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- SchoolBook: City and State Move to Shut Down Brooklyn Charter Network
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 03:49 PM -0800
Three charter schools in Williamsburg, operated by the Believe Network, are slated to be closed after suffering management and financial woes for years. Shutting them down could affect more than...[more]
- SchoolBook: An Alternative Way to Test Students' Progress
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 03:12 PM -0800
Studies show that test-focused education is not preparing students for college, says a writer. So why not substitute testing for all with a program of test-based audits using samples of students?,...[more]
- The Learning Network Blog: Reader Idea | Guiding Critical Thinking About For-Profit Colleges
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 11:57 AM -0800
Walking nontraditional students through decisions about college.
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- U.S. Faults New York State on Race to the Top Goals
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 11:27 AM -0800
The federal Education Department, citing New York’s failure to meet the goals it promised in seeking financial aid, has put the state on a watch list.
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- Sidebar: Teresa Wagner’s Lawsuit Against Iowa Law School - Adam Liptak
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 11:17 AM -0800
Teresa R. Wagner accuses the University of Iowa law school of not hiring her in 2007 because of her conservative views, despite the school’s stated commitment to diversity.
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- National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania: Archdiocese to Close Schools
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 10:12 AM -0800
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia plans to close about a quarter of its high schools and close or combine nearly 30 percent of its elementary schools.
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- States Pay to Train Workers, to Companies’ Benefit
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 10:12 AM -0800
Caterpillar is one of dozens of companies, many with growing profits and large cash reserves, that have come to expect states to pay for training for factory workers in return for creating jobs.
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- The Choice Blog: A Rare Glimpse Inside the Ivy League's Academic Index
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 07:46 AM -0800
A Times sportswriter examines how the Academic Index, a measurement of an athlete's academic performance used by the Ivy League, is typically less relevant to a non-athlete applying to one of the...[more]
- The Choice Blog: Part 2: Answers on the Fafsa, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 07:43 AM -0800
Mark Kantrowitz, an expert on paying for college and the founder of FinAid.org, is answering questions from readers of The Choice about financial aid applications this week
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- The Choice Blog: Mark Kantrowitz Answers Readers' Questions on the Fafsa, Part 1
Category: Education
Publish Date: 01-10-2012 07:42 AM -0800
Mark Kantrowitz, an expert on paying for college and the founder of FinAid.org, is answering reader questions about financial aid applications this week.
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