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...Mattison. “But now, we’re looking at an essentially identical document, although the neighborhood has already felt the effects of Harvard’s construction.” Boston Redevelopment Authority spokeswoman Jessica Shumaker, however, said that the signing of the cooperation agreement represented progress for town-gown relations in Allston. “Harvard is going to have to fulfill what is in the agreement, and the community will now see many of these things that they have been promised finally come to fruition,” said Shumaker, whose organization oversees development projects...
...Similarly, results from the Department for Education and Skills published in 2006 also show that Pakistani and Bangladeshi children in Britain have low levels of education, denoting a lack of progress since immigration. National exams taken at age 16—the General Certificate of Secondary Education—show that Pakistani and Bangladeshi children are well below the 40 percent mean of British children gaining 5 or more passing grades (C or higher in any subjects including English and Math), considered by the government to be a standard for passing high school. According to Professor Modood?...
...Pakistanis and Bangladeshis cannot claim lack of education prior to immigration as an excuse for their lack of progress either. Immigrants from the Caribbean arrived three generations ago, around the same time as the main influx of Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants, with over 70 percent lacking education. The number of Caribbean Britons lacking education is now less than 25 percent...
...people, and I really feel that I’m surrounded by an amazing amount of character here.” Ever the consummate team player, Nichols connection with her rest of her Crimson colleagues is simply one of the many reasons she has to be grateful for her progress.“I’m really grateful for the opportunity to be at Harvard because it definitely feels like a fit for me,” she continues. “I have an amazing team and great coaches to excel as a player, but I also...
...Parliament's track record so far doesn't seem promising. But if pain is any indication of progress then perhaps the LDP and the DPJ are onto something. Aside from deciding on the next BOJ governor, the issue of Japan's gasoline tax has come up and gone - and will likely come up again if the LDP and Fukuda's government have their way. Since 1974, those who purchase gasoline have paid a 25-yen ($0.25) per liter tax. But the law that enforced the surcharge ended on March 31. The Fukuda government submitted a revision to the tax reform...