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...repealed DADT; and dismayed that the University has not pressured Congress to repeal the amendment. But we also disagree with the some of the indulgent, sensationalistic, and ill-founded protests against military recruiters.Unlike its position during the Vietnam War, the University now does not object to military recruiters per se, but rather to the military’s exclusion of gays. By excluding gays, the military is, by extension, excluding a portion of the Harvard community, which the University’s anti-discrimination policy clearly forbids. We agree with this rationale. To be sure, we have concerns about other...
...troubles of Prepared Table have sparked a debate about charter schools. Everything from how much taxpayer money is earmarked per student to how many students would be served and even the application process have become lightning-rod issues that will be debated when the state legislature is back in session in January. Since Texas is a state where charter schools have grown rapidly in recent years - as have their problems - the results are being closely watched around the country as a bellwether for the controversial charter school movement...
...Rosemary Perlmeter, president of the non-profit Dallas-based Coalition of Effective Charters (CEC), has proposed giving more state money to successful charter schools while enacting more stringent laws to rein in underperforming ones. Traditional public schools receive $800 per student per year for "facility fees" and campus improvements, Perlmeter points out, but charter schools receive none. "Public schools that are consistently performing at high levels should be supported and nurtured whether they are charter or traditional," Perlmeter says. "If they're underperforming or irresponsibly using government funds, they should be closed...
...Nearly 1.1 million children attend one of the country's 3,625 charter schools, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Forty states and the District of Columbia have charter programs, with California leading the pack. But the dollar-per-student ratio varies nationally. In 2002-2003, a national survey found that charter schools received about $5,600 per pupil on average, whereas district public schools received...
...ninth guys are good enough that they could be starting at a lot of Ivy League schools,” junior receiver Corey Mazza said.Six different Crimson wideouts have caught a pass this season, and the Harvard offense leads the Ivy League with an average of 263 passing yards per game.The consistency displayed by the Crimson’s receivers has been no small feat.Three quarterbacks have taken snaps for Harvard in as many games, but the wideouts have been unfazed.They have been particularly effective adjusting to the tendencies of each new signal caller.“Each quarterback...