sábado, 11 de junio de 2011

Education review

Computer Studies Made Cool, on Film and Now on Campus

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times

High school students, above, considering science-related majors, visiting an engineering lab at Yale.

Educators and technologists say films like “The Social Network” and celebrity entrepreneurs are inspiring more students to earn computer science degrees.

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Hazel N. Dukes, center, state leader of the N.A.A.C.P., at a news conference last week after she caused a stir in attacking a critic.

N.A.A.C.P. on Defensive as Suit on Charter Schools Splits Group’s Supporters

By FERNANDA SANTOS

The N.A.A.C.P. says traditional New York City schools suffer when charter schools grow, but some black leaders say charter schools give minorities more opportunity.

Big Kindergarten Wait List Limits City’s Pre-K Slots

By FERNANDA SANTOS

A space crunch in New York City has arisen partly because of cuts endured in recent years to programs that offer services at day care centers.

College Fights Subpoena of Interviews Tied to I.R.A.

By KATIE ZEZIMA

Boston College filed a motion this week to stop British authorities from obtaining confidential interviews of paramilitary fighters for the Provisional Irish Republican Army.

Interns from SUNY New Paltz are trained in emergency management and disaster response at the Emergency Services Center in nearby Orange County.

Colleges Now Offering Education in Disaster

By LISA W. FODERARO

Many schools, including SUNY New Paltz, have set up popular programs in emergency management and disaster response.

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Governor Seeks Sharp Tuition Increase in Five-Year Plan for SUNY

By THOMAS KAPLAN

The plan was offered as an alternative to larger, one-time increases, and as a means to strengthen research and academics.

President Obama visiting Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria on Wednesday.

Obama Tries to Focus on Economic Fears

By HELENE COOPER

In an effort to restore confidence in his handling of the economy, President Obama visited Alexandria, Va., to tout a $2 billion program focused on manufacturing.

Partnership to Further Global Quest by N.Y.U.

By TAMAR LEWIN

New York University, on its way to becoming the first truly global university, is starting a new partnership with an online school that offers free classes to students around the world.

Year After a Drowning, New York Schools Chief Tightens Rules for Field Trips

By SHARON OTTERMAN

The new guidelines, adopted on an emergency basis, are intended to address loopholes and oversights that contributed to a 12-year-old’s death.

The Web site of Ivy Consulting Group, another tutoring company in the city. The proliferation of tutors for students angling for A's is a new phenomenon that is beginning to incite a backlash.

Push for A’s at Private Schools Is Keeping Costly Tutors Busy

By JENNY ANDERSON

Private SAT tutors have been de rigueur at New York private schools for years, but the proliferation of subject-matter tutors is a newer phenomenon that is inciting a backlash.

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STRATEGIES A study at New Roads School in Santa Monica, Calif., asked high school sophomores to match graphs and equations in an online drill.

Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas

By BENEDICT CAREY

Traditional classroom learning is generally rules first, application later. However, researchers are finding that repeated exposure to patterns seems to deepen understanding.

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Levent Sakar tested a homemade hovercraft in his physics class at Harmony Science Academy High School. The larger point of the project was developing excitement about science for his students, he said.

Charter Schools Tied to Turkey Grow in Texas

By STEPHANIE SAUL

A foundation that operates 33 publicly financed charter schools in Texas has ties to a Turkish religious movement.

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Women Atop Their Fields Dissect the Scientific Life

By GINA KOLATA

Four researchers taking part in the World Science Festival talked with The Times about their lives as scientists, the joys and struggles of research, and the specific challenges women in science face.