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...achieve proficiency by 2014, punishing those that do not. But according to Fowler-Finn, because the MCAS caps retest scores at 238 points, students who retake the test cannot score at the proficient level—the level needed for the federal law. “The state never planned this properly,” Fowler-Finn said. “It’s a disaster.” “They haven’t done anything about this yet,” he added, noting that the state has also provided an inadequate state budget...
...moving into 27 Brattle St., a storefront near the intersection of Brattle St. and Mass. Ave. that was formerly occupied by an Au Bon Pain. The owners say Crème Café will be an alternative to national chain coffee shops in the Square, because the proprietors plan on getting to know their customers intimately...
...understand from listening to your show yesterday that your attacks against John McCain are part of a secret plan. You are making yourself McCain's biggest helper by attacking him. Well, it's not a secret plan. Look, I've been fascinated, honestly, Jay, with the attention paid to me by people who really have not undertaken to understand how I succeed, how I define my success. I don't define my success by who wins elections, because politicians are going to come and go, and I'm going to be around as long as I choose...
Well, who can predict the future? I don't plan these things. And I don't. My show is event-driven. I'm sitting here today and I happen to know I'm going to lead today with the Democrats last night, I think. But most days, when this show starts at noon and I've got my stuff in front [of me], I really don't know what I'm going to start with. It's almost all spontaneous...
...county ran short of bonus funds while another had an embarrassing discrepancy between the number of awards given in predominantly white schools and the number that went to schools with mainly black students. Both Florida and Houston have improved their programs, but local teachers remain wary. "The new plan doesn't have clear goals," charges Gayle Fallon, who heads the Houston Federation of Teachers. She fully expects "all hell to break loose again...