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Generally, when liberals’ pet projects fail or work against them (think campaign finance reform), Dartboard is filled with much rejoicing—after all, he hails from a “red state?? where the terms “stupid” and “liberal” go hand in hand. But DeBergalis isn’t liberal or conservative—he’s merely pro-student, and the “progressive” nature of Cambridge elections (a system which actually protects incumbents even more than other forms of voting...

Author: By The Editors, THE EDITORS | Title: Dartboard | 11/7/2003 | See Source »

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney told The Boston Globe last week that he would sponsor a plan to help resolve the considerable disparities that are present in the state??s public education system. And while the manner in which Romney is pressing the issue is severely flawed the initiative itself is uncharacteristically promising. A key part of the governor’s nascent proposal is the implementation of full-day kindergarten in under-performing school districts, where most students currently only attend school for half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Showing Parents Paternalism | 11/7/2003 | See Source »

John Kusumi, executive director of the China Support Network, argues that State??s efforts to persuade Beijing to free these men thus far have “added up to empty words.” “The agenda, the timing, [and] the proceedings” related to Yang’s case, he tells me, have all “been driven by China.” Fu says, “I feel that [State officials] can do more, but I know they are trying very hard...

Author: By Duncan M. Currie, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dr. Yang's American Freedom | 11/5/2003 | See Source »

Harvard remains ranked in both the Sports Network and ESPN polls, sitting at No. 23 in both. Ordinarily, I would remark that the Crimson’s position behind three teams that have three losses—Northern Arizona, Idaho State and Northwestern State??proves that the Ivy League teams don’t get the respect they deserve, but that would be negative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: King James Bible: Football Still Has Positives To Look At | 11/4/2003 | See Source »

...MCAS tests are designed to measure students’ progress in mastering the material outlined in the State??Education Frameworks. The tests are not perfect, nor are they fatally flawed. The main problem has been the way that the test results have been used...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Aguero, Margaret W. Ho, Claire Provost, and Tina Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: School Committee: Election 2003 | 11/4/2003 | See Source »

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