Word: revamps
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...There is a need for more child-care places, concedes Prime Minister John Howard - particularly in after-school care. But "these generalized calls for a complete revamp of the system - well, I think the present system works reasonably well," he tells Time. "Some people have unreasonable expectations. There are some people out there who basically think that child care shouldn't cost them anything." Howard points out that his government's 30% rebate on child-care fees - introduced in 2004 but paid for the first time only this year - offers parents up to $A4,000 per child each year. Making...
...great because we admit great students, not because we give them a great faculty-led education. Of course, the students know this too, explaining why Harvard students rate their educational experience less positively than the students at almost all of our peer institutions. Summers led the charge to revamp the curriculum and improve the quality of undergraduate life. He wanted to hold faculty accountable for their teaching. Some faculty faulted him for playing too central a role in the curricular review, and some faculty resented being told (fairly or unfairly) that they weren’t living up to Summers?...
...achievement gap” and raise standards across the school system. He also says he plans to synchronize curricula, introduce more music and arts programs, and set an expectation of “excellence” rather than settling for proficiency.Reeves also enthusiastically points to plans to revamp both Central and Harvard Squares. He says he is investigating one proposal to redesign Central Square so that it resembles a European piazza, complete with a grassy area and a fountain.But when it comes to dealing with space, Reeves is critical of his alma mater, despite his assertion that...
...black people. Nor is it able to contend with the added complication of womanhood—which in some cases meant that these contributions weren’t particularly welcome. The only way to ensure that people grow up with a balanced understanding of black history is to completely revamp the way that it’s taught. People should learn early that the story of black people in America is complex and nuanced, and goes a great deal deeper than the primary, mostly male players we’ve come to identify with it. After all, if we?...
...said they resigned in order to devote more time to the Student Affairs Committee (SAC), of which Greenfield is a vice-chair. Blake M. Kurisu ’07 was elected treasurer and Magdey A. Abdallah ’07 was elected secretary. In his stump speech, Abdallah made revamping the UC’s website his top priority. “I want to invest in a website that changes the way the UC interacts with the student body,” he said. A $15,000 allocation to revamp the website last semester was scrapped after members complained...