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Education News - The New York Times

Education News - The New York Times
President Obama will speak at the Kalamazoo Central High School graduation. The school won a Race to the Top competition.
Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan in 1989 demonstrated his teaching methods with a mother and her son.

Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68

Dr. Greenspan was a psychiatrist who encouraged parents, teachers and therapists to participate in playtime as a gateway to learning for some children.
Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever, breaking sharply from the less-visible role of his predecessors. Mr. Duncan visited recently with Nakiyah Rowe, left, and Lois Appiah-Agyeman at their charter school in Brooklyn.

Education Chief Vies to Expand U.S. Role as Partner on Local Schools

Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever. He is a highly visible proponent of increasing the federal government’s role in how the nation’s schools are run.

State Senate Approves Bill to Increase Charter Schools

The legislation would also require the schools to enroll more special education students and those still learning English, but its passage by the Assembly in its current form was unlikely.

Early Childhood Programs Expanded

Despite the recession, states continued to expand early childhood programs in the 2008-9 school year.
Williamsburg Collegiate in Brooklyn, whose students outscore their district counterparts.

Despite Push, Success at Charter Schools Is Mixed

Leaders of the school choice movement have come to recognize that raising student achievement for poor urban children is difficult and often expensive.

More Pre-K Pupils Qualify for Gifted Programs

The minimum score for the most competitive of the programs, which have 300 slots, was achieved by 1,788 students.
Sandra J. Oliveira, executive director of financial aid at Providence College, has 100 appeals for more aid to go through.

A Fairy Godmother to Help With College Aid

When financial aid is not enough, families can ask for more help. Judging those appeals falls to people like Sandra J. Oliveira.

A New Emotional Intimacy in a Class on Human Anatomy

Some Northwestern medical students who dissected donated human bodies got to know their donor better thanks to a new wrinkle at a post-course gathering.