NYTimes: New Jersey School Budgets Pass in 80% of Districts

The election results in the first year of Gov. Chris Christie's 2 percent tax cap contrasted with last year, when voters rejected most spending plans. http://nyti.ms/mcExQN

NYTimes: Consultant to the Schools Stole Millions, Officials Say

Federal authorities say Willard Lanham was aided by lax oversight and by corporations that benefited from his scheme. http://nyti.ms/lYnAJk

NYTimes: Bloomberg’s Big Push for an Applied Sciences School

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Bloomberg's Big Push for an Applied Sciences School

The mayor's grand idea has piqued the attention of the academic world, but critics are worried about the costs.

http://nyti.ms/fgdxS6

NYTimes: Walcott Tries to Reassure Students at Closing High School

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CITY ROOM: Walcott Tries to Reassure Students at Closing High School

In a talk at Paul Robeson High School, Dennis Walcott tells students, "Just because your school is going through a transition doesn't mean we're going to forget about you."

http://nyti.ms/iqfya4

NYTimes: Charter School Space: Free of Rent, Maybe, but Not of Hurdles

The schools, which can use parts of public school buildings rent-free, are fighting for locations, with suspicion rising over some successes in obtaining space. http://nyti.ms/gvrToP

NYTimes: A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought

About 100 New York schools are experimenting with curriculum requirements known as the "common core" to better prepare students to take on college work. http://nyti.ms/gMhR58

NYTimes: A Better Way to Teach Math

A grade-school math program is based on the assumption that all children can achieve a high level of understanding. http://nyti.ms/eO7BW6

NYTimes: Emanuel Gets Boost, and Challenges, in Schools Bill

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CHICAGO NEWS COOPERATIVE: Emanuel Gets Boost, and Challenges, in Schools Bill

An education bill passed by the Illinois Senate gives Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel a weapon to improve schools.

http://nyti.ms/et5IBS

NYTimes: Budget Deal Fuels Revival of School Vouchers

Conservative Republicans across the country are advancing voucher programs, including plans to offer them for the first time to middle-class and even affluent families. http://nyti.ms/hSjY1m

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NYTimes: Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows

Student loan debt will likely top a trillion dollars this year as more people go to college and borrow money to do so. http://nyti.ms/easPAd

NYTimes: The Fragile Success of School Reform in the Bronx

Ramón González's middle school is a model for how an empowered principal can transform a troubled school, but the forces of reform are now working against him. http://nyti.ms/gBfsiI

NYTimes: Admission to College, With Catch: Year’s Wait

Some colleges admit weaker applicants on condition that they first attend another school and get good grades there. http://nyti.ms/hxLNbB

The Daily News story - Accused terror-teacher 'wasn't thinking'

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Accused terror-teacher 'wasn't thinking'

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/04/08/2011-04-08_terror_teach_i_wasnt_thinking.html

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NYTimes: State Education Chief to Step Down

David M. Steiner, the state's education commissioner, said it was just coincidence that his decision to resign came the same day that New York City's schools chief stepped down. http://nyti.ms/fD7JpU

NYTimes: On Incoming Chancellor’s First Day, a Hot Seat Before the City Council

Dennis M. Walcott was forced to defend proposed budget cuts, which are being imposed on virtually every city agency but have been most contentious in the school system. http://nyti.ms/eDG7Pf

NYTimes: In City School System, Hopes That New Leader Can Steer Right Course

The pick for chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, faces a long list of challenges, some of them dating back many years. http://nyti.ms/gqScEJ

NYTimes: Discharges, Dropouts and Piles of Paperwork

In the Schools: A lesson on how city officials can mobilize when confronted with a potential threat -- from state statistics on schools -- to their achievements. http://nyti.ms/ehzYe4

NYTimes: More Pupils Are Learning Online, Fueling Debate on Quality

Though proponents of online education say the course offerings are rich, skeptics say corners are being cut in an effort to save money. http://nyti.ms/hTssha

NYTimes: Promoting Science, and Google, to Students

With its new science fair, Google is encouraging young scientists to experiment — and to use Google products while they're at it. http://nyti.ms/dJ5Cn0

NYTimes: Unpaid Interns, Complicit Colleges

The uncritical internship fever on college campuses is symptomatic of a broader malaise: Universities are often blind to the realities of work in contemporary America. http://nyti.ms/eJoMJy

NYTimes: College Plans You Thought Were Safe

A prepaid tuition plan in Illinois that promised parents "peace of mind" for their children's college educations is now a source of worry. http://nyti.ms/eBdK94

The Daily News story - Brooklyn teacher busted for terror threats

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Brooklyn teacher busted for terror threats

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/04/01/2011-04-01_brooklyn_high_school_teacher_busted_for_making_columbinestyle_terror_threats_nyp.html

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