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Rhee is convinced that the answer to the U.S.'s education catastrophe is talent, in the form of outstanding teachers and principals. She wants to make Washington teachers the highest paid in the country, and in exchange she wants to get rid of the weakest teachers. Where she and the teachers' union disagree most is on her ability to measure the quality of teachers. Like about half the states, Washington is now tracking whether students' test scores improve over time under a given teacher. Rhee wants to use that data to decide who gets paid more--and, in combination with...
...recover. The Crimson put together the start of a comeback with under 10 minutes to go, using baskets from four different scorers to cut its deficit to 13, but Red Foxes Viani and Erica Allenspach responded with back-to-back jumpers to silence the threat. “Our weakest point was definitely the beginning of the second half,” sophomore forward Emma Markley said. “We just didn’t come out with enough intensity, and it really set us back.”Markley jump-started Harvard in the first half, when...
...Reproducing the English show's success through local versions won't be easy. Unlike more widely franchised programs - The Weakest Link, say, or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - there's no easy-to-follow formula guaranteed to work. "Our production bible?" asks Wilman, "It's three men, a thick racing driver who can't speak, they're in a room, and that's it. There's nothing." But some aspects of the British show should travel well. "The Stig," for instance, figures in the Australian and U.S. versions, while inviting local celebrities to race the clock around a circuit...
...everyone believes the situation is so dire or that the Democrats' efforts are so pure. Some observers speculate that GM, the weakest of the Big Three, can likely hold out until January. Still others say that even if GM doesn't make it, the fallout might not be all bad for the Democrats, who can blame the GOP for inaction without having to put more taxpayer money on the line. "If there's a bankruptcy between now and then, the spin would be that the Republicans let it happen," says Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at the Stanford Financial Group...
...vast edifice of characters, anecdotes, and terms, Poundstone threatens to undermine his foundations with dense descriptions of “instant runoff voting,” “range voting,” and “Condorcet voting.” While necessary, this section represents the weakest point of “Gaming the Vote.”Nonetheless, “Gaming the Vote” is a book with enormous relevance to the modern age. Poundstone formulates a powerful case for voting reform, and his argument should not fall on deaf ears. Plurality voting...