Education News
Fast-Tracking to Kindergarten?
By KATE ZERNIKE
James Estrin/The New York Times
Eze Schupfer at Junior Kumon in Battery Park City.
Enrichment programs like Kumon are gaining from, and generating, parental anxiety about what kind of preparation children need — and whether parents themselves have what it takes to provide it.
A College Degree, 55 Years and an Era in the Making
By TAMAR LEWIN
In 1956, Burlyce Sherrell Logan was one of the first black students at the University of North Texas. She dropped out amid the turmoil of the civil rights era on campus, but returned decades later.
Student Is Allowed to Attend Prom in Connecticut
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Connecticut headmaster has reversed course, giving the green light to James Tate, who was suspended for breaking school rules by the manner in which he asked a fellow student to be his date.
Teacher Reviews Will Put More Focus on State Tests
By SHARON OTTERMAN
State education officials in New York plan to enact new evaluation regulations that permit up to 40 percent of the annual reviews to be based on students’ scores on standardized exams.
Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media
By TRIP GABRIEL
A small but growing cadre of educators is trying to exploit Twitter-like technology to enhance classroom discussion.
Ask Teachers About Microblogging in the ClassroomImproving the Science of Teaching Science
By BENEDICT CAREY
A study explores improving classroom instruction, using research-backed methods for testing students’ understanding as well as how science is taught.
Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena
By JIM DWYER
Authorities in the United Kingdom are seeking oral history accounts at Boston College that were made on the condition they be released only after the speakers’ deaths.
Father Sues Elite Washington School, Saying Psychologist Had Affair With His Wife
By JENNY ANDERSON
The father of a kindergartner at Sidwell Friends School in Washington filed a lawsuit claiming that the school’s psychologist had an affair with his wife while treating his daughter.
Nine City High Schools to Stay Open, With Private Management
By SHARON OTTERMAN
The schools will be in a federal program in which nonprofit agencies try to manage them better than the city did.
University System Perk Becomes Pension Liability
By JENNIFER GOLLAN
A supplemental cash benefit for university employees, with a guaranteed return of 7.5 or 8.5 percent, now represents a $1.3 billion obligation.
Push for Higher Education Plan Comes to Shove for a University Chancellor
By REEVE HAMILTON
Interest in the actions of the university system regents has reached an unusual level as distrust and acrimony have spread through the higher education community in recent months.
Trespass at School. Post Prom Invitation. Get Barred From Event. Become Famous.
By PETER APPLEBOME
This week’s topic in Modern Love 101 is clearly James Tate, the high school senior who has become the world’s most famous would-be promgoer.
Coal Curriculum Called Unfit for 4th Graders
By TAMAR LEWIN
Advocacy groups object to materials for schoolchildren that were financed by the American Coal Foundation.
APP SMART
Tutorials and Exercises to Help Students Prepare for the SAT
By BOB TEDESCHI
Traditional test preparation services have refined their mobile software to compete with start-ups, resulting in improved apps for students.
Sports-Gear Firm Accused of Bilking Schools
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Circle System Group wrung millions of dollars from more than 100 schools, most of them in New Jersey, federal prosecutors charged.
New to Teaching, Idealistic, at Risk for Layoff
By FERNANDA SANTOS
Many of the teachers who would be laid off under the mayor’s budget are idealists who had been beckoned to some of the most challenging classrooms.
In Queens Neighborhood, Schools Are Bursting
By FERNANDA SANTOS
Portable classrooms and long bathroom lines are two consequences of intractable crowding in Corona schools.
Chaos at Home Stalls Tuition Aid for Libyan Students in U.S.
By DAN FROSCH
With $30 billion of its assets frozen, Libya has stopped financing its American scholarship program, putting students at risk of deportation.
Penn Gets $225 Million for Its School of Medicine
By TAMAR LEWIN
The gift from Raymond and Ruth Perelman, two prominent Philadelphia philanthropists, is the largest in the university’s history.
More Education News
At DeMatha, Sports and Music Play Well Together
Otsuchi Journal: Town Torn by Tsunami Sees Reopened School as a Therapeutic Step
Asked And Answered: At a Demolished School, Moving On and Looking Ahead
In Reversal, City University Trustees Approve Honorary Degree for Tony Kushner
Kate Swift, Writer Who Rooted Out Sexism in Language, Dies at 87
Texas: Bill to Allow Concealed Guns in Class Advances
Study in Korea Puts Autism’s Prevalence at 2.6%, Surprising Experts
Brooklyn Teachers Joined at the Hip, and, to Some Pupils, by a Hyphen
In Buffalo, Visions, Perhaps Illusions, of a University-Fueled Revitalization
Dressing the Wounds of Government Cuts
The Class That Built Apps, and Fortunes
Culture of Calm Is Threatened by Budget Cuts
Lost in the School Choice Maze
Pitzer College in California Adds Major in Secularism
News Analysis: Looming Layoffs at Schools Imperil Bloomberg’s Legacy
U.S. Warns Schools Against Checking Immigration Status
Tater Tots? At Prep Schools, Try the Rutabaga Fries
In California, Study Says, Teachers’ Pensions Fall Short of Other Public Workers’
Bill Would Help Charter Schools for At-Risk Students
3 Ex-Students Get Probation in Bullying Linked to a Suicide
N.Y.U. in the U.A.E.
By SUZANNE DALEY
An office tower is the dorm, a field trip foreign travel, and classmates speak 43 languages. Extracurriculars: Horseback riding, anyone?
Study Abroad in Hot Spots
By CECILIA CAPUZZI SIMON
In today’s perilous world, students are still signing up. But what happens when your program is suspended?
Teach, Pray, Live
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN
As Jesuits’ numbers dwindle, a building at Fairfield University aims to lift the spirits.
Big Blog on Campus
By PAMELA PAUL
When professors rant about public policy, at least they read up on the subject (if they didn’t write the book on it). Here are seven reasons to log on.
CONTINUING ED | CAREERS
Top 10 List: Where the Jobs Are
By CECILIA CAPUZZI SIMON
Retooling for the nation’s fastest-growing fields, be you a G.E.D., B.S., M.A., Ph.D. or M.D.
