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Each week, Rhee gets e-mails from superintendents in other cities. They understand that if she succeeds, Rhee could do something no one has done before: she could prove that low-income urban kids can catch up with kids in the suburbs. The radicalism of this idea cannot be overstated. Now, without proof that cities can revolutionize their worst schools, there is always a fine excuse. Superintendents, parents and teachers in urban school districts lament systemic problems they cannot control: poverty, hunger, violence and negligent parents. They bicker over small improvements such as class size and curriculum, like diplomats touring...
...relatively unregulated capitalism that exists in China," says David Zweig, a China scholar at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. "Many capitalist in China made their money either through their relationship with government officials or in somewhat shady deals." For those wealthy few, staying on top can prove more difficult than getting there...
...lost at home this season going 9-0-1. The Bulls have made USF Soccer Stadium a fortress, allowing only three goals all year on their home field.South Florida is also a very technically gifted team, and there is no doubt that tonight’s matchup will prove much more pleasing to watch than the Crimson’s first-round battle.Senior forward Jordan Seabrook leads the Bulls in both goals (five) and assists (six). Captain Yohance Marshall is the stalwart at the back, and was named to the Big East All-Conference First Team. He was joined...
...Harvard women’s basketball team wants to prove that it can play consistently with NCAA tournament teams, it still has a little work to do.Visiting Marist used a 16-0 run over the first five minutes of the second half to bury any Harvard hopes for a big non-conference upset, downing the Crimson 76-63 yesterday in Harvard’s home opener at Lavietes Pavilion.“I thought we only played half a game, or two thirds of a game,” Delaney-Smith said. “It’s pretty...
...physicality of sophomore Matt McCollem, who knocked the puck free from a Cornell player with a big hit in the neutral zone. Freshman Peter Starrett dumped the loose puck into the Big Red zone for the assist, letting Biega chase it down behind the net. That would prove to be the lone goal for Harvard, as Cornell scored less than four minutes later to even the score. The Big Red added another unanswered goal before shutting the Crimson down in the third period and preventing the team from establishing any rhythm. “I think they?...