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...Shoemaker was considered one of Philadelphia's most troubled schools. Fewer than a third of its eighth-graders exhibited proficiency on the state math exam. Fewer than half were proficient in reading. Violence was common, and students had full run of the hallways. Most of the bulletin boards had been torched, and the principal's office had metal bars on the windows. One teacher says even the UPS guy was hesitant to go inside. (See pictures of the college dorm's evolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Quick Fix for America's Worst Schools | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...pictures of eighth-graders being recruited for college basketball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Quick Fix for America's Worst Schools | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Coming off of her Olympic debut and an eighth place finish at the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, Hughes went through yet another grueling test of her abilities—the college application process...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Skating a Thin Line: Emily A. Hughes '11, U.S. Figure Skating Olympian | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Colgate and Harvard ranked sixth and eighth in the ECAC, respectively, before Saturday’s meeting. After the Raiders and Dartmouth battled to a 6-6 tie on Friday night, Colgate heads into the final week of the regular season on a solid 1-0-1 weekend. Only the top eight teams in the ECAC earn home-ice advantage for the upcoming tournament, so next week’s away games are must-wins for the Crimson...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hockey Comes Up Short on Home Ice | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...Tancy wonders, "Why would anybody want to be a Democrat when we have all the fun?" (But doesn't winning the party nomination assure Bill election in an overwhelmingly Republican state? Not exactly: eight of the 12 Salt Lake City seats in the real Utah State Senate, including the eighth district Bill is running in, are held by Democrats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Love: Shark-Jumping in Utah | 2/21/2010 | See Source »

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