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Harvard and Yale Report Losses in Endowments
seen at 2009-09-11 05:31:25 - www.nytimes.comHarvard’s endowment tumbled 27.3 percent in its latest fiscal year, while Yale suffered about a 30 percent loss in its portfolio.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=53df904b42515cbacf76edf8f8ad3cccDistrict Relents on Obama Talk
seen at 2009-09-11 06:46:16 - www.nytimes.comA Utah school district said its initial refusal to show the speech may have sent a message “that we do not respect the office of the president.â€
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=37bdd93ace27a2b8997db28970f95586Carl F. Hovde, Former Columbia Dean, Dies at 82
seen at 2009-09-11 06:56:29 - www.nytimes.comA professor of comparative English literature, Mr. Hovde played a key role in restoring calm to the campus after student protests in the spring of 1968.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=af0af1c18dd401f0ca1d117b0694e027Presidential Pep Talk Kicks Off Year for Students
seen at 2009-09-09 17:48:12 - www.nytimes.comPresident Obama exhorted students to greatness, urging them to set high goals, knuckle down in their studies and persevere through failure.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5969d35eec3a563f863059f657c804f3Economic Scene: Colleges Are Failing in Graduation Rates
seen at 2009-09-09 15:30:14 - www.nytimes.comMuch of the American system of higher education is failing in its core mission of getting students to graduate, with only Italy ranking lower among rich countries.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=01269c8f5c1e5048e0f07206a595d16f12,000 Teacher Reports, but What to Do?
seen at 2009-09-09 19:50:39 - www.nytimes.comAs school starts, many principals report finding so many problems with the reports they didn’t show them to teachers. There are no plans to release them to parents.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4d66f6e7a0455021db41898ed8c6e99dSchools Aided by Stimulus Money Still Facing Cuts
seen at 2009-09-08 19:40:28 - www.nytimes.comIn some districts with overwhelming deficits, federal aid has failed to prevent extensive school layoffs.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3394ee30caf7dc292f0d9416e6c10e4eFewer Fliers Sent Home as Schools Put More on Web
seen at 2009-09-08 07:20:17 - www.nytimes.comSchool districts are cutting back on the avalanche of paper sent home to parents, trying to exploit the Internet as a cheaper communication channel.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7f434f7eb516ea48b54b127fa97a190aIn School Speech Obama Avoids Political Issues
seen at 2009-09-08 18:44:54 - www.nytimes.comIn a speech that drew fire even before he was to deliver it on Tuesday, President Obama planned to urge schoolchildren to study hard for their own sake and for their country’s.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0c0cd2d72b7269cda973a0addf6d3dfePearson Offers Competing Test in English as Second Language
seen at 2009-09-08 05:08:38 - www.nytimes.comA British publisher goes head to head with two nonprofit organizations in testing English as a second language.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e486b002a646a9269b61e9147c31b9b6National Briefing | Northwest: Washington: Swine Flu Outbreak Eases at University
seen at 2009-09-08 06:26:27 - www.nytimes.comA swine flu outbreak at Washington State University that is suspected of sickening at least 2,200 students may be tapering off.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c535d8b4d39ccef120ecb6798cfc3798Secretary Endorses Obama’s Talk for Students
seen at 2009-09-07 06:13:25 - www.nytimes.comEducation Secretary Arne Duncan called criticism of a planned speech to students, which has bubbled on conservative talk shows, “just silly.â€
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=128f3fc0c3c356878e2a697f3485e707Book Invites Readers to Provide Footnotes
seen at 2009-09-07 03:56:28 - www.nytimes.comIn an experiment by SharedBook, readers of “Nurture Shock†can weigh in with their own annotations online.
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seen at 2009-09-08 03:11:51 - www.nytimes.comBudget-battered school districts must try to salvage education for more than one million children whose lives are filled with insecurity and turmoil.
trackback:http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ced66fd2b5626dbb1f7097423cf5c6862,000 Washington State Students Report Signs of Swine Flu
seen at 2009-09-06 07:13:31 - www.nytimes.comSo far, the cases at the university have been mild, stemming from a late-August outbreak.
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