miércoles, 13 de julio de 2011

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Union Chief Faults School Reform From ‘On High’

By ALAN SCHWARZ

Philip Scott Andrews/The New York Times

Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers says the debate “has been hijacked by a group of self-styled reformers.”

The president of the American Federation of Teachers called for education reform that emanates from teachers and their communities, rather than from “those who blame teachers for everything.”

Schools Chiefs See a Path to Proposing Their Own Accountability Systems

By WINNIE HU

Some state education chiefs say that if Congress does not overhaul No Child Left Behind by the fall, they may be allowed to propose their own accountability systems as an alternative.

Top Science Fair Honors Go to American Girls

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Three girls from the United States won the top prizes in a global science fair started by Google for their projects on ovarian cancer, grilled chicken and indoor air quality.

ON EDUCATION

Matthew Sprowal and his mother, Katherine. He left a charter school for a traditional public school, where he is flourishing.

Message From a Charter School: Thrive or Transfer

By MICHAEL WINERIP

A mother said a school concluded in 12 days that her son did not meet standards, raising a question about whether charter schools cherry-pick students.

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DOCTORS INC.

New for Aspiring Doctors, the People Skills Test

By GARDINER HARRIS

A new admission process at medical schools involves a series of encounters meant to examine aspiring doctors’ ability to communicate and work in teams.

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From left, Alan Greenberg, Benno Schmidt and Chris Whittle are betting on their investment in Avenues, a new private school scheduled to open in 2012. Above right, a rendering of the school, and below, the school's exterior.

The Best School $75 Million Can Buy

By JENNY ANDERSON

Chris Whittle once tried to remake public education. Now, with a new for-profit school, he says he’ll do the same for private education. Should parents believe him?

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LEARN TO EARN

Once an indifferent high school student, Matthew Kelly, on stool, is now headed to a community college after doing well in technical courses.

Tough Calculus as Technical Schools Face Deep Cuts

By MOTOKO RICH

Federal funding is at risk for vocational and technical courses that may keep disengaged students in school.

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Lourdes S. Guerrero and her work “My God Protects My Child.”

Laid-Off Art Teachers Turn to Their Craft to Express Themselves

By JESSICA REAVES

An exhibition of art created by laid-off Chicago art teachers has opened at the Flat Iron Building in Wicker Park.

School Counselors Fear They Will Bear Burden of Budget Cuts and New Exams

By MORGAN SMITH

Staar, a complex new end-of-course testing system for high school students, is on its way. And one of educators’ biggest concerns is who will coordinate and keep track of it.

Akira Goto, a professor of criminal law, teaching a class at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. Mr. Goto said the questions on the Japanese bar exam were too advanced and convoluted.

A Japanese Legal Exam That Sets the Bar High

By MIKI TANIKAWA

Students and professors say a tough examination process is hurting the government's goal of creating more lawyers.

Shunning the Journals, Scholar Brings Work on Older Gays to Life in Film

By D.D. GUTTENPLAN

An American-born sociologist, who teaches in the school of health and social care at Bournemouth University in Britain, creates characters that are composites based on his research in rural Britain.

Dutch Education Will Have a Three-Pronged Approach

By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE

Educating students more efficiently, better preparing students for the job market and fostering research ties with the industry are priorities.

The medical school's research building at UC-Riverside is almost finished, but it will not be seeing any students this year.

California Cuts Weigh Heavily on Its Colleges

By JENNIFER MEDINA

Sharp tuition increases and cutbacks in services threaten to erode a much-admired college and university system.

Bucking a nationwide trend, Preuss School, a charter in San Diego, has lengthened its school day to seven hours from six.

As Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is Shortened

By SAM DILLON

School districts across the country are gutting summer-school programs, cramming classes into four-day weeks or lopping days off the school year.

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Questions Are Raised on Restraint Training

By JENNIFER GOLLAN

With no laws governing the use of physical restraint with unruly students in California schools, questions have arisen as to whether the practice should be overseen more carefully.

State to Appoint New Board of Education in Bridgeport

By WINNIE HU and ROBERT DAVEY

In Connecticut, an elected body votes to dissolve itself after years of division and dysfunction.

Systematic Cheating Is Found in Atlanta’s School System

By KIM SEVERSON

A state investigation into a long-troubled public school system results in confessions and revelations of dishonesty.

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In Reversal, Schools Doing Well Can Keep Unspent Funds

By FERNANDA SANTOS

Individual principals will be allowed to roll over money saved from the year before if their schools perform well on progress reports.

Document: New York City Schools Allocation Memo

Union Shifts Position on Teacher Evaluations

By SHARON OTTERMAN

The National Education Association on Monday affirmed for the first time that evidence of student learning must be considered in the evaluations of school teachers around the country.

ON EDUCATION

In February, the Bloomberg administration placed Jamaica High School on a list of 22 failing schools it planned to shut. No new pupils will be accepted this fall. In three years, when the last of its current students graduate, the school will close.

A Failing School? Not to These Students

By MICHAEL WINERIP

In February, Mayor Bloomberg placed Jamaica High on a list of schools it planned to close. But it is puzzling how a school can be labeled failing and yet produce successful students.