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An enterprising junior has found a way to help pay for his Harvard education by teaching skills that helped him get into Harvard in the first place--performing well on Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT's).
"I am not against bad news, but I want good news too," Willie said. He observed that news stories such as recent reports of lower Scholastic Aptitude Test scores serve to "undercut hope that is required for educational reform."
Fitzsimmons also said increased recruiting efforts, more direct mailings to students and the Admissions Office's new policy of allowing students to substitute the American College Test (ACT) in place of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) may help account for this year's increase in applicants.
Warranties are partially a public relations effort aimed at changing business's jaundiced view of education. "Employers see it as a positive indication that a public agency is willing to be held accountable," says Bernard Sidman, superintendent of the Plymouth-Carver school district, where high school graduates last year began...