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...think we came into this game with a lot to prove to ourselves,” senior Katie Rollins said. “We had to prove what we are made of, how tough we are. I think that Vermont was a good test for us. They are a great team, but we were able to bounce back from Tuesday’s night’s loss and play forty minutes of tough basketball.” It seemed that the Crimson was cruising to its fifth win of the year as the team led 68-62 with just...
Change in Fourth-Grade Test Scores...
...people have petitioned the College to accommodate students’ concerns in light of the historical nature of this inauguration. One class that—ironically—had its exam scheduled for Jan. 20, Government 1540: “The American Presidency,” did get its test moved up a week earlier...
...most ambitious reform efforts is Michelle Rhee’s revamping of the Washington, D.C., public-school system, widely regarded as one of the worst in the nation. The Economist reports that if the district were a state, its test scores would be the lowest in the country. Rhee has taken aggressive steps to change this. Her proposal would increase baseline teacher salaries from around $40,000 to $78,000 a year, and high-performing teachers who were willing to forgo tenure would receive a salary of up to $130,000. A combination of improved efficiency and private donors would...
...among other African governments, many of which share Mugabe's appetite for power, that Mugabe should have to go willingly or be forced out. "I think we are deluding ourselves if we believe that," says Holmes. "And that's the issue; that's the problem. It's a litmus test of African seriousness...