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- 01 Jun 2009
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Decisions through the Ages
import-export. Watanabe went to school in Japan until the eighth grade before moving to America where he completed his higher education, joined McKinsey, and eventually returned to Japan. It was there he had an idea for a book, pitched to...
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- 20 Nov 2014
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Expanding Audiences Through HBX CORe
amount of time to type a response; once the cold call is complete, peers are asked to rate it and react, simulating the dynamics of the HBS classroom experience. Participants receive grades based on interaction with fellow students,...
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- 07 May 2020
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Ensuring Student Equity
viable option for many students. “One outcome of the pandemic is a heightened awareness of school funding inequity,” Grumhaus says. While the school district is able to provide Chromebooks to students in grades 6-12 to help keep their...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Aug 2021
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Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
challenge. In 2012, she launched the Intrinsic Schools, a network of public charter schools with an innovative approach to the middle school and high school experience. Rather than employ the data from standardized tests and apply it to a school or View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Leading in business and in public education
grades 6 through 12 to pursue a college education. “Involvement in the community has always been part of my family’s DNA,” says Tisch. After graduating from Cornell University, Tisch got his start at Loews Corporation, which developed out...
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- 01 Sep 2003
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Business Plan Contest
which took the top prize in the social enterprise track, seeks to eliminate functional illiteracy in India by enabling poor children to stay in school for several years beyond the fifth grade â¹ a time when many drop out to help support...
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- 01 Jun 1998
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John (“Bo”) Kemp
policies concerning take-home exams, feedback from faculty on student grades, and the disclosure of grades to prospective employers. In addition, he chaired the committee organizing Class Day, a pre-Commencement celebration at HBS for...
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- 01 Jun 2015
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Five-Star Research
were more likely to be fraudulent, and restaurants that recently received bad reviews or faced increased competition were more likely to commit review fraud. Next up: Luca is conducting experiments to see if posting health department inspection View Details
- 24 Jul 2020
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Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
experience. Rather than using the data from standardized tests (which are unpopular with both parents and teachers), and applying it to a school or grade or classroom en masse, Intrinsic employs it to individualize student learning....
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
phrase that matches a known response, the student gets a "hit"; if not, a "strike." After three strikes, all possible answers are revealed. Grades are based on a combination of engagement in the course and mastery of content; assuming a...
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Julia Hanna
- 11 Jan 2016
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Guiding Students to Out-of-School Programs and Resources
Marie Schwartz (MBA 1985) is founder and CEO of TeenLife Media, which produces online and print directories of STEM, gap year, pre-college, overnight summer, and community service programs for students in grades 7 through 12. In this...
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- 22 Sep 2015
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Turning Troubled Schools into High-Achievers
demonstrating grade level proficiency in mathematics. And it really said to us, this is possible. We can take these schools, even if they are deeply underperforming today, and by making these changes and working with a great team, these...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
multiyear, experiential learning program for urban middle schoolers. “We’re building partnerships with Boston public schools to bring students in grades five through eight out to the island for hands-on science education,” said Pearson,...
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- 23 Dec 2009
- News
In the Zone
approach of education, social-service, and community-building programs targeting 100 square blocks in New York City. Ninety percent of high school students who attend HCZ’s after-school programs go on to college; 100 percent of its third graders tested at or above...
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- 23 Aug 2011
- News
New Kid in School
trustees — to the institution’s continued success. Located on a 26-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities, St. Johns is a pre-K through Grade 12 co-ed liberal arts private school with an enrollment of approximately 620 students....
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- 01 Jun 2023
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Righting the Ship
make sense to Stuckey, so he set about creating one that did. The plan he assembled had three parts. The first was addressing performance of CIP division managers by grading their execution rates. If the subsidiary could improve its...
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Maureen Harmon
- 27 Jan 2011
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The Joys of Cooking
to start Harvard Cookie Girl, an afterschool enrichment program that teaches kids in kindergarten through fifth grade how to make homemade baked goods. In the process, Kasrai helps kids learn math and measurement, reading and following...
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- 01 Jun 2017
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Turning Point: Addiction’s Impact
10th grade she was caught showing up high for cross country practice. When she was a junior in high school I found a Vicodin in her purse—I had no idea what a big red flag that was. We all had plenty of counseling, yet after her death, it...
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Melissa Weiksnar (MBA 1982)
- 05 May 2022
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Lesson Plans
the material. They can go into simulations, Socratic dialogue. SK: The reality is students have always just sat in a chair year after year, and they’re accumulating unfinished learning. And there’s a lot of evidence of that. Eleventh or 12th View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
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Survey Spotlights HBS Experience
“favorable.” Case method of teaching 86 % Case materials 84 % Faculty 84 % Elective courses 81 % Other class members 78 % Section experience 78 % Required courses 75 % Grading system 67 % Study groups 57 % Extracurricular activities 56 %
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