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...recent years, undergraduates have bemoaned a policy banning overnight guests without two-week notice, but many nationwide have praised Boston University’s successful 10-year partnership with the Chelsea, Mass., public school system—one of the state??€™s poorest-performing communities. During this stewardship, Chelsea High School nearly doubled the number of pupils taking the SAT, while increasing their average scores by over 200 points. Although Boston University has been in the forefront for many positive changes in education policy, its dismantling of the Academy’s Gay-Straight Alliance...
More chances came early in the second half, but they were nullified by a combination of Penn State??€™s physical defenders and the lack of any authority controlling them. Twice in the same minute, the Nittany Lions took down Harvard’s 5’3 junior All-American Katie Westfall from behind as she approached free balls inside the penalty area...
...health care, too, Reich’s progressive ideas stand out. He has stressed the importance of preserving Massachusetts’ state Medicaid benefits and improving access to affordable health insurance for the state??€™s neediest citizens. As important, Reich has outlined the money that could be saved both by using bulk prescription drug purchasing and by providing more effective community medical services to seniors in their homes. In the latter case, an estimated $41 million is at stake, according to the Massachusetts Home Care Coalition—in addition to improving the quality of life for seniors...
...detailed how the state??€™s public pension fund has been harmed by investments in companies recently accused of wrongdoing, saying that Massachusetts lost $24 million on deflated Enron stock, and $25.1 from WorldCom bonds...
Since automobiles are the biggest cause of smog and greenhouse gases, the creation of an urban ring could have significant environmental benefits, said James H. Wickersham, a lecturer in urban planning at GSD and director of the state??€™s Mass. Environmental Policy Act office...