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Dr. Denise Pope is a professor of education at Stanford and a founder of “Challenge Success,” an organization that “partners with schools and families to provide kids with the academic, social, and emotional skills needed to succeed now and in the future.” She’s out to reduce stress among teenagers through a variety of methods including a reduction in homework and more sleep. These were two of my favorite concepts when I was in high school, but for some strange reason even the students are pushing back.

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Visit www.challengesuccess.org for more information on her organization and their efforts, and visit http://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/collegeadmissions to read the “Turning the Tide” report on reforming college admissions.

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