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...concert manager at the Victorian College of the Arts. With her parents and sisters, she was a pioneer in a field that has grown markedly in Australia and New Zealand since the 1970s, when homeschooling reappeared after an absence of more than a century. Because a portion of homeschooling families choose not to tell authorities what they're doing, no one knows exactly how many children are involved in it. In Australia, estimates range from between 0.2% and 2% of the school-age population. Analysis of available numbers suggests the true figure is around 0.5% - or about...
...their first tournament of the spring season in the northeast, Harvard’s men’s golf team got a wet reception. Heavy downpours on the course at Yale forced the cancellation of Saturday’s portion of the two-round Yale Spring Opener, and the Crimson finished 16th out of 20 teams in the abbreviated tournament. Fifty-four of the events’ 115 players had completed rounds on Saturday before the round was called, but no Harvard golfers had finished. As a result, the tournament rested on just yesterday’s round of play...
...implicit honor covenant would be established with every graduating class. If you received a free education, wouldn’t you feel like helping out once you get that Morgan Stanley job thanks to your Harvard diploma? The surge in alumni, parent, and graduate giving would offset a large portion of the program’s long-term cost, and this virtuous cycle could even fund free graduate education. Delta Airlines’ new slogan would be believable: “good goes around...
...there are several members of the Faculty who have served the University admirably in this once-per-generation exercise of redefining education at Harvard College. But those who have served on committees, attended forums, and written essays are the piddling few; their work is mocked by a vastly larger portion of the Faculty that seems capable of showing up to monthly Faculty meetings—which last only 90 minutes—only when it means taking shots against someone who actually did care...
...said. Under the agreement, the MBTA will also replace unreliable wheelchair lifts, train MBTA employees to aid the disabled with feedback from handicapped riders themselves, and create the position of assistant general manager for accessibility. The settlement also stipulates that the MBTA cover all or a portion of the plaintiffs’ legal fees, which remain undisclosed, The Boston Globe reported earlier this week. According to Doucette, the plaintiffs will not be receiving any compensatory damages from the suit. Doucette said she was happy with the outcome. “I am very pleased with the settlement because I believe...