A Campus Where Unlearning Is First
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Shawn Baldwin for The New York Times
The library at the American University of Cairo, which aspires to teach students new ways to learn and to think for themselves.
At American University in Cairo, students are taught to analyze and hypothesize, a method at odds with the country’s traditional method of rote learning.
On Formspring, an E-Vite to Teenage Insults
By TAMAR LEWIN
A relatively new social networking site has become a magnet for comments, many of them nasty and sexual.
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Changing Times and Money Woes Doom a Military School
By PETER APPLEBOME
Decades ago, there were dozens of military academies in New York State, but one by one they have shut their doors.
Photos: New York Military AcademyBold Brass and Glass, and the World Inside on Display
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
The New School’s new University Center on Fifth Avenue is intended to encourage student interaction, but may be a bit much for some in the Village.
Michigan High School Snags Obama as Speaker
By JACKIE CALMES
President Obama will speak at the Kalamazoo Central High School graduation. The school won a Race to the Top competition.
Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68
By DAVID CORCORAN
Dr. Greenspan was a psychiatrist who encouraged parents, teachers and therapists to participate in playtime as a gateway to learning for some children.
Education Chief Vies to Expand U.S. Role as Partner on Local Schools
By SAM DILLON and TAMAR LEWIN
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
By JENNIFER MEDINA
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
By SAM DILLON
Despite the recession, states continued to expand early childhood programs in the 2008-9 school year.
