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...unreliable indicators of student performance. "Our disappointment is clear," says Kay Brilliant, director of education policy and practice for the National Educators Association, the nation's largest teachers' union. "If it's going to be more of the same, more NCLB [No Child Left Behind], more testing and minimal support, then we're not interested." Duncan admits he is tackling the Everest of entrenched interests with this particular reform. "It's pretty controversial," he says of the rule. "But to say that great teaching doesn't matter and should be disconnected from student outcomes, to me, is ludicrous...
...states get ready to apply for funding, the opposition is still strategizing. "Are the unions going to tell legislators that they're dead ducks if they support this?" says Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a leading education reformer. "I bet not. But they'll definitely work hard to soften the RTT language and then work to undermine the implementation." The Administration believes it can overcome resistance to its plans. Eight states have amended or removed laws to make themselves friendlier to charter schools, partly in anticipation of Duncan's pot of gold. And California Governor...
...Rock Center was established to support research and entrepreneurship among the student body. In recent years, entrepreneurship has been a growing focus at HBS, and all students are required to take a class on the subject. According to Roberts, by their 25-year reunion, more than half of HBS graduates have started their own businesses...
...guiding principles of reform. Obama has made plain that he will not back down and that he will not accept a compromise that threatens the prospect of reform. We also admire the president for reaching across the aisle and making acceptable concessions in a serious attempt to rally bipartisan support for his vision. For example, he adopted a proposal to offer low-cost coverage to certain Americans with a pre-existing medical condition saying, “This was a good idea when Senator John McCain proposed it in the campaign, it’s a good idea...
...fair two years ago as a recruiter. And Mount said the recession market may also favor underclassmen and graduating seniors who are competing for the more widely-available entry-level jobs, rather than mid-level positions. The fair generates revenue for OCS, which will use the money to help support fall programming. —Staff writer Danielle J. Kolin who can be reached at dkolin@fas.harvard.edu...