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Currently, the school system is approximately 55 percent “paid lunch,” while 45 percent of students qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program—often used as a proxy for low-income students. Under the controlled-choice system, there is a 10 percent “band,” meaning every school must be between 65 percent and 45 percent paid lunch...
...School Committee considered two temporary solutions: raise the paid lunch target to 66 percent—which would allow the schools to be between 56 percent and 76 percent paid lunch—or keep the 55 percent target and increase the “band” to 15 percent, which would mean the schools could be up to 70 percent paid lunch...
...dense and so much of your open space is shared in common...there’s a greater need for some space where you can get a respite from the intensity of urban living.” “Nobody’s going to get 100 percent of what they want and nor are they going to be 100 percent happy with the development,” urban planner and council hopeful Sam Seidel said of the tension between resident concerns and development. “But if it’s perceived as being fair that?...
...defensive line that we’ve faced this year,” said Lions head coach Norries Wilson.SITTING DUCKThough he was outgained through the air by almost 60 yards by the opposing quarterback, senior Chris Pizzotti had his most accurate outing of the season, completing nearly 80 percent of his passes for 217 yards, one score, and no turnovers. The 23-of-29 performance came against a Columbia defense that allows the fewest passing yards per game in the Ivy League—a misleading stat considering that the Lions are dead-last in rush defense...
...winner of Sunday's run-off will inherit a strong economy, which grew by 5.6 percent in 2007, the fastest annual growth in two decades, primarily driven by sugar and fruit exports. The Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States implemented last year should lead to a more than 50 percent rise in foreign direct investment in 2007. And both parties plan to boost competitiveness by promoting foreign investment and trade. But in a country that has the highest chronic child malnutrition rate in the Western Hemisphere and the region's lowest tax rate, the economic windfall...