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- The Heights, a Catholic School, Draws Beltway Conservatives
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 07:12 PM -0800
The Heights, a school for boys, is linked with Opus Dei and is popular among conservative Catholics, including Rick Santorum.
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- Bloomberg, in State of the City Address, Focuses on Education
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 06:40 PM -0800
In his State of the City address, the mayor hit a nerve by proposing a merit-pay system for teachers and not shying away from other controversial education topics.
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- The Choice Blog: For Some Applicants, Another Tough Year on the Early Admission Front
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 06:37 PM -0800
A Times article argues that an increase in early applications to some colleges and the return of Harvard and Princeton to early admission made it harder for applicants from some well-known prep...[more]
- Early Admission Applications Rise, as Do Rejections
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 06:25 PM -0800
A broader and more diverse group of students, including foreigners and minorities, are applying for early admission to top colleges, making acceptance that much harder.
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- SchoolBook: Teachers Union Calls for Renewed Contract Negotiations
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 03:52 PM -0800
A day after Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said he would circumvent the teachers union to create his own teacher evaluation process, the union is trying to force the city back to the negotiation table.
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- SchoolBook: Some Teachers Skeptical of Merit Pay
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 01:52 PM -0800
Teachers call in to WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show in response to the mayor's State of the City address. Many of them, says the host, told WNYC that the idea of merit pay was "good in theory, wouldn't...[more]
- The Heights, a Catholic School, Draws Beltway Conservatives
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 01:37 PM -0800
The Heights, a school for boys, is linked with Opus Dei and is popular among conservative Catholics, including Rick Santorum.
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- Penn State Alumni Express Unhappiness With Handling of Scandal
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 01:29 PM -0800
At a series of town hall-style meetings, the university’s president is hearing plenty of criticism about the handling of the child sexual abuse scandal.
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- After Curfew: Some Reservations About Study-Abroad Programs in Egypt - After Curfew
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 12:42 PM -0800
Many students, parents and college administrators are thinking twice about study-abroad programs in Egypt.
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- Music Lessons on Webcams Grow in Popularity
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-13-2012 10:50 AM -0800
Videochat programs like Skype are transforming the way many people learn to play musical instruments.
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