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...board is issuing quite specific recommendations about what schools should teach--for instance, math lessons should include radical equations (such as 5 (square root of x) + 14 = 20; x = 1.44). Also, the board says most students should double the amount of time they spend writing (a laudable but pricey goal: some schools will have to initiate a round of hiring, since their teachers barely have time to grade kids' work as it is). A recent College Board brochure expansively declares, "The skills evaluated by the new SAT are precisely those needed by all students today...
...where to go? Cambridge’s retail presence is limited at best, and those cute Newbury Street boutiques are—ahem—a bit on the pricey side. Yet there is another path. Think unique, think cheap, think freak—as in you freakin’ out on the dance floor while your adoring public tries to figure out where you picked up your one-of-a-kind threads/earrings/bag/shoes/lunchbox. Thrift, consignment, vintage…used fashion items are classified in many ways, but one thing is certain—used stuff is inexpensive, fun and gives...
...Mass., ranking member of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, to stage a filibuster. Kennedy and committee Democrats—most of whom practice what might be called private school choice by sending their kids to pricey private schools —happily obliged, and the bill is currently stalled on the Senate floor, after receiving bipartisan approval in committee...
While entrées can be a bit pricey, the penny-pinching college student has the option of ordering expensive entrée items in a more affordable appetizer size, which is more than sufficient for a light dinner. As for drinks, the restaurant invites customers to “choose something sinful” from their “sumptuous” martini menu. Wine and beer are also available. After dinner, diners can choose from a decadent menu of desserts from Finale and Christina’s Ice Cream that changes daily, though some may opt to save...
Everyday, millions of leftists face this civil war. We are forced to choose between watching the Red Sox and attending rallies, between indulging in life’s often-pricey pleasures and offering our earnings to those in desperate need, between non-profit career paths and corporate positions promising wealth and power. And in my case—and I’m sure I’m not alone here—I lose this civil war more than...