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The Picture's the Thing

Visual evidence and computer simulations are becoming vital tools for lawyers. For the first time, Yale Law School is teaching students this term about visual evidence's potential-and risks. Read about it in this week's online exclusive

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Planet of
Sound

Listen to what you've been reading about. Visit the Planet of Sound to listen to songs from albums discussed in this week's Arts & Entertainment section. This week: Schubert, Brahms, and Beg, Scream, and Shout!

Crafting policy for Yale's
youngest
LIZ OLINER/YH

For child study experts at Yale, the past two weeks brought multiple causes for celebration. As President Bill Clinton, LAW '73, unveiled his $22 billion child care plan and the state of Connecticut began to implement early-childhood initiatives worth about $40 million, the research of Yale's Child Study Center and the work of its Early Education Program saw fruition on larger scales.

Yet programs at Yale and in New Haven continue to push for more early-childhood research and resources, and to demonstrate the difficulty of accurately assessing progress. In both policy discussions and classroom settings, experts are struggling to improve child care while trying to expand to meet the rapidly growing needs of families.

The cover story for this week's print edition of the Yale Herald.


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