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...things stressed in your campaign was the institution of calendar reform—moving fall final examinations to before Christmas break, and trying to give Harvard students back our sanity in the process. How will you implement this reform, and how soon can we expect results...

Author: By Jessica M. Luna, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions | 2/7/2007 | See Source »

...naked, but one freshman burst into tears of happiness when I brought up the calendar reform...

Author: By Jessica M. Luna, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions | 2/7/2007 | See Source »

...reform could have a bigger pay-off at lower cost than holding students accountable for their own achievement. In Massachusetts, high school students must now pass a fairly demanding exam if they are to graduate. Since that regulation came into effect, student performance has shot upward, so that today, Massachusetts leads the nation in the latest measures of school quality...

Author: By Paul E. Peterson | Title: Keeping Education Accountable | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

...speak were white, and their hands holding the prepared statements shook. None looked in my direction. The man with the tinted spectacles said, ''You have listened to the mountain of evidence against you. Your crime against the Chinese people is extremely serious. You can only be reformed by giving a full confession telling us how you conspired with the British imperialists in their scheme to undermine the People's Government. Are you going to confess?'' ''I have never done anything against the Chinese people and government. The Shell office was here because the Chinese government wanted it to be here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life and Death in Shanghai | 2/5/2007 | See Source »

...been blinded by capitalist propaganda. After the meeting, the man in charge took me aside. ''You must make a determined effort to emulate Tao Feng and do your best to reform,'' he warned. ''I'm not aware of any wrongdoing on my part,'' I said. ''Perhaps you'll change your attitude when you've had time to think things over,'' said a second man. ''If you try to cover up for the imperialists, the consequences will be serious.'' I decided the meeting was not very important. The government's policy was always changing, like a pendulum swinging from left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life and Death in Shanghai | 2/5/2007 | See Source »

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