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...committee’s stated goal is to “support those who advance the ideals of freedom,” but many believe it’s also intended to test the waters for a possible presidential...
...Cambridge Public School Committee discussed the district’s emphasis on standardized tests during a roundtable meeting between school officials and community members last night, one committee member warned that overemphasizing test data could turn the school system into a “test prep factory.” The roundtable, held to discuss possible changes to curriculum to improve student achievement, focused on the district’s Composite Performance Index. The index is calculated from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests and indicates how close the district is to proficiency in all studies...
...ones to trust “science,” however, we decided to test the theory ourselves on Ethan Howell, 4, the sprightly son of Adams Resident Dean Sharon L. Howell. But in a surprising turn of events, young Howell picked the unlucky person five times out of five. He offered the reason, “‘Cause I like him,” for all his choices except Nancy Kerrigan, about whom he opined, “I like her dress.” It was a very pretty dress...
...learn facts about the United Nations Security Council or the Federal Reserve Board from the New York Times or Wikipedia, but they cannot learn the tools to make sense of these institutions so readily. As students learn to think rigorously about society and how to use data to test their thoughts, they acquire a set of tools that can then be used to acquire knowledge in any setting...
...religious orders have begun to reach out again to young people--and to do so in the language that young people speak. Convents conduct e-mail correspondence with interested women, blogs written by sisters give a peek into the habited life and websites offer online personality questionnaires to test vocations. One site, Vocation-network.org frames the choice much like a dating service, with Christ as the ultimate match. "For a long time, we neglected to invite people to see what we are about," says Sister Doris Gottemoeller of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of America, a national order...