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...takes on the news, an effort led by Anthony Spaeth, our Senior Writer/Editor who recently relocated to Hong Kong from New Delhi. Spaeth is a talented wordsmith and, no less critically for this job, one of the world's truly funny people. Assisting him is Brian Bennett, a recent recruit to TIME who, in just a few months on the job, has shown considerable flair in reporting, writing and finding the offbeat side of things...
...York City had hoped to recruit 250 teachers through the alternative program, but after receiving more than 2,500 applications, it hired 350 last year. And the city expects to hire another 1,500 from the 5,500 applicants so far this year. In Massachusetts there were more than 900 applicants from around the country for the 105 alternative-certification teaching slots available last year. A Harvard University study of the Massachusetts bonus program concluded that many of the recipients "had been attracted by the accelerated route to certification rather than the $20,000 (bonus) the program offered...
...Where money does matter is in training costs. New York City will pay about $25,000 to attract and train each of its fellows, including paying for each recruit to earn a master's in education. In this year's budget, Levy requested $50 million to expand the program. Cities including San Jose, Calif.; Denver; Baton Rouge, La.; and Kansas City, Mo. will have fast-track programs by the end of the year. Critics say that money would be better spent on bonuses to retain teachers already on staff, a fifth of whom leave the profession after three years...
Lentz entered Harvard in the fall of 1998 and almost immediately began having problems. Signed by Harvard football coach Tim Murphy as a football recruit as well, Lentz twisted his knee before the football season started and needed arthroscopic surgery to remove some of the cartilage. At that point he decided to drop football and concentrate on catching...
...When you're at Harvard, it's hard to recruit. It's hard to recruit the big guy especially," says Clemente, who was also heavily recruited by St. Louis University. "Sometimes you just miss. A while back I was talking to an assistant coach about a big guy who's going to Ohio State right now [6'11 center Ken Johnson]. He's all-Big Ten, and he was this close to coming to Harvard...