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Facing Deficits, Some States Cut Summer School
seen at 2009-07-02 05:44:58 - www.nytimes.comThousands of school districts across the country have trimmed or eliminated summer classes, ignoring pleas from the Education Department to use stimulus money to retain them.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0ff55514dd56ce21062eda623e2de27fSenate Impasse Forces City to Revive Old School Board, in Name
seen at 2009-07-02 04:43:58 - www.nytimes.comThe law establishing mayoral control was not renewed, so the old New York City Board of Education was reconstituted, with mayoral supporters.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=32d480e828e375329f98856ad1a58602Aspiring Lawyer Finds Debt Is Bigger Hurdle Than Bar Exam
seen at 2009-07-02 05:57:44 - www.nytimes.comA group of five state appellate judges decided that Robert Bowman’s student loans were too big and his efforts to repay them too meager to allow him admission to the bar.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f943936c559c2b9273072394a429deceCouncil Votes for Two Muslim School Holidays
seen at 2009-07-01 19:12:04 - www.nytimes.comThe vote put the City Council in conflict with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has the power to designate the days off yet said he was resolutely opposed to the idea.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e2fa45396f02c7b940d919991b33c189New Plan Ties Reduced College Loan Payments to Income
seen at 2009-07-01 02:28:54 - www.nytimes.comStarting Wednesday, the federal Education Department will begin offering a repayment plan that lets college graduates reduce their loan payments, based on their income.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=af6430d2216b3b05aaef759312ed5784National Briefing | Midwest: Ohio: Alumni Group to Buy College
seen at 2009-07-01 06:54:03 - www.nytimes.comAntioch University agreed to transfer the campus of the financially struggling Antioch College to an alumni group that plans to turn it into an independent school.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2dbb087eed161a4c24eb5d3b2d2e978cInterracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice
seen at 2009-07-08 04:35:05 - www.nytimes.comSeveral recent studies have found that having a roommate of a different race can reduce prejudice, but such relationships are more stressful.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8488fc092f557f208df69d9e2fb6591bCourt Upholds Dismissal of Colorado Professor
seen at 2009-07-08 02:15:20 - www.nytimes.comThree months after a jury ruled he was wrongfully terminated for his political views, Ward L. Churchill was denied a bid to return to his teaching job.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=43f481327a10be09c8abbcbace49195dJill Biden Says Community Colleges Are a Key U.S. Export
seen at 2009-07-08 04:42:16 - www.nytimes.comAs she wrapped up a visit to Europe on Tuesday, the wife of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said that the higher-education could become a tool to help economic recovery in the United States.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3f98182325db9d87acc09dc9839dadd9Newark Starts a Summer School Aimed at Advanced Placement
seen at 2009-07-08 05:43:46 - www.nytimes.comEven struggling districts are helping more students prepare for the rigorous courses that have become vital for admission to many elite colleges.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a5ab92f80d0ea786b7d086514e171941Homeless, and on a College Path to Independence
seen at 2009-07-06 06:53:54 - www.nytimes.comThe Advantage Academy, a program offered by the city and St. John’s University, gives individuals the chance to earn an associate’s degree.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=84e7e498196208062c403ea4475efb5fJob Retraining May Fall Short of High Hopes
seen at 2009-07-06 16:16:30 - www.nytimes.comAs the stimulus plan directs large sums to retraining programs, there are questions about whether they work.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9606149bab6f7f9b5cdde6fc49ec6fadPing: We Rent Movies, So Why Not Textbooks?
seen at 2009-07-06 19:58:46 - www.nytimes.comChegg.com, which rents textbooks to college students, says it had 2008 revenue of more than $10 million.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b3ccc310e13d610ac2ca8663dfa2f5c2Who’s Afraid of ‘NYC Prep’?
seen at 2009-07-04 05:59:41 - www.nytimes.com“NYC Prep,†the new Bravo reality show chronicling the lives of a half-dozen New York prep school teenagers, puts grown-ups on edge.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7667a7af8211f2fe6a78945dbd3568e1Say Hello to Underachieving
seen at 2009-07-07 23:39:20 - www.nytimes.comA generation used to summer internships and trips to Italy faces long, hot days learning to kick back.
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