The Children Are Bright; the Setting, Scruffy
By SHARON OTTERMAN
Ruby Washington/The New York Times
Kindergarten at TAG Young Scholars, which serves mostly minority students.
At TAG Young Scholars, a citywide school in East Harlem for the talented and gifted, what goes on inside the classroom is praised, but the aesthetics and facilities are, in a word, challenging.
Going Back to School: Fired Staff Is Rehired
By KATIE ZEZIMA
All the staff members of Central Falls High School, who were fired in February as part of a turnaround plan for the underperforming school, will be rehired.
A CONVERSATION WITH JEFFREY L. BADA
A Marine Chemist Studies How Life Began
By CLAUDIA DREIFUS
Jeffrey L. Bada, a professor in San Diego, says scientists are “closing in” on determining how amino acids became life.
Massachusetts: Student Accused of Faking His Way Into Harvard
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Delaware man has been charged with faking his way into Harvard and duping the university out of $45,000 in financial aid, grants and scholarships.
40 Years Later, a Proper Graduation
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
About 300 members of Boston University’s class of 1970 attended a graduation ceremony on Sunday, four decades after the original was canceled amid political unrest.
Video: 1970 Revisited (bu.edu)
OUR TOWNS
Quick Exit by President of UConn
By PETER APPLEBOME
Michael J. Hogan gave notice to the head of the university trustees by cellphone at 5:30 p.m. the day before his announcement.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Plan B: Skip College
By JACQUES STEINBERG
A group of economists argue that it’s time to develop alternatives for students unlikely to succeed in pursuing a higher degree, or who may not be ready to do so.
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‘The Death and Life of the Great American School System’
By DIANE RAVITCH
Reviewed by ALAN WOLFE
An expert on schools changes her mind about testing and choice.