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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Charter Schools Are Scrutinized in N.Y. Expansion Debate - NYTimes.com

Charter Schools Are Scrutinized in N.Y. Expansion Debate - NYTimes.com

More Scrutiny for Charter Schools in Debate Over Expansion

A review of public documents shows that many charter schools have spent money in questionable ways.

Yale Patron Held in Scheme That Benefited the University and Its Baseball Team

John D. Mazzuto gave the university $1.5 million worth of stock in a company he controlled, but prosecutors said the shares were worthless.

In 2003, Lawrence H. Summers, center, announced Elena Kagan was succeeding Robert C. Clark, left, as dean of Harvard Law.

At Harvard, Kagan Aimed Sights Higher

Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court nominee, had hoped to succeed Lawrence H. Summers as the president of the university.

Ex-Principal of Arabic School Won’t Sue City

Debbie Almontaser will not sue the Department of Education, she said Tuesday, despite a ruling from a federal commission that the city discriminated against her by forcing her to resign in 2007.

Rhode Island: Board Approves Reinstating Teachers

The board of the Central Falls School District approved an agreement on Tuesday to allow teachers at a troubled high school to keep their jobs after all of them were fired.