Alternate Path for Teachers Gains Ground
By LISA W. FODERARO
Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Dan Cosgrove, in his second year with Teach for America, in his classroom at Leadership Prep in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
The New York State Board of Regents is expected this week to allow alternative teacher preparation programs to offer a master’s degree, delivering a blow to education schools.
Girls in Private Schools Ask, Thin Mints or Samoas?
By JOANNE KAUFMAN
At New York’s elite schools, membership in the youngest Girl Scouts troops more than doubled this year.
At Upstate Campus, Saving Energy Is Part of Dorm Life
By LISA W. FODERARO
Two residence halls at the college in upstate New York earned Energy Star labels as part of campus efforts to be environmentally friendly.
John Jay College Accused of Bias Against Noncitizens
By NINA BERNSTEIN
A Justice Department lawsuit says the college demanded extra work authorization from noncitizens that it did not require from citizens.
Florida Governor Splits With G.O.P. on Teacher Pay
By TRIP GABRIEL and DAMIEN CAVE
Gov. Charlie Crist’s decision spurred speculation he would abandon the party to run for Senate as an independent.
Charter Extension Denied to Low-Scoring Stanford School
By CAROL POGASH
Responding to low test scores, the Ravenswood school board denied a charter extension to a K-through-12 school created and overseen by Stanford University.
Despite Budget Woes, University Still Has Money for Bottled Water
By SCOTT JAMES
The University of California may be in horrible budget straits, but it still has spent about $2 million in recent years on brand-name bottled water.
School’s Out! (Temporarily); The Auditorium Collapsed
By WINNIE HU
Classes at Mount Vernon High School were canceled after a 60-by-100 foot piece of wall in the auditorium collapsed on Monday. No one was injured.
Wyoming: Ex-Radical Sues Over College Speech
By DAN FROSCH
William Ayers filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the University of Wyoming over its decision to bar him from speaking there.
U.S. Falls Short in Measure of Future Math Teachers
By SAM DILLON
American college students earned a C on a new test comparing their skills with their counterparts in 15 other countries.
Critics Turn Out at Open House on N.Y.U. Expansion
By LISA W. FODERARO
As New York University formally unveiled its 25-year expansion plan, residents of Greenwich Village were among the chief critics.
