school district would go to the charter school—which, according to McGovern, does not always provide the same services that district schools must offer. “As it stands now, it’s not an equitable funding formula. Allowing more charter schools is going to make things worse in terms of funding. We’re in tough shape here in Cambridge. I don’t think that?...
...still-employed, going through internal turmoil of their own, treat them. "Most people say nothing, most people are afraid of you," says Damian Birkel, a career counselor and founder of the nonprofit Professionals in Transition, which provides services to the unemployed. "For someone to come in and offer any type of support during what is the most awkward and embarrassing time you're going to have - that is a courageous...
Courageous and meaningful. "Our self-esteem in this Western culture is wrapped up in our work, and when someone lays you off, it's like they pulled the rug out from under your life," says Lynn Joseph, a psychologist and author of The Job-Loss Recovery Guide. The offer of understanding, to talk or to listen or to go out to lunch, can be deeply important to someone "whose self-image has been blown," says Joseph...
...report issued last week by US News and World Report that ranked schools according to popularity, Harvard topped the list, defeating all other schools in the top 50 percentile of colleges nationwide. The ranking was based on the percentage of students accepting a school’s offer of admission—otherwise known as a school’s yield—and Harvard’s figure of 76.2 percent set the mark last year. This ranking list is the latest in a series published by US News. Harvard was also recently ranked first...
Presidential Perk. For history buffs who want to observe President's Day in style, the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston offers up tickets to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Rates start at $339, offer good through April 30. 138 St. James Ave, Boston...