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...Duncan MacLaren, the executive director of Caritas, the worldwide Catholic charity, says Benedict's message is a subtle departure from the Church's tradition of social teaching, which has been about changing unjust social structures. MacLaren told TIME: "The Pope is saying that there is something inside us, that there should be a Christian transformation within the process of people serving others." But it remains to be seen whether Benedict's emphasis on a personal spiritual response to poverty and inequality will satisfy those in his church who emphasize the fight for social justice outside of its walls...
...rate and the other with a long history as a dropout factory. But even at John Hope College Prep, the stronger of the two, only 27% of students passed state exams last year. Neither school was meeting federal requirements for progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. Arne Duncan, CEO of Chicago public schools, was on hand to show some the district's biggest benefactors his efforts to change that...
...kits, books, DVDs and other materials. At Wendell Phillips Academy High School, she saw an English class working its way through pristine copies of To Kill a Mockingbird. The new materials for teaching science, English and math are one element of the transformation plan - one that clearly thrills teachers. Duncan explains that each department gets three choices of curriculum materials rather than having them dictated by the central office. The process helps to energize the teachers and get them working together, say administrators and educators. "I've been science department chair for four years, but this is the first time...
...teachers and additional support for students. "When you have all those pieces in place, you have a chance to transform a school." But the pace of change is slow. Only 14 of the city's 115 high schools are being transformed, and only one grade at a time. Duncan plans to add another 11 next year, but "we're short of resources," he tells Gates and Golston. "New York City has $4,000 more per student than Chicago and Boston has $2,000 more...
...wheels of justice continue to turn slowly for Duncan Purdy—owner of About Hair, a salon and antique store near Harvard Square—as he prepares to stand trial for allegations of rape. Purdy’s trial was scheduled to commence yesterday in Middlesex County Superior Court, but was instead delayed until May 17, said his lawyer J. Daniel Silverman. Currently, the Cambridge business owner remains accused of indecent assault and battery of a person over 14 years old, and allegedly raping a female customer, then 19, in 2004. “There...