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...harder, Casserly says, because an increase in accountability for superintendents has been accompanied by a reduction in their authority. Ten years into the movement toward academic standards, which most schools chiefs say they support, they are getting their own report cards based on how well their students perform on state and national exams. At the same time, many find they lack the power necessary to raise scores...
Studies in New York City show that kids who play chess perform better in reading on national standardized tests. The gains are especially impressive in students who initially lagged behind their classmates. Schools across the U.S. are incorporating the game into their curriculums. Chess-in-the-Schools, the largest program, teaches the game to more than 36,000 students in 160 schools in New York City. Meanwhile, the U.S. Chess Federation, the governing body for all tournament play, has 42,000 junior members--an elevenfold increase since 1989. "Years back, people who played chess were considered nerdy," says Barbara DeMaro...
...that the popular prescription--more than 30 million Rxs have been filled since its introduction in 1993--has been linked to 70 deaths and more than 200 episodes of irregular heartbeat. Patients are advised to use the drug only as a last resort. And before they do, doctors should perform an electrocardiogram to check for ticker trouble...
...general, Boyd said, airlines do not want to show leniency towards those charged with crimes at airports, for fear that others will fell that they could perform similar acts with little consequence...
...these eminent progressive thinkers, the evolutionary biologist, the theologian and the lawyer, will perform this semester in front of an even more demanding host--Harvard undergrads. Jointly, the three super-profs are offering Religion 1045: "Thinking About Thinking." The course description promises an interdisciplinary examination of the way thinking about science, law and religion differ--and don't. The professors promise to try to explain big problems like free will, behavior and race relations...