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...because they know someone is always watching. They are less embarrassed to discuss problems with teachers. They have better attendance, lower dropout rates and more participation in extracurricular activities. "It doesn't matter what category you measure," says Kathleen Cotton, a researcher at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland, Ore. "Things are better in smaller environments. Shy kids, poor kids, the average athletes--they all are made to feel like they...
...native of Portland, Maine and a graduate of the College and the Business School, Cloutier formally established a $1 million fund last week to help four Maine students annually to attend Harvard...
...story of Cloutier's generosity ran on thefront page of the Portland Press Herald, andArnold said the publicity will help Harvardadmissions...
...Spurs who can secure homecourt advantage throughout the postseason by winning their final two games--at Portland on Tuesday and at Golden State on Wednesday...
...Devlin produced Slammin', a half-hour television pilot that received two New York Emmy nominations. In 1998, he released his first full-length feature, SlamNation, a documentary that followed the New York novice team to the 1996 nationals in Portland. Part of the challenge was to find a narrative to streamline 90 minutes of footage while preserving the integrity of the individual performances and the excitement of live slam. Another challenge was marketing the film to general audiences who had preconceived notions of poetry performance. Whether it was his journalistic experience or the power of slam itself. SlamNation converted enough...