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...Cambridge Teachers Association, said the "Ask A Teacher" campaign attempted to bring the question of school reform into the domain of informed teachers. It was launched partly in response to Gov. A. Paul Cellucci's recently introduced legislation to test veteran teachers and to fire those who cannot pass...
Congress stood poised to pass its first major piece of social legislation on Thursday. The subject, education, allows both parties to show they care about everyone's favorite constituency: children. The House passed and the Senate was expected to pass a bipartisan "ed-flex bill" that would allow states greater flexibility in spending federal education funds. The bill is non-controversial, says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson "because it expands nationwide a pilot program that now exists in 12 states." It is popular, he adds, because it gives both parties the political cover they need to show they are getting...
With a rally backed by so much hype, activists also run the danger of overplaying their hand. The real cost of yesterday's events is that the Faculty and administrators, having made a token concession on one issue (full disclosure of merchandise factory locations) will be quick to pass over still-pressing issues like a stronger rape policy, fair disciplinary proceedings, Faculty diversity and better advising. There can only be so many rallies on this busy campus before student interest wanes and Harvard ceases to listen...
...about 3:30 p.m., protesters moved to University Hall, where they formed a human chain around the building with corridors in front of each door to let the Faculty pass through. Vladeck emphasized that protesters were not to harass the Faculty...
Faculty members will have to pass through a "human corridor" to enter University Hall. Protesters plan to use the opportunity to distribute literature about their causes to the Faculty...