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...Although Cambridge does have significant financial resources, its “socioeconomic status is artificially heightened” by the presence of wealthy residents affiliated with local universities and other industries, said Robert S. Peterkin, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a former superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools...
...Peterkin, who has worked with Young in the past, added that the disparity in wealth—which is generally wider in Cambridge than it is in Newton—contributes to the district’s achievement...
...think the thing that Jeff will find different is the diversity of Cambridge Public Schools,” Peterkin said. “What he’ll find is more diversity of student body, of community, and of programs that he will need to learn quickly and evaluate...
...across the dinner table--beards that typically resemble two to three weeks of stubble are adorning male faces. In some particularly trendy areas, facial hair has become as essential an accessory for would-be chic men as oversized totes are for their female counterparts. "Beards are back," says Allan Peterkin, a pogonologist (a.k.a. beard scholar) and author of One Thousand Beards. "It is an act of rebellion. Men are trying to prove that they are no corporate slave...
...Peterkin notes that as it did 40 years ago, the acceptance of beards may coincide with mounting opposition to an unpopular war. "Just like with hippies in the '60s, facial hair represents a visible sign of protest," he says. "It could be an anti-militaristic expression." For some, it's again a way to set themselves apart at a time when people are unhappy with the country's political and business leadership and uncertain about its economic future. Matthew Turtell, 25, an associate marketing manager at Rodale, says that his on-again, off-again beard helps him feel different from...