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...reading, 4th grade scores have been rising gradually since 1996 and were up two points on this year's test. But progress in 8th grade remains elusive: the average 8th grade score (263) was the same in 2007 as it was in 2003 and 1998. Only three states (Florida, Hawaii, and Maryland) along with Washington, D.C., actually saw gains in both 4th and 8th grade reading scores. Seven states lost ground in 8th grade reading, compared with 1998 results. And despite the gains in 4th grade scores, not one state - not even mighty Massachusetts - has even half...
...after finishing in last place in the 18-team field. After Saturday morning’s closing round, the Crimson’s combined three-round score of 902 put the team four shots behind 17th-place St. Thomas Aquinas and 72 shots behind the winner, University of West Florida, which shot a team score of 10-under. Harvard occupied the rear of the field from the very beginning of the tournament by shooting an opening-round 301 on Friday morning, good only for 12th place. Needing a surge on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to catch first-round leader...
...Harvard women’s tennis coach Traci Green isn’t easing her team into the schedule. The Crimson opened the fall season Friday at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, playing matches Friday, Saturday, and yesterday against Georgia Tech, Georgia, and Florida State. While Harvard finished last season unranked, its three opponents finished No. 1, No. 4, and No. 19, respectively. Captain Stephanie Schnitter stressed how much of a learning experience this tournament was for an inexperienced team. “We have a lot of girls returning to the team who didn’t play last...
While Galanter gets most ink from his representation of Simpson, the Philadelphia native actually started out as a state prosecutor in Florida. Galanter honed his trial skills at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office under Janet Reno. That's also where he met his wife, Elyse. She was a court reporter in former Judge Tom Scott's courtroom and that's where Galanter had been assigned as well. They've been together 21 years, married for eight...
CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, the Sept. 18 news article "Pessimism Pervades Iraq Panel" incorrectly identified Rep. Clay Shaw of Florida as a Democrat. He is a Republican...