Word: newtonã
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Perhaps he is referring to the models peddled by certain misguided financiers. But to suggest that the entire profession of economics engages in an extreme kind of wishful thinking, or worse, deception, is grossly unfair and misleading. Cobb-Douglas will not predict economic growth in the way that Newton??s Laws describe motion, but it generates crucial insights into economic phenomena and is a powerful tool in understanding the principles underlying economic relationships...
...school year, Cambridge allotted $24,467 to each student, according to the Massachusetts Department of Education. On average, surrounding districts—such as Boston and Newton??spent about $10,000 less per student...
...Geoff N. Epstein, another member of the Newton School Committee, said Young also had success in improving Newton??s special education programs...
...Young, who defended Newton??s math and science programs, pointed out that “the great challenge that Newton faces is a budgetary one”—one that, according to Epstein, Young will not face in Cambridge...
...Peterkin, who has worked with Young in the past, added that the disparity in wealth—which is generally wider in Cambridge than it is in Newton??contributes to the district’s achievement...