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Rather and other CBS News employees acknowledged for the first time last week that there may be problems with the authenticity of the memos. "It's up to us to get to the bottom of legitimate questions that have been raised," CBS News President Andrew Heyward told TIME. Then, in a surprising twist, Howard pulled the Administration back into the fiasco on Friday. "If the White House had just raised an eyebrow--they didn't have to say they were forgeries--but if there was any hint that there was a question, that would have sent us back," says Howard...
...meet the needs of extraordinary kids like Davin. But allowing more grade skipping would help. One of the advantages of acceleration is that it doesn't require more money--only a shift in attitude. "Unfortunately," says Colangelo, "the dialogue now is on remediation, bringing up the kids at the bottom to a basic level. I'm all for that, but it has diverted attention from the needs of high-ability kids--and they do have needs." Perhaps A Nation Deceived will help convince schools that the gifted sometimes need to run ahead before they can walk at their own pace...
...COLD DAY in 1934 that James Houck hit bottom. Newly wedded and living in Frederick, Md., he was getting drunk every weekend--and sometimes even during the week--on home brew. He had recently been in a drunken-driving accident in his employer's car, and his drinking had estranged him from his wife Betty. "We were not married a month," Houck says, "before I told her I was sorry I ever saw her." Houck had begun drinking early, at age 5, when he would sneak sips from his mother's bottle of dandelion wine, then make up the difference...
...Bottom Line...
What is peculiar, however, is the broader trend seen in so many of the recent HUDS announcements: Changes which are advertised as in the interests of students repeatedly and conveniently boost HUDS’ bottom line. Students may be accustomed to such deceptive public relations from politicians—as well as the University itself—but why is Harvard’s dining provider constantly covering up its budget cuts with obviously suspicious pretenses? Why won’t HUDS be upfront about its decisions...