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Shirley Smart and Edgar Eager’s path to Harvard began in primary school. From across the table, the champion of universal first-class elementary education chimes in. Horace Mann, architect of American public schooling, ponders the debate over private education, charter schools, and educational reform. He tells the two graduates that today’s youth must have a toolbox of knowledge if they are to build a better tomorrow. Distant in thought and dabbling on a laptop, he probably wonders why race and class discrepancies still exist in childhood learning. While Edgar informs Horace Mann about Teach...
...buildings along the Chongqing riverfront display a cosmopolitan sophistication. But that impression quickly fades as you leave the city for the corrugated hills outside. "In Chongqing, the transportation system and so on are quite developed," says Shen Xiaozhong, deputy director of the city's office of the National Reform and Development Commission. "But go out 30 km from the city - not that far - and the conditions are still pretty poor." Truth to tell, they're bad enough in parts of the city itself, where legions of "stick stick" men line the sidewalks hoping to earn a few dollars carrying goods...
...Washington Congress Takes a Swipe at Credit-Card Issuers The U.S. House and Senate have approved a major reform of the credit-card industry, limiting unpopular practices like abruptly hiking interest rates, issuing confusing agreements and peddling cards to minors. The banking industry warned that the bill, which would take effect in early 2010, could lead to more rejected credit applications and the return of annual fees...
...Boston locales.During their six and a half day stay, the delegates saw as much of Cambridge and Boston as possible—they visited John Hancock Building, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Commons, Widener Library and the Yard. In addition, smaller groups paid visits to hospitals, a reform school, Newton High School, and a Polaroid-Land factory. In addition, they met with Dean McGeorge Bundy to discuss American-Soviet student exchange programs, attended a closed luncheon in Quincy House, and strolled through Widener Library; the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Peabody Museums; and the Russian Research Center.The delegates noticed...
...system - though he hasn't weighed in on a public plan to compete with the private plans in each state, perhaps the most contentious issue in the negotiations right now. Nevertheless, it's clear from his campaign statements that Franken will be a reliable Democratic vote on health-care reform. "There's no question that a health-care bill with a public-option component might end up being one of the razor-thin votes of the year, where Franken's vote could make a difference," says Larry J. Sabato, a political science professor at the University of Virginia. (Watch TIME...