Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Eye on Entertainment

Eye on Entertainment

Police captain heads for Harvard

Police captain heads for Harvard
Boston police Captain James Claiborne, who was once a candidate for commissioner of the department and was at one point the highest-ranking minority member on the force, is leaving to become deputy police chief at Harvard University.

Educational co-ops gain foothold

At North Point Baptist Church one recent day, a group of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders dissected owl pellets, while outside some younger children stained woodworking projects.

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Look beyond test scores to measure education

Look beyond test scores to measure education

According to Time magazine, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants to transform our educational system by holding teachers accountable for the success or failure of their students through 'linking student test results and teacher performance.' This seemingly simplistic solution is based on the presumption that we already know what the problem ...