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...They dominated Eastern football at this level in a way that wasn’t seen before and hasn’t been seen since.”The Patriot League, which includes full members Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lehigh, and Lafayette, as well as football-only members Fordham and Georgetown, is the conference most akin to the Ivy League and—since its establishment in 1986—has emulated the Ivy League philosophy regarding academics and athletics.“Our tradition and our history is to be need-based or need-limited in our awarding...
...states get ready to apply for funding, the opposition is still strategizing. "Are the unions going to tell legislators that they're dead ducks if they support this?" says Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a leading education reformer. "I bet not. But they'll definitely work hard to soften the RTT language and then work to undermine the implementation." The Administration believes it can overcome resistance to its plans. Eight states have amended or removed laws to make themselves friendlier to charter schools, partly in anticipation of Duncan's pot of gold. And California Governor...
...squad has work to do before league play begins.The Crimson (1-6) traveled to Princeton, N.J. for four contests in the Princeton Invitational, where it took its first contest against George Washington, 14-6, before dropping three straight to No. 11 Princeton, No. 16 Santa Clara, and Fordham. While Harvard did not always play up to expectations, junior co-captain Bret Voith addressed the importance of the team’s first win.“I would not say I’m satisfied, because we could have played better,” he said...
...season.But Harvard will have a tremendously talented field—including five teams in the Collegiate Water Polo Association preseason top 20—standing in its way. As the Crimson prepares for match-ups with No. 11 Princeton, No. 16 Santa Clara, George Washington, and Northern Division foe Fordham, the team knows it faces a challenge, but welcomes the test.“Our team is very fired up for all four of these games,” Harvard coach Erik Farrar said. “We’ve got four great games and we?...
...some see the turnaround model as a mostly hypothetical solution that has yet to provide results. "It's the audacity of hope in the extreme," says Mike Petrilli, who analyzes education programs and policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative think tank. "There are very few examples in the country where we've been able to turn around failing schools. And those are just a handful. To go from a few dozen schools to 5,000 is quite audacious. It's not very clear how we're going to get from here to there...