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...only 34 percent of eighth-grade students in public schools across the country could read at or above the “proficient” level designated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Sadly, this deficiency represents just one among the myriad issues that plague public schools—from overcrowding and lack of resources, to poor achievement and ineffective teaching methods. In one of the most underperforming school systems in the country, New York City schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has begun to implement novel changes to help improve student achievement as much and as quickly as possible...
...celebration on sustainability” on Oct. 22, University President Drew G. Faust announced yesterday. The event will formally launch a greenhouse gas reduction initiative—first announced in June—which aims to reduce Harvard’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2008 levels by 2016. The target came as the chief recommendation in the report of the oft-touted Greenhouse Gas Task Force, which Faust convened last winter. Gore grabbed the national spotlight with his Oscar award-winning documentary on global warming—An Inconvenient Truth—and went...
...uninsured patients it has been treating in the months following the enactment of Massachusetts’ health care reform act last year. The hospital system has already cut back on discretionary spending, such as travel costs, and is halfway through laying off roughly 300 workers—nine percent of its staff, according to Health Alliance spokesperson Doug M. Bailey...
...close off 11 percent of our sea area because we knew we were going underwater,” Tong explained. “It was an opportunity to make that last stand. It was our contribution to humanity...
...three incidents are being conducted by the Cambridge Police Department, since they occurred outside HUPD jurisdiction. The CPD could not be reached for comment. HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano said that the recent crimes do not represent a rise in overall crime. Catalano said that crime is down eight percent from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15 compared to the same time period last year, but added that HUPD is “always cautious about overemphasizing any reduction.” “From a victim’s standpoint, one crime, especially a violent crime, is too many...