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...results showed that, despite improvements, Cambridge students are still scoring below the state average and that the racial achievement gaps in the city are larger than they are in Massachusetts as a whole. Particularly distressing was the staggering 44-point achievement gap between white and black students on the seventh-grade math test. The disappointing results come in the face of natural advantages that most cities would kill for: notably, a blank check from taxpayers—at last count, an extraordinary $25,000 per pupil—and the commitment of a significant middle-class population...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani | Title: Nolan, McGovern for Cambridge | 10/26/2009 | See Source »

...Afghanistan war drags into its ninth year and the Iraq war its seventh year, the European Union faces a unique challenge in trying to stop refugees from these countries. Unlike the huge numbers of Africans trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, Iraqi and Afghan migrants face only an overland journey - though one that can take months. Once they reach the E.U., usually by crossing from Turkey into Greece, migrants can easily slip over internal E.U. borders, crossing numerous countries without detection. Many of them attempt to make it Britain, where they speak the language and have relatives. Those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sending Europe's Asylum Seekers Home | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

Both the co-eds and the women sailed in some of their most competitive races of the season, placing eighth and seventh at the Navy Fall Intersectional and the Yale Women’s Intersectional, respectively...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Four Regattas Offer Varied Results | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

Bolstered by an outstanding performance in the B division, the Harvard women placed seventh in a field of 20 in New Haven, Conn. Skipper Powers and sophomore crew Marie Appel placed second in their grouping, notching seven top-five finishes in 10 races...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Four Regattas Offer Varied Results | 10/19/2009 | See Source »

...Cata showed me the results from the last tournament and there they were, Harvard PJ, to be facing Emory IW in the seventh round. I pointed and Cata nodded and said, “PJ, isn’t that a great name? Alex and Eli, you should see them together. They’re so good...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Date With Debate | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

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