NYTimes: For Some Youngsters, a Second Chance at an Exclusive School

From The New York Times:

For Some Youngsters, a Second Chance at an Exclusive School

In rare cases children who do poorly on a preschool test for admission to top private schools can get retested.

http://nyti.ms/cYlH9v

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NYTimes: Charter School Is Approved, Despite Opposition

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CITY ROOM: Charter School Is Approved, Despite Opposition

SUNY trustees agreed to put a new school on the Upper West Side, but the plan has fierce opposition.

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NYTimes: In Sharp Rise, 47 City Schools May Close Over Performance

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In Sharp Rise, 47 City Schools May Close Over Performance

Decisions on closings will be made by mid-December, and closings will be done by phasing out a grade each year.

http://nyti.ms/cR0wii

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NYTimes: Students Feel Peer Pressure to Donate

Students Feel Peer Pressure to Donate

In the last school year, seniors at Dartmouth College and Cornell University have created a sort of dishonor roll of peers who failed to donate to the class gift.

http://nyti.ms/9454yC

NYTimes: Needing Students, Maine School Hunts in China

Needing Students, Maine School Hunts in China

A Maine high school hopes to solve its financial woes by persuading Chinese students to pay $27,000 a year there.

http://nyti.ms/bsRPPD

NYTimes: The R.O.T.C. Myth

From The New York Times:

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: The R.O.T.C. Myth

Elite colleges haven't forced out the military — it left.

http://nyti.ms/aBQkSK

NYTimes: Union Plans to Try to Block Release of Teacher Ratings

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Union Plans to Try to Block Release of Teacher Ratings

There are concerns that the evaluations, based on how well students perform on standardized tests, are poor indicators of teacher performance.

http://nyti.ms/b851Zw

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NYTimes: In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks

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In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks

Though the world of print is receding before a tide of digital offerings, college students weaned on technology appear to be holding fast to traditional textbooks, but at a price.

http://nyti.ms/d7d5eX