Joe Carbone

School tests value of star teachers paid top dollar

So what kind of teachers could a school get if it paid them US$125,000 a year?

An accomplished violist who infuses her music lessons with the neuroscience of why one needs to practise, and creatively worded instructions such as: "Pass the melody gently, as if it were a bowl of Jell-O." A self-described "explorer" from Arizona who spent three decades honing her craft at public, private, urban and rural schools. Two with Ivy League degrees.

What did I say then?

Goldman downgrade triggers sell-off in banking counters

Goldman Sachs has downgraded the Hong Kong banking sector amid the atypical pneumonia crisis, triggering a sell-off among banking shares.

......Mr Ramos said in a report. "While dividend yields remain attractive, we see less earnings resilience in 2003 as pressures mount."......

.....Standard & Poor's also issued a report yesterday warning: "Sars is......

Banking shares came under pressure after the reports, with Bank of China (HK) falling 1.86 per cent to HK$7.90 after Goldman downgraded the stock to "in-line" from "outperform".

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