Battling Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools

Battling Anew Over the Place of Religion in Public Schools
NYT > EDUCATION | DECEMBER 28, 2011
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Despite Supreme Court rulings in 1962 and '63, open prayer and Christian symbols have never really disappeared from some ... Read more

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States Hit Turbulence in School Overhauls

States Hit Turbulence in School Overhauls
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | DECEMBER 27, 2011
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By Stephanie Banchero The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on states to make good on their commitments... Read more

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From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model

From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model
NYT > EDUCATION | DECEMBER 15, 2011
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An educator from the Scandinavian country that ranks among the world's leaders in school quality visited New York and explained ... Read more

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Education Secretary Overstated Failing Schools Under No Child Left Behind, Study Says

Education Secretary Overstated Failing Schools Under No Child Left Behind, Study Says
NYT > EDUCATION | DECEMBER 16, 2011
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A study by the Center on Education Policy says that under the No Child Left Behind law, 48 percent of schools would be labeled ... Read more

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Novelties: Online Textbooks Aim to Make Science Leap From the Page

Novelties: Online Textbooks Aim to Make Science Leap From the Page
NYT > EDUCATION | DECEMBER 17, 2011
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"Principles of Biology," a digital-only textbook, includes interactive features that take it beyond early e-textbooks that were ... Read more

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Rules to Limit How Teachers and Students Interact Online

Rules to Limit How Teachers and Students Interact Online
NYT > EDUCATION | DECEMBER 18, 2011
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School districts across the country are imposing strict new guidelines that ban private conversations between teachers and ... Read more

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Underground Pre-K Groups, Often Illegal, Abound in New York

Underground Pre-K Groups, Often Illegal, Abound in New York
NYT > HOME PAGE | DECEMBER 16, 2011
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Priced out of private preschools and unable to place their children in public ones, many middle-class New York parents are forming their own co-ops. ... Read more

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Web Tutors Become Stars Far From Classroom

Web Tutors Become Stars Far From Classroom
NYT > EDUCATION | DECEMBER 11, 2011
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Sites have grown exponentially, helped by hordes of grateful parents whose dim memories of algebra or trigonometry are not ... Read more

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Are school zero-tolerance policies too harsh?

Are school zero-tolerance policies too harsh?
USATODAY.COM | DECEMBER 4, 2011
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SHREVEPORT, La. -- Lindsey Tanner was a typical 14-year-old who enjoyed hanging out with friends and shopping. In May 2007, the eighth-grade honor stu... Read more

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The Bay Citizen: San Francisco Schools Tackle Truancy With Innovation

The Bay Citizen: San Francisco Schools Tackle Truancy With Innovation
NYT > HOME PAGE | DECEMBER 3, 2011
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Downtown High School is one of two schools in San Francisco trying to fight chronic truancy with innovative programs like boat building and sailing. ... Read more

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The Daily News story - Asian college applicants don’t always declare ethnicity

Check out this article:

Asian college applicants don't always declare ethnicity

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fearing-discrimination-asian-college-applicants-declare-ethnicity-article-1.986416?localLinksEnabled=false

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