Education News

Browse current education news from across the country:

• ‘Why Don’t We Have Any White Kids?’ (The New York Times)
  posted on May 12, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  A charter school in Brooklyn is indicative of a larger problem in New York City’s public school system, one of the most segregated in the nation.
• Students Make Gains in Testing on Science (The New York Times)
  posted on May 10, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Eighth graders made modest gains in national science testing, with Hispanics and blacks narrowing the gap between their white and Asian peers, the government reported Thursday.
• Law School Plans to Offer Web Courses for Master’s (The New York Times)
  posted on May 8, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  The Washington University School of Law will offer a master’s degree in United States law in partnership with 2tor, an education technology company.
• U.K. Seeks Wikipedia's Help to Post Research Online (International Herald Tribune)
  posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  The British government wants wider online access for taxpayer-funded academic research, which is often available only in expensive academic journals.
• Move to Outsource Teacher Licensing Process Draws Protest (The New York Times)
  posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Student teachers at the University of Massachusetts are protesting a new national licensure procedure being developed by the education company Pearson and Stanford University.
• California: Faculty Agrees to Campus Strike in the Fall (The New York Times)
  posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Faculty members in the California State University system said Wednesday that they had approved plans for a two-day rolling strike at campuses all over the state.
• Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses (The New York Times)
  posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  The universities announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, that will offer vast new learning opportunities for students around the world.
• For Some Parents, Leaving a Private School Is Harder Than Getting In (The New York Times)
  posted on April 29, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Many parents have found that, after withdrawing their children from private schools in New York City, they are still expected to pay the full tuition for the coming school year.
• Obama Signs Order to Limit Aggressive College Recruiting of Veterans (The New York Times)
  posted on April 27, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  The executive order is designed to protect against deceptive recruiting practices, especially by for-profit institutions seeking veterans’ military benefits.
• Live and in Person, History Comes to Chicago’s Classrooms (The New York Times)
  posted on April 23, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  In Chicago for a gathering of Nobel Peace Prize winners, Mikhail S. Gorbachev and other historic figures dropped in on more than a dozen public schools throughout the city.
• Facing a Robo-Grader? Just Keep Obfuscating Mellifluously (The New York Times)
  posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Computers are fast when it comes to grading test essays, but they can be fooled.
• Student Loan Interest Rates Loom as Political Battle (The New York Times)
  posted on April 19, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  President Obama is pushing to retain a low interest rate for student loans, but Republicans counter that such a move is a fiscally irresponsible attempt to buy the youth vote.
• Opening Up a Path to Four-Year Degrees (The New York Times)
  posted on April 15, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Increasingly, community college students are making the jump to more selective institutions to obtain full degrees.
• Tutoring Surges With Fight for Middle School Spots (The New York Times)
  posted on April 15, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  New York City parents are paying hundreds and even thousands of dollars to give their children an edge on state standardized tests.
• Do Grades Matter? (The New York Times)
  posted on April 14, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  That depends. While most grad schools require students to maintain a B-minus or higher, no two programs — or graduate schools, for that matter — are alike.
• German in a Multicultural World (The New York Times)
  posted on April 14, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  The study of German language in this country has declined. Educators point to interest in Mandarin and a lack of interest among minority students.
• Your College Experience (The New York Times)
  posted on April 14, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  With graduation around the corner, we invited students to send photos they’ll put on their memory shelf.
• Upward-Facing Soldier (The New York Times)
  posted on April 14, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Students at a military college learn to breathe deep, and how to remain calm in the face of chaos and war and the death of a buddy.
• De-Triple [d-trip-uhl]: verb, -pled, -pling (The New York Times)
  posted on April 14, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Must-know terminology.
• Failure Is Not an Option (The New York Times)
  posted on April 14, 2012 at 11:00:00 pm
  Maybe because they’re older or they’re given a slide, few graduate students flunk out.

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