tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603765641072392630.post8175410346799065376..comments2024-03-03T02:00:28.295-05:00Comments on Teaching Your Middle Schooler: Curriculum Resource: The Timeline of Jewish HistoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603765641072392630.post-61453812425767878122010-10-21T22:59:49.037-04:002010-10-21T22:59:49.037-04:00Interesting--I never knew that. Thanks, Maria.Interesting--I never knew that. Thanks, Maria.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164883668587344597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4603765641072392630.post-88320002411924787422010-10-01T16:03:50.738-04:002010-10-01T16:03:50.738-04:00I learned today that legacy preferences (strong pr...I learned today that legacy preferences (strong preferences to kids of alumni) happened because quotas restricting Jews from universities became too blatant. The quotas (often set at zero) persisted in the Soviet Union till 1988 or so. I did not even know the US had them. <br /><br />http://chronicle.com/article/10-Myths-About-Legacy/124561/MariaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769513929584082597noreply@blogger.com