January 2012
1 post
Big Pay Days in Washington D.C. Schools’ Merit... →
In a new system to retain young talent, about 476 teachers received sizable bonuses this year, with 235 of them getting unusually large pay raises.
December 2011
6 posts
Young Women Go Back to School Instead of Work →
Many young women are leaving the labor force to upgrade their skills, while their male counterparts are more likely to take whatever job they can find.
Northeastern University Expands Its Geographic... →
Northeastern University, based in Boston, opened its first satellite campus, which combines virtual and in-person instruction, this year in Charlotte, N.C. Seattle is next.
In Cornell Deal for Roosevelt Island Campus, an... →
Top officials from Cornell and its partner found much to agree on as they built a proposal for a graduate school on Roosevelt Island that overwhelmed the competition.
The Bay Citizen: Affluent Children Are More... →
Elementary schools in affluent districts have far more physical education specialists than those in poor ones.
Financial Aid Changes Game as Sports Teams in... →
New and substantially enhanced financial aid policies aimed at all admitted students have made it easier to recruit elite athletes to the Ivy League.
Cornell Chosen to Build Science School in New York... →
The gift ensured the success of Cornell’s proposal to build on city-owned land on Roosevelt Island. The city is also providing up to $100 million in infrastructure improvements.
November 2011
4 posts
Education Life Preview: The China Conundrum →
Some applicants from China are good. Some are too good to be true. American colleges struggle to tell the difference.
Average Student Loan Debt Grew by 5 Percent in... →
The average amount of student debt owed by students who graduated from college in 2010 with student loans grew by 5 percent from the previous year, according to a report to be released Thursday.
Cooper Union May Charge Tuition to Undergraduates →
The New York City college founded in 1859 to provide free education for the working class may begin charging undergraduate tuition for the first time in more than a century, its president said…
U.S. Students’ Math Skills Sharpen, but Reading... →
In the past 20 years of nationwide testing of pupils in the fourth and eighth grades, students have made big gains in math, but only modest ones in reading.
SchoolBook: The School Tour: Do Your Homework →
The way a school is run (how it uses time, the curricular content, even teachers’ professional development programs and enrichment and support programs for students) is what matters most. So before…
October 2011
42 posts
On Education: No Child Left Behind Catches Up With... →
Oyster River Middle School in Durham, N.H., is struggling to stay true to its traditions of excellence while meeting the federal standards set by the No Child Left Behind Law.
SchoolBook: Students, Teachers Furious Over High... →
Administrators met with parents and teachers at Long Island City High School on Friday to try to address frustrations over a snafu that left many students with entirely new schedules, two months into…
Manicures and Torah Studies Merge in a Westchester... →
In the Midrash Manicures club at Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, a rabbi teaches pupils how to do their nails with designs inspired by the weekly Torah portion.
Chicago News Cooperative: Complicated Formula Will... →
School performance will be the primary factor in determining which Chicago schools to overhaul, but indicators of how well used a school is utilized will also be taken into account.
College Application Essay as Haiku? For Some, 500... →
After four years without a word-count limit, the Common Application has imposed one. But students say they don’t know what it will mean — longer essays will make it through, but might be judged…
Alabama Immigration Law’s Critics Question Target →
The schools provision of the immigration law is a first step in a larger strategy to topple a 29-year-old Supreme Court ruling that all children in the United States are guaranteed an education.
Stanford Raises Cost of Science School Bid to $2.5... →
Stanford is a leading contender in the Bloomberg administration’s competition to create a new school of applied sciences that officials hope will spur the growth of high-tech business in New York…
Your Money: Explaining New Federal Student Loan... →
Ron Lieber, Your Money columnist, answered readers’ questions about the recent changes announced by President Obama on federal student loans.
Room for Debate: Single-Sex Schools: Separate but... →
A new study debunks the benefits of segregation by sex in the classroom, and says the practice does more harm than good. Should it be illegal?
President to Ease Student-Loan Burden for... →
An expansion of the income-based college-loan repayment program is expected on Wednesday, lowering monthly payments and allowing some loan consolidation.
On Education: CUNY Offers Intensive Remediation... →
The City University of New York has started a program offering intensive remedial instruction for reading, writing and math.
Tough New York Private Schools Try to Lighten Load →
Some of New York City’s most competitive high schools, like Dalton, Trinity and Horace Mann, are working to address student stress.
Grading the Digital School: At Waldorf School in... →
The Waldorf School’s computer-free environment has become a draw for parents at high-tech companies like Google.
Suburban Private Schools Appeal to Manhattan... →
Private schools in Westchester County and New Jersey are less expensive and less competitive in admissions, and some will soon offer buses to and from New York City.
Economix Blog: The Rising Value of a Science... →
Demand for science, technology, engineering and math skills is spreading far beyond fields like computing and lab research, a study finds.
University of Illinois Case: Privacy vs. Press... →
The University of Illinois is fighting a newspaper request to release the list of well-connected parents whose children got an edge in admissions.
An Indiana School System Goes Digital →
In Munster, Ind., a school system turned to laptops and interactive computer programs in a million-dollar digital makeover that included a rental laptop for every student.
‘F’ Grade Shocks a School Whose Popularity Was... →
The grading left parents of students at Public School 84 wondering how they would win over new families.
How Cheating Cases by Educators at New York... →
Investigators’ reports offer a look into 14 episodes involving New York City educators.
Hershey Exchange Student Warnings Were Ignored →
A group of exchange students sponsored by the State Department spent thousands of dollars to experience life in the United States, but what they got were arduous shifts in a factory and no help when…
News Analysis: College Diversity Nears Its Last... →
A case involving racial preference in university admissions is headed to the Supreme Court and could mean the end of affirmative action at public universities.
Chicago News Cooperative: Chess Tournament in... →
A chess tournament in Oak Brook demonstrates how much discipline, analytical thinking, time management and other adult skills children can develop by playing the game.
New York Regents Expected to Push for the Dream... →
New York education officials’ legislative agenda will focus for the first time on the contentious topic of immigration.
For Children of Same-Sex Couples, a Student Aid... →
The most important document for determining financial aid for college is a form that recognizes only heterosexual marriage.
Squeezed Out in India, Students Turn to United... →
The number of Indian students studying in the United States is surging as competition for admission to top Indian institutions has made that goal nearly unattainable.
N.Y. State Presses City on English Language... →
Data showed that the schools were violating requirements on bilingual education, and that in 2010 those students had an on-time-graduation rate of only 7 percent.
Graduates of Elite New York City Public Schools... →
A handful of graduates of New York high schools like Stuyvesant and Bronx Science have started programs meant to prepare low-income, minority students to pass the schools’ entrance examination.
Principal’s Office: Maria Velez-Clarke: New York... →
Maria Velez-Clarke reflected on how her school has tried to maintain its emphasis on collaborative learning, arts education and democracy in the accountability era.
Locker Decorations Growing in Popularity in Middle... →
Capitalizing on their first taste of privacy in a school environment, youngsters are personalizing the small spaces with magnetic wallpaper, shag rugs and even chandeliers.
Grading the Digital School: A Classroom Software... →
Debate continues to rage over the effectiveness of technology in learning, and how best to measure it. But it is difficult to tell that from technology companies’ promotional materials.
Salamander Study Enlists New York City Seventh... →
The Parks Department is enlisting middle schoolers to help document city-dwelling salamanders, amphibians that are valuable indicators of the condition of forests.
New York City Lays Off 672 School Employees →
Off the 777 school aides, parent coordinators, family workers and others who received pink slips two weeks ago, about 100 were spared.
Chicago News Cooperative: Chicago Program Aims to... →
To encourage more black and Hispanic teachers for city schools, Wells Community Academy High School has a program that begins training aspiring teachers as soon as ninth grade.
In a Changed Libya, Schools Face New Challenges →
Weeks after rebels took over Libya’s capital, schools there are struggling with politically divided student bodies, attendance problems and outdated textbooks.
News Analysis: School Aides’ Union and City Hall... →
The Bloomberg administration and District Council 37 bitterly dispute the circumstances leading to the impending termination of 700 low-paid workers.
PTA Theft Case Repayment Stalls Plea Deal →
A judge refused to revise a plea offer to a former PTA treasurer accused of embezzling $82,000 from her daughter’s school.
College Flash Mobs Become Pep Rallies Made for... →
Colleges across the country are turning to seemingly spontaneous outbursts of dancing to welcome students.
On Education: On Education: North Carolina Turns... →
John Williams III of Durham, N.C., is an example of the state’s success in taking its best students and turning them into public school teachers.