INTRO TEXT At a time when the federal No Child Left Behind law is requiring a “highly qualified teacher” at the front of every public school classroom, there is more confusion than ever about what it takes to make a good teacher. A report released in July claims that the research on teacher training done […]
Jan Wolfe
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Commonwealth Forum figures the odds on slot machines and stock markets
INTRO TEXT The Bay State’s current fiscal crisis has, not surprisingly, revived discussions on increasing revenue by expanding legalized gambling here. At the Commonwealth Forum “Taking a Gamble: Risk, Reward, and Rolling the Dice in Government and Society,” held on June 11 at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston, panelists discussed the role of […]