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...veterans, and Louisiana and Illinois offered residential programs for gifted students in the 1980s. But publicly financing boarding schools for inner-city kids is a very different proposition. It was revolutionary in the late 1990s, when two consultants quit their jobs and began raising money to open the SEED School, a charter school in gritty Southeast Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Public Boarding Schools Teach Us | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...Cash's dream becomes a reality, it will probably look a lot like SEED, which stands for Schools for Educational Evolution and Development. Its 320 students--seventh- to 12th-graders--live on campus five days a week. They are expected to adhere to a strict dress code and keep their room tidy. There are computers in the dorms' common areas, and each student in grades 10 and above is given a desktop computer. At 11:30 every night, it's lights out. "Principals often say, 'If I could just extend my day a little longer, I could do so much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Public Boarding Schools Teach Us | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...men’s fencing squad put Harvard in good position after finishing their portion ranked 10th overall. Co-captain Benjamin Ungar led the men by finishing third overall in the epee and garnering All-American first-team honors, his second All-American nomination. The No. 3 seed Ungar was in first place after the first day but fell to No. 2 seed Slava Zingerman of Wayne State in the semifinals. Ungar also helped extend Harvard’s streak of consecutive seasons with an All-American selection to four...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: WEB UPDATE: Crimson Captures Fifith at NCAAs | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...women’s unit was led by freshmen Noam Mills and Caroline Vloka, both of whom finished second overall in their respective events. Vloka, the No. 2 seed in the women’s sabre, posted a 20-3 record and amassed 105 touches in the preliminary rounds, but lost 15-4 in the final...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: WEB UPDATE: Crimson Captures Fifith at NCAAs | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

Mills, a 2008 Olympian with Israel, was the No. 1 seed entering the tournament. She posted a 21-2 record in the first seven rounds, but fell short 15-9 in the women’s epee gold medal match. Both Vloka and Mills were named All-Americans for their efforts...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: WEB UPDATE: Crimson Captures Fifith at NCAAs | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

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